July 29, 1978 Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 19,809

Saturday, July 29, 1978, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Cubs

51-49

Won 2

2nd, 4 GB

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

W: W Hernandez (6-2), L: G Lavelle (9-8), S: R Burris (1)

Giants

61-42

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .728    0    2   1   SB
J White CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .590    0    5   1   
G Gross LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .635    0    2   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .277  .760    0    0   0   HR
L Biittner 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .682    0    7   3   
M Trillo 2B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .262  .676    6    1   3   2B,SF
R Scott 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .744    0    4   0   
  D Rader PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .578         0   0   
  G Clines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .656    0    0   0   
  E Putman C                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .143  .393    5    0   0   
T Blackwell C                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .111    9    3   1   
  D Kingman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .833    0    0   0   IW
  M Kelleher PR-3B            1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .649    0    1   1   SB
M Krukow P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .561    0    2   0   SH
  M Vail PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .774    7    0   0   
  W Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .876    6    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .346         0   0   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    3   8               33   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Trillo (13, off J Montefusco).

HR: B Murcer (6, off J Montefusco; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: M Trillo (4, off R Moffitt).

SH: M Krukow (2, off J Montefusco).

IBB: D Kingman (6, by G Lavelle).

TB: B Murcer 5; L Biittner 2; M Trillo 2; E Putman; I DeJesus; G Gross; J White; M Vail.

RBI: E Putman 2 (2); M Trillo (36); M Vail (15); B Murcer (39).

2-out RBI: M Vail.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Biittner-I DeJesus.

PB: E Putman (1).

E: M Trillo (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: I DeJesus (19, 2nd base off J Montefusco/J Tamargo); M Kelleher (1, 3rd base off G Lavelle/J Tamargo).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .307  .843    0    1   6   2B
T Whitfield LF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .315  .796    0    4   0   
J Clark RF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .314  .930    0    3   1   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .226  .705    0    5   1   2B
  L Herndon PR-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .736    0    0   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .768    5    0   1   
J Dwyer CF-1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .631    0    4   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .617    0    0   0   SH
J Tamargo C                   2   0   1   1    1   1  .300  .741    8   10   0   
J Montefusco P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .221    0    0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   2    2   3               13   27  10

BATTING

2B: W McCovey (16, off M Krukow); B Madlock (17, off M Krukow).

SH: R Metzger (4, off W Hernandez).

TB: W McCovey 3; B Madlock 2; T Whitfield 2; J Tamargo; J Dwyer.

RBI: W McCovey (55); J Tamargo (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Clark-J Tamargo.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Whitfield (1st base by T Blackwell).

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 Krukow                       6     5   2   1    1   3   0   3.54   23     -       · 2· 0    8· 6· 5· 0     58    -     0.96  -0.01
W Hernandez, W (6-2)           1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.72    4     -       · 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.57  -0.19
R Burris, S (1)                2     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.27    7     -       · 2· 0    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.98   0.15
Totals                         9     7   3   2    2   3   0          34     -     32· 4· 0   13·11· 5· 0           -

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Montefusco                   6     5   2   2    1   6   1   3.87   24     -       · 2· 1    8· 5· 3· 1     59    -     1.15  -0.08
G Lavelle, BS (9), L (9-8)     1     4   3   3    2   0   0   3.33    8     -       · 2· 0    3· 1· 0· 2          2-1    3.21  -0.24
R Moffitt, BS (8)              2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.30    7     -       · 7· 0    2· 2· 1· 0          3-3    1.32  -0.22
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   8   1          39     -     35·11· 1   13· 8· 4· 3          5-4

J Montefusco faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
G Lavelle faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Lavelle (8; D Kingman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 19,809.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  San Francisco Giants                 
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. B Madlock            2B 
2. J White              CF    2. T Whitfield          LF 
3. G Gross              LF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. B Murcer             RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. L Biittner           1B    5. D Evans              3B 
6. M Trillo             2B    6. J Dwyer              CF 
7. R Scott              3B    7. R Metzger            SS 
8. T Blackwell          C     8. J Tamargo            C  
9. M Krukow             P     9. J Montefusco         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-1  -23     -31%  27% G Clines        G Lavelle       Double Play: Flyball: RF-C; Trillo to 3B
   t 7   0  2-1  1--      22%  58% M Trillo        J Montefusco    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biittner to 3B
   t 7   2  2-1  1-3  7   20%  49% M Vail          G Lavelle       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores; Kelleher to 2B
   t 8   1  3-3  -23  5   20%  88% E Putman        R Moffitt       Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores; Biittner Scores
   t 8   0  3-2  12-      17%  62% L Biittner      G Lavelle       Single to 3B/Bunt; Gross to 3B; Murcer to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J White         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      45%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Madlock       Lineout: 3B
          ---      45%  T Whitfield     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  J Clark         Popfly: LF
   O      1--      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Scott         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      49%  J Dwyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  T Blackwell     Walk
   O      1--      52%  M Krukow        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Blackwell to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF; Blackwell to 3B
   O      --3      45%  J White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Tamargo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  J Montefusco    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  L Biittner      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  T Whitfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  J Clark         Whitfield Picked off 1B (C-1B-2B-1B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      47%  W McCovey       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Trillo        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  R Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---  9   44%  T Blackwell     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Metzger       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  8   47%  J Tamargo       Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Montefusco    Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, John Montefusco facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  M Krukow        Strikeout
          ---      50%  I DeJesus       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      46%  J White         Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  G Gross         DeJesus Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Krukow facing 1-2-3
          ---      33%  B Madlock       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      40%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
   R      -2-      22%  J Clark         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Madlock Scores/No RBI; Clark to 2B
   R      -2-      12%  W McCovey       Double to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores/unER
                  Larry Herndon pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   OO     -2-      16%  D Evans         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Dwyer moves to 1B; Larry Herndon moves to CF
   R      ---      29%  B Murcer        Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---      36%  L Biittner      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      58%  M Trillo        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Biittner to 3B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces John Montefusco pitching and batting 9th; Dave Rader pinch hits for Rodney Scott batting 7th; Gene Clines pinch hits for Dave Rader batting 7th
   OO     -23      27%  G Clines        Double Play: Flyball: RF-C; Trillo to 3B
                  Dave Kingman pinch hits for Tim Blackwell batting 8th
          --3      29%  D Kingman       Intentional Walk
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Mike Krukow batting 9th; Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Dave Kingman batting 8th
   R      1-3  7   49%  M Vail          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Trillo Scores; Kelleher to 2B
          12-      50%  I DeJesus       Kelleher Steals 3B
          1-3      54%  " "             Walk; Vail to 2B
   O      123      42%  J White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Mike Vail pitching and batting 9th; Ed Putman replaces Gene Clines playing C batting 7th; Mick Kelleher moves to 3B
          ---      36%  J Dwyer         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  R Metzger       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Dwyer to 2B
   RO     -2-      22%  J Tamargo       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Dwyer Scores; Tamargo out at 2B/CF-2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  G Lavelle       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
          ---      32%  G Gross         Single to P
          1--      45%  B Murcer        Single to LF; Gross to 2B
          12-      62%  L Biittner      Single to 3B/Bunt; Gross to 3B; Murcer to 2B
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  6   68%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gross Scores; Murcer to 3B; Biittner to 2B
   RR     -23  5   88%  E Putman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores; Biittner Scores
   O      1--      87%  M Kelleher      Strikeout
                  Dave Roberts pinch hits for Willie Hernandez batting 9th
   O      1--  6   86%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Ray Burris facing 1-2-3
                  Ray Burris replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
          ---      79%  B Madlock       Walk
          1--      76%  T Whitfield     Passed Ball; Madlock to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Popfly: LF
   O      -2-      89%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      94%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Ray Burris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   96%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation