April 14, 1990 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
MIL 3 CAL 7
MIN 5
(12) CHW 9
CLE 4 BAL 7
@DET 4 KCR 3
TOR 1 TEX 8
@NYY 4 OAK 5
@SEA 2 HOU 7
LAD 3 MON 6
NYM 5 PHI 6
STL 2 CHC 4
@PIT 1 SDP 5
@SFG 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,226

Saturday, April 14, 1990, 1:23
Time of Game: 2:53

Cubs

4-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: M Harkey (1-0), L: D Drabek (1-1), S: M Williams (4)

Pirates

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .691   18    2   0   HBP,GDP
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .476 1.190   10    2   4   SB
D Smith RF                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .154  .599   15    1   0   
  D Dascenzo PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.400    1    0   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .857   14    9   1   SB
M Wynne LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453   15    7   1   SB
L Salazar 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .580   18    0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .350  .700   18    2   4   
R Wrona C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800   14    4   0   SH
M Harkey P                    1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    0   0   SH
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    3    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   3    3   2              136   27  10

BATTING

SH: R Wrona (1, off T Power); M Harkey (1, off D Drabek).

HBP: J Walton (1, by D Drabek).

TB: S Dunston 2; R Sandberg; D Smith; J Walton; M Harkey; R Wrona; M Grace.

GIDP: J Walton (1).

RBI: D Smith 2 (3); R Sandberg (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grace (1, 2nd base off S Ruskin/D Slaught); R Sandberg (1, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere); M Wynne (1, 2nd base off D Drabek/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J King 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .368   18    2   1   GDP
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .579   15    1   5   
A Van Slyke CF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .838   23    2   0   2B
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .863   15    2   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .278  .697   16    5   0   SF
S Bream 1B                    1   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .473   10    6   0   
  G Redus PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .778    5    2   0   
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350    6    2   1   
  D Slaught PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .627   11    4   3   
D Drabek P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    5    0   0   HBP
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cangelosi PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    2    0   0   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Ruskin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Backman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .744    6    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    2   4              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Van Slyke (2, off M Harkey).

SF: B Bonds (1, off M Harkey).

HBP: D Drabek (1, by M Harkey).

TB: A Van Slyke 2; J King; J Bell; B Bonilla; S Bream.

GIDP: J King (1).

RBI: B Bonds (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bell-J Lind-G Redus; J King-J Lind.

E: S Bream (1).

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
M Harkey, W (1-0)              6     5   1   1    1   2   0   1.50   23   92-59   36· 6·17   11· 6· 2· 0     59    -     1.11   0.20
P Assenmacher, H (2)           2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   23-15    9· 1· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.09
M Williams, S (4)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   18-7     4· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.21   0.04
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   4   0          33  133-81   49· 7·25   12·12· 2· 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
D Drabek, L (1-1)              4.1   6   4   3    2   1   0   5.79   21   76-50   30· 6·14    6· 8· 3· 0     36    -     1.02  -0.29
B Patterson                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    4-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.09   0.06
D Bair                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    6   17-13    8· 2· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
S Ruskin                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-10    7· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.01
T Power                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   18-11    9· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   3    3   2   0          37  128-86   56·10·20   13·12· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Harkey (1; D Drabek); D Drabek (1; J Walton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 13,226.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Walton             CF    1. J King               3B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. D Smith              RF    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. M Wynne              LF    5. B Bonds              LF 
6. L Salazar            3B    6. S Bream              1B 
7. S Dunston            SS    7. M LaValliere         C  
8. R Wrona              C     8. J Lind               2B 
9. M Harkey             P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  5  -12%  47% L Salazar       D Drabek        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 3   1  0-0  -23  3    9%  69% R Sandberg      D Drabek        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Wrona Scores; Walton to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  -23  4    8%  79% D Smith         D Drabek        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Walton Scores; Sandberg Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER
   b 4   0  3-0  -2-  1   -8%  66% B Bonilla       M Harkey        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Van Slyke to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  -2-  4    8%  60% J Walton        D Drabek        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Wrona to 3B; Walton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  J King          Single to LF (Ground Ball); King out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  1   45%  J Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   47%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  M Grace         Walk
          1--  5   60%  M Wynne         Walk; Grace to 2B
   OO     12-  5   47%  L Salazar       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      48%  S Dunston       Wynne Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Harkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   45%  S Bream         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   48%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   54%  R Wrona         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   52%  M Harkey        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wrona to 2B
          -2-  4   60%  J Walton        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Wrona to 3B; Walton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -23  3   69%  R Sandberg      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Wrona Scores; Walton to 3B
          1-3      71%  D Smith         Sandberg Steals 2B
   RRO    -23  4   79%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Walton Scores; Sandberg Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER
   O      ---  4   79%  M Grace         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   75%  D Drabek        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  4   82%  J King          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   82%  M Wynne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   81%  L Salazar       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   82%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   81%  R Wrona         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Harkey facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   74%  A Van Slyke     Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  1   66%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Van Slyke to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   71%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Van Slyke Scores
          1--  5   66%  S Bream         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Bonilla to 3B
   O      1-3  5   77%  J Lind          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   80%  M Harkey        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   83%  J Walton        Hit By Pitch; Harkey to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  R Sandberg      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Harkey to 3B
   R      1-3  4   89%  D Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Harkey Scores; Walton to 3B
                  Bob Patterson replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   86%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 2B
   O      -23  2   83%  M Wynne         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
                  John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Patterson batting 9th
   O      ---  2   85%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   88%  J Bell          Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Doug Bair facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Bair replaces John Cangelosi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   87%  L Salazar       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   86%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   86%  R Wrona         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Harkey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   90%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  7   91%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Mike Harkey batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  D Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  J Walton        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   89%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Dave Clark pitching and batting 9th; Gary Redus pinch hits for Sid Bream batting 6th
   O      ---  3   92%  G Redus         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---  1   93%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   94%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Ruskin facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Ruskin replaces Doug Bair pitching and batting 9th; Don Slaught moves to C; Gary Redus moves to 1B; Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Dwight Smith batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   93%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   94%  M Grace         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  6   93%  M Wynne         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--      94%  L Salazar       Grace Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   93%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Dascenzo moves to RF; Wally Backman pinch hits for Scott Ruskin batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  J King          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ted Power facing 7-8-9
                  Ted Power replaces Wally Backman pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   98%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Wrona         Bunt Groundout: 2B-P/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Dunston to 2B
                  Greg Smith pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher batting 9th
          -2-  6   98%  G Smith         Walk
   OO     12-  3   97%  J Walton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Mitch Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Mitch Williams replaces Greg Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   99%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2  100%  G Redus         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation