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@CLE		2
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@KCR		4
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@PHI		8
9
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@SFG		1
4
Wednesday, May 21, 1980,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 8,929, Time of Game: 2:18
Cubs
1
15-18
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Giants
4
16-22
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Vida Blue (6-2)
L: Rick Reuschel (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Giants          1  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  X    4 11  3

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Randle 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .767 -0.151 1.54 0.000 -0.151 -1.1 0 2
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .724 -0.018 0.79 0.055 -0.073 -0.1 2 1 2B,CS
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .773 -0.036 0.90 0.035 -0.071 -0.4 10 3
Mike Vail RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .343 .904 0.050 0.94 0.100 -0.050 0.5 0 1
Ken Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .408 -0.086 0.82 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 0
Scot Thompson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .810 -0.061 0.91 0.019 -0.081 -0.4 1 0
Steve Dillard 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .300 .828 0.098 0.77 0.113 -0.015 0.7 1 1
Tim Blackwell C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .147 .437 0.133 1.22 0.144 -0.010 0.9 5 1
   Jerry Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .886 -0.073 2.04 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 GDP
Rick Reuschel P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 -0.115 1.77 0.000 -0.115 -0.9 3 6
   Steve Ontiveros PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .632 -0.070 3.20 0.000 -0.070 -0.4
   Bill Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 2 4 .182 .441 -0.329 1.11 0.466 -0.795 -2.9 24 15
2B: I de Jesus (8, off V Blue).
TB: I de Jesus 3; S Dillard 2; S Thompson; M Vail.
GIDP: J Martin (3).
RBI: M Vail (11).
2-out RBI: M Vail.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Reuschel-T Blackwell-B Buckner.
E: I de Jesus (5); K Henderson (1).
Outfield Assists: M Vail (L Herndon at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: I de Jesus (3, 2nd base by V Blue/M May).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Herndon CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 .642 0.022 0.97 0.129 -0.107 -0.6 3 0 3B,GDP
Joe Strain 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .407 .873 -0.001 0.85 0.052 -0.053 0.5 4 2 2B,SB
Jack Clark RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .837 -0.015 0.59 0.025 -0.040 -0.1 0 0
Darrell Evans 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 .751 0.081 0.72 0.091 -0.010 1.0 1 6 2B,2·IW
Mike Ivie 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .599 -0.036 0.96 0.038 -0.074 -0.7 9 0
Terry Whitfield LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 .564 0.078 1.15 0.134 -0.057 -0.0 2 0 2B
Milt May C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .762 0.080 0.76 0.118 -0.038 0.8 4 2 2B
Johnnie LeMaster SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .637 -0.043 0.71 0.009 -0.052 -0.6 2 2
Vida Blue P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .174 .414 0.004 0.71 0.037 -0.033 0.2 2 1 SH
Team Totals 33 4 11 3 2 4 .333 .887 0.170 0.82 0.633 -0.464 0.5 27 13
2B: D Evans (4, off R Reuschel); J Strain (1, off B Caudill); T Whitfield (5, off R Reuschel); M May (7, off R Reuschel).
3B: L Herndon (2, off R Reuschel).
SH: V Blue (3, off R Reuschel).
IBB: D Evans 2 (3, by B Caudill, by R Reuschel).
TB: L Herndon 4; M May 3; J Strain 2; D Evans 2; T Whitfield 2; M Ivie; J Clark; V Blue; J LeMaster.
GIDP: L Herndon (2).
RBI: J Strain (5); T Whitfield (8); M May (12).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Evans-M Ivie.
E: J LeMaster (8); M Ivie (4); J Strain (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Strain (1, Home off B Caudill/T Blackwell).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reuschel, L (3-4) 6 10 3 3 1 1 0 3.65 28 40 -0.134 0.98 -0.4
Bill Caudill 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.55 8 0 0 -0.036 0.33 -0.1
Team Totals 8 11 4 4 2 4 0 4.50 36 40 0 0 -0.170 1.11 -0.5

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (6-2) 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 3.11 35 73 0.329 1.11 2.9
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 73 0.329 0.82 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Caudill (3; D Evans); R Reuschel (5; D Evans).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 8,929.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         San Francisco Giants
1 Lenny Randle 3B 1 Larry Herndon CF
2 Ivan de Jesus SS 2 Joe Strain 2B
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Mike Vail RF 4 Darrell Evans 3B
5 Ken Henderson LF 5 Mike Ivie 1B
6 Scot Thompson CF 6 Terry Whitfield LF
7 Steve Dillard 2B 7 Milt May C
8 Tim Blackwell C 8 Johnnie LeMaster SS
9 Rick Reuschel P 9 Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 1 -2- R SFG T. Whitfield R. Reuschel 13% 72% Double to LF; Evans Scores
b1 0-1 0 --- SFG L. Herndon R. Reuschel 10% 53% Triple to CF
b4 2-1 1 -2- R SFG M. May R. Reuschel 10% 82% Double to RF; Whitfield Scores
t1 0-0 2 -2- R CHC M. Vail V. Blue -10% 41% Single to CF; de Jesus Scores
t5 1-3 1 1-3 O CHC R. Reuschel V. Blue 9% 78% Fielder's Choice C; Dillard out at Hm/C-3B-P; Blackwell to 2B; Reuschel to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC L. Randle V. Blue 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue -4% 48% Double to CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CHC B. Buckner V. Blue 3% 51% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 2 -2- R CHC M. Vail V. Blue -10% 41% Single to CF; de Jesus Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CHC K. Henderson V. Blue 2% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- SFG L. Herndon R. Reuschel 10% 53% Triple to CF
b1 0-1 0 --3 RO SFG J. Strain R. Reuschel -1% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Herndon Scores
b1 1-1 1 --- O SFG J. Clark R. Reuschel -1% 51% Groundout: P unassisted
b1 1-1 2 --- O SFG D. Evans R. Reuschel -1% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson V. Blue 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 1-1 1 --- O CHC S. Dillard V. Blue 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- O CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- SFG M. Ivie R. Reuschel 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 1-1 0 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield R. Reuschel -2% 57% Groundout: 1B-P; Ivie to 2B
b2 1-1 1 -2- O SFG M. May R. Reuschel -4% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-1 2 -2- O SFG J. LeMaster R. Reuschel -3% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O CHC R. Reuschel V. Blue 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t3 1-1 1 --- O CHC L. Randle V. Blue 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 --- CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue -1% 53% Single to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-- O CHC B. Buckner V. Blue 2% 55% de Jesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O SFG V. Blue R. Reuschel -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 1 --- SFG L. Herndon R. Reuschel 3% 56% Single to SS
b3 1-1 1 1-- O SFG J. Strain R. Reuschel -3% 52% Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1-1 2 1-- O SFG J. Clark R. Reuschel -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- O CHC B. Buckner V. Blue 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 1 --- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- O CHC K. Henderson V. Blue 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- SFG D. Evans R. Reuschel 8% 64% Double to LF
b4 1-1 0 -2- O SFG M. Ivie R. Reuschel -5% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 1 -2- R SFG T. Whitfield R. Reuschel 13% 72% Double to LF; Evans Scores
b4 2-1 1 -2- R SFG M. May R. Reuschel 10% 82% Double to RF; Whitfield Scores
b4 3-1 1 -2- SFG J. LeMaster R. Reuschel 1% 83% Single to 3B; May stays at 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- SFG V. Blue R. Reuschel 4% 86% Single to 3B; May to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
b4 3-1 1 123 OO SFG L. Herndon R. Reuschel -9% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson V. Blue 3% 80% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- CHC S. Dillard V. Blue -3% 77% Walk
t5 1-3 1 1-- CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue -8% 69% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Dillard to 3B
t5 1-3 1 1-3 O CHC R. Reuschel V. Blue 9% 78% Fielder's Choice C; Dillard out at Hm/C-3B-P; Blackwell to 2B; Reuschel to 1B
t5 1-3 2 12- O CHC L. Randle V. Blue 5% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- O SFG J. Strain R. Reuschel -1% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 1 --- SFG J. Clark R. Reuschel 3% 84% Single to LF; Clark to 2B/Adv on E7
b5 3-1 1 -2- SFG D. Evans R. Reuschel 1% 85% Intentional Walk
b5 3-1 1 12- O SFG M. Ivie R. Reuschel -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B; Clark to 3B; Evans to 2B
b5 3-1 2 -23 O SFG T. Whitfield R. Reuschel -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- CHC B. Buckner V. Blue -3% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t6 1-3 1 1-- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 3% 82% Flyball: 2B; Buckner to 2B/Adv on E4
t6 1-3 2 -2- O CHC K. Henderson V. Blue 4% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
b6 3-1 0 --- SFG M. May R. Reuschel 2% 88% Single to SS
b6 3-1 0 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster R. Reuschel -2% 86% Flyball: SS
b6 3-1 1 1-- O SFG V. Blue R. Reuschel -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
b6 3-1 2 -2- O SFG L. Herndon R. Reuschel -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson V. Blue 3% 87% Flyball: LF
t7 1-3 1 --- CHC S. Dillard V. Blue -4% 83% Single to LF
t7 1-3 1 1-- CHC T. Blackwell V. Blue -6% 77% Walk; Dillard to 2B
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Rick Reuschel (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 1 12- O CHC S. Ontiveros V. Blue 7% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 1-3 2 12- O CHC L. Randle V. Blue 6% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 2-3-4
Bill Caudill replaces Steve Ontiveros (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- SFG J. Strain B. Caudill 3% 93% Double to LF
b7 3-1 0 -2- O SFG J. Clark B. Caudill -0% 93% Groundout: 1B-P; Strain to 3B
b7 3-1 1 --3 SFG D. Evans B. Caudill 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b7 3-1 1 1-3 R SFG M. Ivie B. Caudill 3% 96% Strain Steals Hm; Evans to 2B/Adv on E6
b7 4-1 1 -2- O SFG M. Ivie B. Caudill -1% 95% Strikeout
b7 4-1 2 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield B. Caudill -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
t8 1-4 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus V. Blue 2% 96% Lineout: P
t8 1-4 1 --- O CHC B. Buckner V. Blue 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- O CHC M. Vail V. Blue 1% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 7-8-9
b8 4-1 0 --- O SFG M. May B. Caudill -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 4-1 1 --- O SFG J. LeMaster B. Caudill -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 4-1 2 --- O SFG V. Blue B. Caudill -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O CHC K. Henderson V. Blue 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-4 1 --- CHC S. Thompson V. Blue -2% 97% Single to RF
t9 1-4 1 1-- CHC S. Dillard V. Blue -4% 93% Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Tim Blackwell (C) batting 8th
t9 1-4 1 12- OO CHC J. Martin V. Blue 7% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4.

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