July 17, 1987 Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 11
@BOS 6
(10) CHW 4
CLE 3
(10) DET 7
SEA 0 BAL 3
@KCR 1 MIL 12
CAL 2 MIN 3
TOR 2 NYY 8
@TEX 4 PHI 2
@HOU 1 LAD 3
PIT 2
(10) MON 5
ATL 4 CIN 5
@NYM 2 STL 4
@SDP 3 CHC 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 13,868

Friday, July 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

49-41

Won 2

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: R Sutcliffe (13-4), L: K Downs (8-5), S: L Smith (23)

Giants

44-46

Lost 3

3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez CF                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .308  .822    0    1   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .877    0    1   2   2B
L Durham 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .289  .869    0   10   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .898    0    2   0   
J Mumphrey LF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .867    0    1   0   
  B Dayett PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .982    0    2   0   
K Moreland 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .242  .710    0    1   3   HR
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Davis C                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .242  .730    0    4   0   
P Noce SS                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .279  .747    0    4   6   SB
R Sutcliffe P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .394    0    1   1   
  M Trillo 3B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .871    0    0   0   CS
Totals                       34   5   7   5    3  13                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Sandberg (18, off K Downs).

HR: K Moreland (16, off K Downs; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: K Moreland 5; R Sandberg 2; D Martinez 2; P Noce; A Dawson.

RBI: K Moreland 2 (54); D Martinez (19); A Dawson (77); R Sandberg (37).

2-out RBI: R Sandberg; A Dawson; D Martinez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-P Noce-L Durham.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Noce (3, 2nd base off K Downs/B Brenly); D Martinez (7, 2nd base off K Downs/B Brenly).

CS: M Trillo (2, 2nd base by S Garrelts/B Brenly).

PO: D Martinez (1st base by J Gott).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Aldrete RF-1B               5   0   2   0    0   0  .319  .768    0    6   0   
K Mitchell 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .726    0    0   1   
J Leonard LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .848    0    1   0   
B Brenly C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .880    0   12   2   
C Davis CF-RF                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .761    0    0   0   HBP
W Clark 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .876    0    7   0   GDP
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .500         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .854    0    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
R Thompson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .690    0    1   3   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .667    0    0   3   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
K Downs P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .389    0    0   1   
  J Price P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Milner PH-CF              2   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .527    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

HBP: C Davis (1, by R Sutcliffe).

TB: M Aldrete 2; C Davis; J Leonard; E Milner; J Uribe; B Brenly.

GIDP: W Clark (1).

RBI: J Leonard (45).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Brenly (7); K Mitchell (10); J Gott (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
R Sutcliffe, W (13-4)          7.1   6   1   1    4   3   0   3.35   32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 0     61    -     0.97   0.20
L Smith, S (23)                1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.61   0.09
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     15·12· 2· 0          2-0

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
K Downs, L (8-5)               4.2   5   5   4    2   6   1   3.80   22     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 2· 1     40    -     0.73  -0.25
J Price                        1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.01
J Gott                         2     2   0   0    0   4   0   4.27    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
S Garrelts                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   4    3  13   1          37     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 3· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Price (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Gott (0; D Martinez, 1st base).

HBP: R Sutcliffe (3; C Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 13,868.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Martinez           CF    1. M Aldrete            RF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. K Mitchell           3B 
3. L Durham             1B    3. J Leonard            LF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. B Brenly             C  
5. J Mumphrey           LF    5. C Davis              CF 
6. K Moreland           3B    6. W Clark              1B 
7. J Davis              C     7. R Thompson           2B 
8. P Noce               SS    8. J Uribe              SS 
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. K Downs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-2  1--      14%  88% K Moreland      K Downs         Home Run; Dawson Scores/unER
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      12%  71% R Sandberg      K Downs         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Martinez Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  --3      10%  59% D Martinez      K Downs         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Noce Scores
   b 6   2  5-1  123       7%  95% W Clark         R Sutcliffe     Popfly: SS
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  50% W Clark         R Sutcliffe     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Durham        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Aldrete       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Leonard       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Moreland      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Brenly        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      45%  C Davis         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      50%  W Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kelly Downs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  J Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  P Noce          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout, Noce Steals 2B; Noce to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      59%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Noce Scores
   R      1--      71%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Martinez Scores
   O      -2-      68%  L Durham        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Uribe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  K Downs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kelly Downs facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  A Dawson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      74%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
   RR     1--      88%  K Moreland      Home Run; Dawson Scores/unER
          ---      89%  J Davis         Walk
   O      1--      87%  P Noce          Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  R Sutcliffe     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  M Aldrete       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      90%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Leonard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kelly Downs facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--      93%  R Sandberg      Martinez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3      90%  L Durham        Strikeout
   R      --3      94%  A Dawson        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores
                  Joe Price replaces Kelly Downs pitching and batting 9th; Brian Dayett pinch hits for Jerry Mumphrey batting 5th
          1--      94%  B Dayett        Wild Pitch; Dawson to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Dayett moves to LF
          ---      91%  B Brenly        Walk
   O      1--      93%  C Davis         Strikeout
          1--      91%  W Clark         Walk; Brenly to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brenly to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  J Uribe         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joe Price facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  K Moreland      Popfly: RF
   O      ---      95%  J Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  P Noce          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Milner pinch hits for Joe Price batting 9th
          ---      93%  E Milner        Walk
          1--      89%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Milner to 2B
   O      12-      91%  K Mitchell      Flyball: RF; Milner to 3B
   R      1-3      87%  J Leonard       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Milner Scores; Aldrete to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Brenly        Flyball: LF
          12-      88%  C Davis         Walk; Aldrete to 3B; Leonard to 2B
   O      123      95%  W Clark         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Gott facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Gott replaces Will Clark pitching and batting 6th; Mike Aldrete moves to 1B; Eddie Milner moves to CF; Chili Davis moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  D Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      95%  R Sandberg      Martinez Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3      93%  L Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  R Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  J Uribe         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  E Milner        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Uribe to 2B
   O      12-      93%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B; Uribe to 3B; Milner to 2B
   O      -23      97%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Gott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Dayett        Strikeout
          ---      96%  K Moreland      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  J Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Brenly        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      92%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Brenly to 3B
                  Lee Smith replaces Keith Moreland pitching and batting 6th; Manny Trillo replaces Rick Sutcliffe playing 3B batting 9th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Jim Gott batting 6th
   O      1-3      96%  H Spilman       Popfly: RF
   O      1-3      99%  R Thompson      Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  P Noce          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Martinez      Trillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Lee Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Jose Uribe batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  M Sasser        Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  E Milner        Popfly: CF
          ---     100%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  K Mitchell      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Giants 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation