September 4, 1977 Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 15,506

Sunday, September 4, 1977, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cubs

73-62

Won 1

3rd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2 10  1
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1 10  2

W: R Burris (13-14), L: D Spillner (6-4), S: B Sutter (27)

Padres

61-77

Lost 1

5th, 23 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .655    0    0   4   CS,IW
G Clines LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .768    0    3   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   1    1   0  .302  .786    0   11   0   
J Morales CF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .301  .821    0    2   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .848   16    0   0   
S Ontiveros 3B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .826    0    0   3   
M Trillo 2B                   2   0   2   0    2   0  .285  .730   14    6   1   CS
S Swisher C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .189  .536    7    4   1   
  G Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .810         0   0   
  J Cardenal PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .695    0    0   0   
  G Mitterwald C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .680         1   0   
R Burris P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .552    5    0   1   SH
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   1   
Totals                       34   2  10   2    5   6               42   27  11

BATTING

SH: R Burris (5, off B Shirley).

IBB: I DeJesus (4, by B Shirley).

TB: S Ontiveros 2; M Trillo 2; J Morales 2; G Clines; I DeJesus; S Swisher; J Cardenal.

RBI: B Buckner (53); J Cardenal (17).

2-out RBI: J Cardenal; B Buckner.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I DeJesus-M Trillo-B Buckner.

E: M Trillo (23).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Trillo (4, 2nd base by B Shirley/D Roberts); I DeJesus (11, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Shirley).

PO: S Ontiveros (1st base by B Shirley).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 4   0   3   0    1   1  .271  .716   12    1   0   IW
B Almon SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .628    0    2   1   SB
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .715    0    0   0   
  G Sutherland 3B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .625    0    0   0   GDP
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .745    0    6   3   
G Hendrick CF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .317  .862    0    3   0   2B,CS
D Winfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .839    7    1   1   
P Scanlon 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .174  .484    0    2   0   
D Roberts C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .212  .554    0    7   1   SB
T Ashford 3B-SS               2   0   0   0    1   0  .210  .578    0    4   3   HBP,IW
B Shirley P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .213    0    1   4   
  G Tenace PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .831    6    0   0   
  D Spillner P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425         0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Rettenmund PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .919    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       34   1  10   1    2   4               25   27  13

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (22, off R Burris).

SH: M Rettenmund (4, off B Sutter).

IBB: T Ashford (2, by R Burris); G Richards (12, by B Sutter).

HBP: T Ashford (1, by B Sutter).

TB: G Hendrick 4; D Roberts 3; G Richards 3; P Scanlon.

GIDP: G Sutherland (3).

RBI: D Roberts (16).

2-out RBI: D Roberts.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Roberts-B Almon.

E: T Ashford (11); P Scanlon (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Roberts (1, 2nd base off R Burris/S Swisher); B Almon (19, 2nd base off R Burris/S Swisher).

CS: G Hendrick (5, 2nd base by R Burris/S Swisher).

PO: G Richards (1st base by R Burris).

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 Burris, W (13-14)            7.1   9   1   1    1   3   0   4.76   31   25-17   32· 9· 0    8· 8·10· 1     58    -     1.31   0.17
B Sutter, S (27)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.19    7    0-0     4· 0· 0    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    5.18   0.37
Totals                         9    10   1   1    2   4   0          38   25-17   36· 9· 0   11· 8·11· 1          1-0

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Shirley                      7     7   1   0    4   5   0   3.76   30   26-16   25· 9· 0   15· 3· 3· 0     62    -     1.35   0.23
D Spillner, L (6-4)            0.2   1   1   1    1   1   0   3.43    4   16-10    7· 5· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.23   0.01
D Tomlin                       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    6    0-0     6· 0· 0    2· 1· 3· 0          2-1    1.38  -0.20
Totals                         9    10   2   1    5   6   0          40   42-26   38·14· 0   18· 5· 6· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Burris (7).

IBB: B Sutter (5; G Richards); R Burris (9; T Ashford); B Shirley (12; I DeJesus).

PO: R Burris (3; G Richards, 1st base); B Shirley 2 (13; I DeJesus, 2nd base (CS); S Ontiveros, 1st base).

HBP: B Sutter (1; T Ashford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 15,506.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  San Diego Padres                     
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. G Richards           LF 
2. G Clines             LF    2. B Almon              SS 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. M Ivie               1B 
4. J Morales            CF    4. G Hendrick           CF 
5. B Murcer             RF    5. D Winfield           RF 
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. P Scanlon            2B 
7. M Trillo             2B    7. D Roberts            C  
8. S Swisher            C     8. T Ashford            3B 
9. R Burris             P     9. B Shirley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  123      52% 100% G Sutherland    B Sutter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   2  1-1  12-      27%  76% J Cardenal      D Tomlin        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morales Scores; Trillo to 2B
   b 6   2  1-0  1-3     -20%  43% D Roberts       R Burris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hendrick Scores; Scanlon to 3B
   b 9   0  2-1  1--     -19%  50% T Ashford       B Sutter        Hit By Pitch; Roberts to 2B
   t 5   2  0-0  123      14%  68% B Buckner       B Shirley       Walk; Swisher Scores/unER; DeJesus to 3B; Clines to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  I DeJesus       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  G Clines        DeJesus Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      52%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Clines to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-1B; Clines to 3B
          --3      50%  J Morales       Walk
   O      1-3      45%  B Murcer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  G Richards      Single to P
   O      1--      45%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  M Ivie          Almon Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Wild Pitch; Almon to 3B
   O      --3      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  G Hendrick      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  M Trillo        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  7   45%  S Swisher       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Trillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Winfield      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      49%  P Scanlon       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  D Roberts       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      47%  T Ashford       Roberts Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Shirley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Burris        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  G Clines        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   41%  G Richards      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  B Almon         Richards Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  J Morales       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  S Ontiveros     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Morales out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  G Hendrick      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  D Winfield      Hendrick Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  7   49%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Scanlon       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shirley facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  M Trillo        Walk
          1--      62%  S Swisher       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Trillo to 2B; Swisher to 1B
   O      12-      62%  R Burris        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B; Swisher to 2B
          -23      63%  I DeJesus       Intentional Walk
   O      123      53%  G Clines        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Swisher to 3B; DeJesus to 2B
   R      123      68%  B Buckner       Walk; Swisher Scores/unER; DeJesus to 3B; Clines to 2B
   O      123      61%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Burris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  D Roberts       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      66%  T Ashford       Popfly: 2B
          ---      64%  B Shirley       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Shirley to 1B
          1--      61%  G Richards      Single to CF (Line Drive); Shirley to 2B
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bill Almon batting 2nd
   O      12-      68%  J Turner        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Shirley facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Sutherland replaces Jerry Turner playing 3B batting 2nd; Tucker Ashford moves to SS
   O      ---  7   65%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      68%  S Ontiveros     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  M Trillo        Ontiveros Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  7   65%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      67%  S Swisher       Single to LF (Line Drive); Trillo to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  R Burris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  M Ivie          Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  G Hendrick      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      67%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      62%  P Scanlon       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hendrick to 3B
   R      1-3      43%  D Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hendrick Scores; Scanlon to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Ashford       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Shirley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  G Clines        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
   O      ---  6   45%  G Tenace        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  7   48%  G Richards      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      50%  G Sutherland    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Spillner facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Spillner replaces Gene Tenace pitching and batting 9th
          ---      57%  J Morales       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  9   50%  B Murcer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      45%  S Ontiveros     Popfly: SS
          1--  7   49%  M Trillo        Walk; Morales to 2B
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Dan Spillner pitching and batting 9th; Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Greg Gross batting 8th; Greg Gross pinch hits for Steve Swisher batting 8th
   R      12-      76%  J Cardenal      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morales Scores; Trillo to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Burris        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Burris facing 3-4-5
                  George Mitterwald replaces Jose Cardenal playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      78%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      66%  G Hendrick      Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Ray Burris pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      76%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      85%  P Scanlon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Tomlin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  I DeJesus       Lineout: CF
          ---      85%  G Clines        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  B Buckner       Lineout: CF
   O      1--      82%  J Morales       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  D Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      50%  T Ashford       Hit By Pitch; Roberts to 2B
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Dave Tomlin batting 9th
   O      12-      48%  M Rettenmund    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Roberts to 3B; Ashford to 2B
          -23      48%  G Richards      Intentional Walk
   OO     123     100%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Padres 1.

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