September 8, 1992 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 16
@BAL 4 OAK 14
@CAL 2 CHW 4
DET 3 CHW 4
DET 3 TOR 5
@KCR 0 MIL 7
CLE 3 MIN 8
SEA 4 TEX 6
BOS 1 ATL 7
LAD 5 HOU 2
CIN 0 MON 6
STL 1 PHI 2
NYM 1 PIT 5
CHC 2 SFG 6
SDP 5
(16)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 7,720

Tuesday, September 8, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:28

Cubs

69-68

Lost 1

3rd, 10½ GB

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

W: D Drabek (12-10), L: S Boskie (5-8)

Pirates

80-58

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith CF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .255  .660   16    3   0   SF
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .828   18    1   3   GDP
M Grace 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .821    8    9   0   2B
A Dawson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .781   11    1   0   
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .675    7    1   0   GDP
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  D Dascenzo PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .597    4    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .709   16    1   1   
R Wilkins C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .715   12    5   0   
A Arias SS                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .556 1.334   12    2   4   HBP
S Boskie P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .203    6    0   0   
  K Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   1   SH
  K Daniels LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .668    5    1   0   
Totals                       28   2   3   1    3   3              116   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Grace (28, off D Drabek).

SF: D Smith (1, off D Drabek).

SH: K Patterson (1, off D Drabek).

HBP: A Arias (1, by D Drabek).

TB: M Grace 2; S Buechele; R Wilkins.

GIDP: R Sandberg (12); D May (8).

RBI: D Smith (15).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cole RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .688   27    1   0   
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .702   12    3   5   2B
A Van Slyke CF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .329  .902   19    3   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   2   3   2    1   0  .298 1.058   11    2   0   HR,2·2B,IW
J King 3B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .236  .650   16    0   4   
O Merced 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .715   14   10   3   HR
M LaValliere C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .676   18    3   0   HBP
C Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .532   10    2   4   
D Drabek P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .349    8    3   1   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    1   4              135   27  17

BATTING

2B: J Bell (34, off S Boskie); B Bonds 2 (29, off P Assenmacher, off K Patterson).

HR: O Merced (6, off S Boskie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); B Bonds (28, off S Boskie; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: B Bonds (27, by S Boskie).

HBP: M LaValliere (1, by K Patterson).

TB: B Bonds 8; O Merced 4; J Bell 2; J King 2; A Van Slyke.

RBI: J King 2 (50); B Bonds 2 (85); O Merced (54).

2-out RBI: B Bonds 2; J King.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Garcia-J Bell-O Merced; J King-C Garcia-O Merced.

E: J King (10); C Garcia (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
S Boskie, L (5-8)              2.2   5   4   4    1   2   2   4.38   14   60-39   27· 1·11    3· 6· 2· 0     33    -     0.63  -0.30
K Patterson                    3     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.75   11   37-22   14· 0· 8    4· 5· 1· 0          2-0    0.61   0.07
H Slocumb                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    4   15-9     4· 2· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.55   0.04
P Assenmacher                  1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.57    5   23-15    9· 0· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   4   2          34  135-85   54· 3·28   12·13· 3· 0          4-0

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 (12-10)            9     3   2   2    3   3   0   2.76   34  116-72   44· 4·24   17· 7· 3· 0     73    -     1.05   0.29
Totals                         9     3   2   2    3   3   0          34  116-72   44· 4·24   17· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Boskie (3; B Bonds).

HBP: K Patterson (1; M LaValliere); D Drabek (5; A Arias).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 7,720.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Smith              CF    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. D May                LF    5. J King               3B 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. O Merced             1B 
7. R Wilkins            C     7. M LaValliere         C  
8. A Arias              SS    8. C Garcia             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
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  2   21%  73% B Bonds         S Boskie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds Scores
   t 3   1  3-1  1-3  1   13%  78% R Sandberg      D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 4   0  4-1  1-3  2    9%  80% D May           D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Grace Scores/No RBI
   t 3   0  3-0  12-  6   -9%  64% S Boskie        D Drabek        Walk; Wilkins to 3B; Arias to 2B
   b 3   2  1-3  12-  3    8%  86% J King          S Boskie        Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bell Scores; Bonds to 2B

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   52%  D Smith         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Sandberg      Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   55%  M Grace         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-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      ---  9   52%  A Cole          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  J Bell          Foul Popfly: C
          ---  5   52%  A Van Slyke     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  2   73%  B Bonds         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Van Slyke Scores; Bonds Scores
   O      ---  7   72%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   74%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  D May           Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   77%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Boskie facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   84%  O Merced        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  M LaValliere    Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6   83%  C Garcia        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   82%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   79%  R Wilkins       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   72%  A Arias         Hit By Pitch; Wilkins to 2B
          12-  6   64%  S Boskie        Walk; Wilkins to 3B; Arias to 2B
   RO     123  4   66%  D Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilkins Scores; Arias to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   78%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Shawn Boskie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   77%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   80%  J Bell          Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   78%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   78%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   86%  J King          Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Bell Scores; Bonds to 2B
                  Ken Patterson replaces Shawn Boskie pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   84%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   78%  M Grace         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  1   71%  A Dawson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Grace to 3B; Dawson to 1B
   ROO    1-3  2   80%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Grace Scores/No RBI
          ---  4   78%  S Buechele      Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   81%  R Wilkins       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Patterson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   79%  M LaValliere    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   78%  C Garcia        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   78%  D Drabek        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   73%  A Arias         Walk
   O      1--  1   75%  K Patterson     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Arias to 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   83%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Patterson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   82%  A Cole          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  J Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   81%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  M Grace         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   85%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   86%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Patterson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   90%  B Bonds         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   89%  J King          Flyball: RF; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  1   86%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Bonds stays at 3B
          --3  8   87%  M LaValliere    Hit By Pitch
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Derrick May pitching and batting 5th; Kal Daniels replaces Ken Patterson playing LF batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   84%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Garcia to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   87%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  R Wilkins       Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   90%  A Arias         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  D Drabek        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   89%  A Cole          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   88%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   92%  K Daniels       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   94%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   95%  R Sandberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Assenmacher facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6   94%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   95%  B Bonds         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   98%  J King          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bonds Scores
   O      1--  8   98%  O Merced        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); King to 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  M LaValliere    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch hits for Paul Assenmacher batting 5th
          ---  4   99%  D Dascenzo      Walk
          1--  4   97%  S Buechele      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dascenzo to 2B; Buechele to 1B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Wilkins to 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation