September 25, 1988 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 2
@BAL 1 DET 7
@BAL 4 MIN 6
@CAL 2 CHW 6
KCR 5 CLE 4
TOR 3 MIL 4
OAK 2 BOS 6
@NYY 0 SEA 8
@TEX 5 CIN 2
@ATL 1 PHI 8
MON 5 PIT 7
CHC 4 SDP 9
HOU 1 SFG 2
LAD 0 NYM 9
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 23,095

Sunday, September 25, 1988, 1:37
Time of Game: 3:06

Cubs

73-82

Lost 1

5th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    4 13  0
Pirates         0  1  0   3  1  0   1  1  X    7 11  1

W: R Kramer (1-1), L: R Sutcliffe (13-14), S: J Gott (33)

Pirates

83-71

Won 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Webster LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .679   17    4   0   3B
R Sandberg 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .741   12    1   3   SB
M Grace 1B                    4   0   3   1    1   0  .295  .772   23    5   1   
A Dawson RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .826   22    2   0   GDP
V Law 3B                      4   2   2   0    0   0  .291  .753   12    0   1   2B
D Dascenzo CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .604   11    4   0   SH
J Davis C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .229  .646   17    5   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .249  .623   20    1   3   SB
R Sutcliffe P                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .164  .477   13    1   0   SF
  J Pico P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .318         0   0   
  R Roomes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    0   0   
  S Sanderson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .578    4    0   0   
  D Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
Totals                       37   4  13   3    1   4              157   24   9

BATTING

2B: V Law (27, off M Dunne).

3B: M Webster (7, off R Kramer).

SF: R Sutcliffe (2, off M Dunne).

SH: D Dascenzo (1, off M Dunne).

TB: M Webster 3; V Law 3; M Grace 3; S Dunston 3; J Davis 2; R Sutcliffe; R Sandberg.

GIDP: A Dawson (13).

RBI: M Grace (52); J Davis (33); R Sutcliffe (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (28, 2nd base off M Dunne/M LaValliere); R Sandberg (24, 2nd base off M Dunne/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                5   0   2   1    0   0  .226  .586   21    1   0   3B
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Lind 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .618   16    3   1   
A Van Slyke CF                4   2   2   1    0   0  .290  .859   19    3   0   HR,2B
B Bonilla 3B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .271  .833   19    1   2   HR,IW
B Distefano 1B                2   1   0   1    1   0  .357 1.230    7    9   1   SF
G Wilson RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .630   13    3   0   2B
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   2    0   1  .265  .692   19    4   0   2B,SF
F Fermin SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .717    4    1   2   
  R Belliard SS               2   0   1   0    1   1  .217  .538   13    1   1   
M Dunne P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .277    1    1   1   
  B Bonds PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .861    7    0   0   
  R Kramer P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Medvin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Redus PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .720    2    0   0   SB
  R Reynolds LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .653         0   0   
Totals                       33   7  11   7    3   5              145   27   8

BATTING

2B: M LaValliere (18, off R Sutcliffe); A Van Slyke (22, off R Sutcliffe); G Wilson (17, off R Sutcliffe).

3B: J Cangelosi (1, off S Sanderson).

HR: A Van Slyke (24, off J Pico; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Bonilla (23, off R Sutcliffe; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: M LaValliere (4, off R Sutcliffe); B Distefano (1, off S Sanderson).

IBB: B Bonilla (19, by S Sanderson).

TB: A Van Slyke 6; J Cangelosi 4; B Bonilla 4; G Wilson 3; M LaValliere 2; J Lind; R Belliard; G Redus.

RBI: M LaValliere 2 (45); B Bonilla 2 (93); B Distefano (4); J Cangelosi (4); A Van Slyke (95).

2-out RBI: J Cangelosi.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Fermin-B Distefano.

E: M LaValliere (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (30, 2nd base off D Hall/J Davis).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe, L (13-14)         3.1   5   4   4    1   0   1   3.82   16   58-35   24· 3· 8    3·10· 2· 0     33    -     0.99  -0.42
J Pico                         1.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   4.10    7   33-21   14· 5· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.98  -0.02
S Sanderson                    2     2   1   1    2   2   0   3.95   10   34-18   10· 2· 6    1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.06
D Hall                         1     2   1   1    0   2   0   7.52    5   17-12    4· 4· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   7   7    3   5   2          38  142-86   52·14·20    8·18· 4· 0          1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Dunne                        4     7   3   3    1   1   0   4.01   19   62-39   29· 3· 7    9· 4· 4· 0     36    -     1.18  -0.20
R Kramer, W (1-1)              2.1   4   1   1    0   0   0   3.00   11   39-27   18· 6· 3    3· 5· 3· 0          0-0    1.27  -0.01
S Medvin, H (1)                1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.04    6   24-16    6· 4· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.16
J Gott, S (33)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.08    4   17-11    6· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.03
Totals                         9    13   4   4    1   4   0          40  142-93   59·15·19   15·13· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Dunne (11); R Kramer (1); S Medvin (5); J Gott (1).

IBB: S Sanderson (1; B Bonilla).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 23,095.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Webster            LF    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. J Lind               2B 
3. M Grace              1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. B Bonilla            3B 
5. V Law                3B    5. B Distefano          1B 
6. D Dascenzo           CF    6. G Wilson             RF 
7. J Davis              C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. S Dunston            SS    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. M Dunne              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  3-1  -2-  5   20%  56% B Bonilla       R Sutcliffe     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Van Slyke Scores
   b 4   1  3-3  -2-  2   14%  72% M LaValliere    R Sutcliffe     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilson Scores
   t 7   0  5-3  ---  3  -12%  72% M Webster       R Kramer        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 5   1  3-4  ---  9   12%  82% A Van Slyke     J Pico          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 4   2  1-2  -2-  4  -10%  27% R Sutcliffe     M Dunne         Wild Pitch; Dunston Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  R Sandberg      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      48%  M Grace         Sandberg Steals 2B
          -2-  5   46%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  3   54%  A Dawson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: SS
   O      ---  4   51%  J Lind          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Dunne facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  V Law           Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: LF
          1--  3   46%  J Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Law to 2B
          12-  5   39%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Law to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123  1   38%  R Sutcliffe     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  3   42%  M Webster       Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; Dunston out at 2B/2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   40%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   43%  B Distefano     Walk
          1--  1   51%  G Wilson        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Distefano to 3B
   RO     1-3  9   52%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Distefano Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  F Fermin        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Dunne facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   52%  R Sandberg      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  4   54%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   55%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  M Dunne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  J Lind          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Dunne facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   42%  V Law           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   43%  D Dascenzo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Law to 3B
   R      --3  4   36%  J Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Law Scores
   O      1--  4   38%  S Dunston       Fielder's Choice SS; Davis out at 2B/SS-2B
          1--      37%  R Sutcliffe     Dunston Steals 2B
                  Rafael Belliard replaces Felix Fermin playing SS batting 8th
   R      -2-      27%  " "             Wild Pitch; Dunston Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
          ---  6   26%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   28%  M Webster       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   36%  A Van Slyke     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  5   56%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Van Slyke Scores
   O      ---  1   53%  B Distefano     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   58%  G Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   72%  M LaValliere    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilson Scores
                  Jeff Pico replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  4   77%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Line Drive); LaValliere to 3B
                  Barry Bonds pinch hits for Mike Dunne batting 9th
   O      1-3  7   70%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   66%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Randy Kramer facing 2-3-4
                  Randy Kramer replaces Barry Bonds pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   69%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   65%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   69%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   72%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Pico facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   70%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  9   82%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   81%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  B Distefano     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Kramer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   84%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Davis         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   84%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
                  Rolando Roomes pinch hits for Jeff Pico batting 9th
          1--      83%  R Roomes        Wild Pitch; Dunston to 2B
   O      -2-  5   87%  " "             Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Scott Sanderson facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sanderson replaces Rolando Roomes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   85%  G Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  M LaValliere    Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  6   85%  R Belliard      Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  R Kramer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Kramer facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   72%  M Webster       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3  2   79%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   R      --3  2   71%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive); Webster Scores
                  Scott Medvin replaces Randy Kramer pitching and batting 9th
          1--      68%  A Dawson        Wild Pitch; Grace to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   81%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   89%  J Cangelosi     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          --3  3   90%  J Lind          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Cangelosi stays at 3B
   O      1-3  4   86%  A Van Slyke     Fielder's Choice C; Cangelosi out at Hm/C-3B-SS-P; Lind to 3B
          1-3  4   88%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk; Van Slyke to 2B
   RO     123  1   90%  B Distefano     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lind Scores; Van Slyke to 3B
   O      1-3  2   89%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Scott Medvin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  6   94%  J Davis         Flyball: SS
          ---  7   92%  S Dunston       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
                  Gary Varsho pinch hits for Scott Sanderson batting 9th
   O      1--  4   95%  G Varsho        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-4, Drew Hall facing 7-8-9
                  Drew Hall replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Scott Medvin batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  G Redus         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      95%  J Cangelosi     Redus Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   98%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Redus Scores
   O      1--  2   97%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Gott replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 1st; R.J. Reynolds replaces Gary Redus playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  M Webster       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  M Grace         Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  A Dawson        Wild Pitch; Grace to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation