July 16, 1992 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 30,504

Thursday, July 16, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:33

Cubs

40-48

Lost 5

5th, 9½ GB

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

W: D Drabek (8-7), L: S Boskie (5-6), S: S Belinda (14)

Pirates

50-39

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanchez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .588   10    2   1   
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .821   19    2   3   CS
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .843   13    6   1   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .765   17    6   0   
K Daniels LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .730   15    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .722   15    2   2   
R Wilkins C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .764   13    3   0   
D Dascenzo CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .562   14    3   0   
S Boskie P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    6    0   1   
  D May PH                    1   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .637    7    0   0   HR
  K Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .665    6    0   0   2B
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .750 2.250         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    2   7              135   24   8

BATTING

2B: D Smith (5, off D Drabek).

HR: D May (4, off D Drabek; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: D May 4; D Smith 2; R Sandberg; K Daniels.

RBI: D May (19).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Sandberg (6, 2nd base by D Drabek/M LaValliere).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cole RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .559   17    2   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .687   20    1   5   
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .342  .921   20    2   0   HR
B Bonds LF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .300 1.018   21    4   0   
O Merced 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .749   17    8   0   
J King 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .530   11    0   0   
M LaValliere C                3   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .643   19    7   1   
J Lind 2B                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .238  .551    4    3   3   2B
D Drabek P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .271    9    0   0   2·SH
  S Belinda P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
Totals                       28   2   7   2    3   3              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Lind (8, off K Patterson).

HR: A Van Slyke (5, off S Boskie; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: D Drabek 2 (6, off K Patterson, off S Boskie).

TB: A Van Slyke 5; J Lind 3; J Bell; M LaValliere; A Cole.

RBI: A Cole (7); A Van Slyke (50).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke; A Cole.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Cole (1st base by S Boskie).

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
S Boskie, L (5-6)              5     5   2   2    3   2   1   3.93   22   94-54   42· 2·10    6· 9· 2· 0     48    -     0.84  -0.04
K Patterson                    1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.26    6   26-15    9· 3· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.05
J Robinson                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.30    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.36   0.03
C McElroy                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.53    4   12-10    5· 0· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         8     7   2   2    3   3   1          33  136-82   58· 6·18   12·13· 2· 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
D Drabek, W (8-7)              8     3   1   1    2   7   1   2.68   28  122-81   44·14·23   10· 7· 2· 0     77    -     1.17   0.41
S Belinda, S (14)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    4   11-8     5· 1· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.58   0.14
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   7   1          32  133-89   49·15·25   10· 9· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Boskie (2; A Cole, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 30,504.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Sanchez            SS    1. A Cole               RF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. A Van Slyke          CF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. K Daniels            LF    5. O Merced             1B 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. J King               3B 
7. R Wilkins            C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. D Dascenzo           CF    8. J Lind               2B 
9. S Boskie             P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-1  -23  2   15%  88% R Sanchez       D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 6   1  2-0  ---  7  -12%  72% D May           D Drabek        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); May Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  9   12%  63% A Van Slyke     S Boskie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Van Slyke Scores
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  4  -12%  74% R Sandberg      S Belinda       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   b 4   2  0-1  -2-  4   10%  79% A Cole          S Boskie        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Lind Scores

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      ---  2   52%  R Sanchez       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  R Sandberg      Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  2   55%  A Dawson        Sandberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Boskie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  A Cole          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  9   63%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Van Slyke Scores
          ---  5   63%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--  7   62%  O Merced        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   64%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   61%  K Daniels       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   64%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Buechele to 1B
   O      1--  4   67%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Boskie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   65%  J King          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   67%  M LaValliere    Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   65%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   63%  D Drabek        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Drabek to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   65%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   67%  S Boskie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   68%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Boskie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   66%  A Cole          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   68%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   66%  A Van Slyke     Popfly: 3B
          1--  6   68%  B Bonds         Walk; Bell to 2B
          12-  5   70%  O Merced        Walk; Bell to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   O      123  3   64%  J King          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   67%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   69%  M Grace         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   70%  A Dawson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Boskie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   68%  M LaValliere    Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   70%  J Lind          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   69%  D Drabek        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Lind to 2B
   R      -2-  4   79%  A Cole          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Lind Scores
   O      1--  2   78%  J Bell          Cole Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   80%  K Daniels       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   83%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Boskie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   82%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  A Van Slyke     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   81%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   83%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: CF
                  Derrick May pinch hits for Shawn Boskie batting 9th
   R      ---  7   72%  D May           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); May Scores
   O      ---  2   74%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Patterson facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Patterson replaces Derrick May pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   74%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   73%  J King          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   72%  M LaValliere    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   76%  M Grace         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   79%  A Dawson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  K Daniels       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Patterson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   86%  J Lind          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  2   85%  D Drabek        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lind to 3B
   O      --3  5   80%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Lind stays at 3B
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Ken Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   77%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   82%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   86%  R Wilkins       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   83%  D Dascenzo      Walk
                  Dwight Smith pinch hits for Jeff Robinson batting 9th
          1--  6   73%  D Smith         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 1B Foul); Dascenzo to 3B
   O      -23  2   88%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chuck McElroy facing 3-4-5
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Dwight Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   90%  A Van Slyke     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   88%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   87%  O Merced        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   86%  J King          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Belinda facing 2-3-4
                  Stan Belinda replaces Doug Drabek pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   74%  R Sandberg      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   84%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   93%  A Dawson        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  K Daniels       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT199207160

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1992 > PIT \| CHC > Jul 16, 1992, Cubs at Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation