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Standings
DET
@CHW		6
3
BAL
@CLE		8
2
KCR
@MIL		8
5
CAL
@MIN		7
5		 
(10)
OAK
@SEA		6
1
BOS
@TEX		5
4		 
(10)
NYY
@TOR		2
6
CIN
@LAD		4
7
MON
@NYM		1
2
PHI
@PIT		2
7
HOU
@SDP		1
0
ATL
@SFG		6
4
CHC
@STL		4
0
Wednesday, August 3, 1983 7:36PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 33,118, Time of Game: 2:34
Cubs
4
49-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 7½ GB
 at Cardinals
0
53-52
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Chuck Rainey (11-8)
L: Bob Forsch (7-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    4  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 12  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryne Sandberg 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .699 0.019 0.52 0.061 -0.042 -0.1 4 5 2B
Jay Johnstone LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .259 .803 0.082 0.61 0.110 -0.028 0.5 2 0 HR,SH
   Bill Campbell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .744 -0.080 0.58 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 13 1
Ron Cey 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .274 .801 0.057 0.77 0.060 -0.003 0.6 0 1
Keith Moreland RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .296 .816 0.088 0.87 0.112 -0.025 0.7 1 0
Jody Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .790 -0.101 0.98 0.002 -0.103 -1.1 6 0
Mel Hall CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .271 .745 0.057 0.55 0.097 -0.040 0.5 0 0 3B
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .642 -0.045 0.44 0.000 -0.045 -0.9 0 2
Chuck Rainey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .414 -0.018 0.35 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
   Craig Lefferts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .301 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Proly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Thad Bosley PH-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .794 0.043 0.17 0.044 -0.001 0.9 0 0 HR
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 2 3 .235 .778 0.102 0.62 0.486 -0.385 -0.2 27 11
2B: R Sandberg (20, off B Forsch).
3B: M Hall (3, off B Forsch).
HR: J Johnstone (5, off B Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Bosley (1, off B Forsch; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: J Johnstone (2, off B Forsch).
TB: T Bosley 4; J Johnstone 4; M Hall 3; R Sandberg 2; R Cey 2; J Davis; K Moreland.
RBI: T Bosley (2); M Hall (24); K Moreland (51); J Johnstone (15).
2-out RBI: K Moreland; M Hall.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 4. R Sandberg-B Buckner; L Bowa-R Sandberg-B Buckner; B Buckner; C Rainey-R Sandberg-B Buckner.
E: C Rainey (5).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .831 -0.111 1.37 0.000 -0.111 -1.0 0 0 GDP
   Willie McGee CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .688 -0.062 0.90 0.000 -0.062 -0.7 4 0
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .293 .749 0.107 0.83 0.112 -0.005 0.8 1 2 SB
   Joaquin Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .241 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .795 -0.198 1.42 0.000 -0.198 -1.6 2 3 GDP
George Hendrick 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .334 .902 0.005 0.91 0.066 -0.061 0.3 10 2 2B
Andy Van Slyke CF-LF-3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 .247 .733 0.160 1.21 0.179 -0.020 1.1 0 1
Darrell Porter C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 .752 0.134 1.54 0.161 -0.028 0.8 4 0
David Green RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .281 .722 -0.213 2.12 0.083 -0.296 -1.8 3 0
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .600 -0.306 1.91 0.000 -0.306 -2.6 0 2
Bob Forsch P 2 0 2 0 0 0 .268 .646 0.098 1.14 0.098 0.000 0.7 1 0
   Steve Braun PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .346 1.012 -0.012 0.36 0.003 -0.016 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 35 0 12 0 2 6 .343 .750 -0.398 1.29 0.702 -1.103 -4.2 27 10
2B: G Hendrick (26, off B Campbell).
TB: G Hendrick 3; A Van Slyke 3; K Oberkfell 3; B Forsch 2; D Porter; S Braun.
GIDP: T Herr (7); L Smith (8).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: K Oberkfell (9, 2nd base off C Rainey/J Davis).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Rainey, W (11-8) 5 10 0 0 1 2 0 3.92 23 48 0.156 1.49 1.3
Craig Lefferts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.95 1 2 0 -0.112 2.80 -0.8
Mike Proly, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 2 3 0 0.286 3.06 2.3
Bill Campbell, S (7) 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.90 11 0 0 0.070 0.36 1.4
Team Totals 9 12 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 37 48 5 0 0.400 0.62 4.2
C Rainey faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
C Lefferts faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch, L (7-9) 7 7 4 4 2 2 2 4.38 30 47 -0.110 0.75 -0.8
Joaquin Andujar 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.10 7 0 0 0.009 0.07 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 3 2 4.00 37 47 0 0 -0.101 1.29 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: B Forsch (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 33,118.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 98° F, Wind 0mph, Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Ryne Sandberg 2B 1 Lonnie Smith LF
2 Jay Johnstone LF 2 Ken Oberkfell 3B
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Ron Cey 3B 4 George Hendrick 1B
5 Keith Moreland RF 5 Andy Van Slyke CF
6 Jody Davis C 6 Darrell Porter C
7 Mel Hall CF 7 David Green RF
8 Larry Bowa SS 8 Ozzie Smith SS
9 Chuck Rainey P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-3 0 123 OO STL D. Green M. Proly 22% 84% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b4 0-2 1 123 OO STL O. Smith C. Rainey 19% 77% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 12- OO STL T. Herr C. Rainey 12% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 0-3 0 12- STL D. Porter C. Lefferts -11% 62% Walk; Hendrick to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
t3 1-0 1 --- R CHC J. Johnstone B. Forsch 11% 71% Home Run

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, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHC R. Sandberg B. Forsch 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CHC J. Johnstone B. Forsch -1% 55% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Sandberg to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O CHC B. Buckner B. Forsch -6% 49% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 --3 CHC R. Cey B. Forsch 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R CHC K. Moreland B. Forsch 10% 60% Single; Sandberg Scores; Cey to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- CHC J. Davis B. Forsch 1% 61% Wild Pitch; Cey to 3B; Moreland to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 O CHC J. Davis B. Forsch -5% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Smith C. Rainey 2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- STL K. Oberkfell C. Rainey -3% 56% Single to RF
b1 0-1 1 1-- STL T. Herr C. Rainey -2% 54% Oberkfell Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O STL T. Herr C. Rainey 4% 58% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 2 -2- O STL G. Hendrick C. Rainey 3% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHC M. Hall B. Forsch -2% 59% Lineout: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHC L. Bowa B. Forsch -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O CHC C. Rainey B. Forsch -1% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- STL A. Van Slyke C. Rainey -4% 53% Single to 2B
b2 0-1 0 1-- STL D. Porter C. Rainey -3% 50% Van Slyke Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Van Slyke to 2B
b2 0-1 0 -2- O STL D. Porter C. Rainey 2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Van Slyke to 3B
b2 0-1 1 --3 O STL D. Green C. Rainey 7% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --3 O STL O. Smith C. Rainey 4% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O CHC R. Sandberg B. Forsch -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 1 --- R CHC J. Johnstone B. Forsch 11% 71% Home Run
t3 2-0 1 --- O CHC B. Buckner B. Forsch -1% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2-0 2 --- CHC R. Cey B. Forsch 1% 71% Single to LF
t3 2-0 2 1-- CHC K. Moreland B. Forsch 1% 72% Walk; Cey to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- O CHC J. Davis B. Forsch -3% 69% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- STL B. Forsch C. Rainey -4% 65% Single to CF
b3 0-2 0 1-- OO STL L. Smith C. Rainey 9% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- STL K. Oberkfell C. Rainey -1% 72% Single to 3B
b3 0-2 2 1-- O STL T. Herr C. Rainey 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- O CHC M. Hall B. Forsch -2% 73% Lineout: RF
t4 2-0 1 --- O CHC L. Bowa B. Forsch -1% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2-0 2 --- O CHC C. Rainey B. Forsch -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick C. Rainey 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- STL A. Van Slyke C. Rainey -3% 70% Single to RF
b4 0-2 1 1-- STL D. Porter C. Rainey -5% 65% Single to CF; Van Slyke to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- STL D. Green C. Rainey -8% 57% Walk; Van Slyke to 3B; Porter to 2B
b4 0-2 1 123 OO STL O. Smith C. Rainey 19% 77% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
Andy Van Slyke moves from CF to LF
Willie McGee replaces Lonnie Smith (LF) playing CF batting 1st
t5 2-0 0 --- O CHC R. Sandberg B. Forsch -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O CHC J. Johnstone B. Forsch -1% 74% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 2 --- O CHC B. Buckner B. Forsch -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 9-1-2
b5 0-2 0 --- STL B. Forsch C. Rainey -5% 68% Single to SS
b5 0-2 0 1-- O STL W. McGee C. Rainey 5% 73% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 1 1-- STL K. Oberkfell C. Rainey -5% 67% Single to P; Forsch to 2B
b5 0-2 1 12- OO STL T. Herr C. Rainey 12% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- CHC R. Cey B. Forsch 2% 82% Single to CF
t6 2-0 0 1-- O CHC K. Moreland B. Forsch -2% 80% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 1-- O CHC J. Davis B. Forsch -2% 78% Lineout: 2B
t6 2-0 2 1-- R CHC M. Hall B. Forsch 10% 87% Triple to LF; Cey Scores
t6 3-0 2 --3 O CHC L. Bowa B. Forsch -2% 86% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Chuck Rainey facing 4-5-6
b6 0-3 0 --- STL G. Hendrick C. Rainey -5% 81% Single to CF
b6 0-3 0 1-- STL A. Van Slyke C. Rainey -8% 73% Single to CF; Hendrick to 2B
Craig Lefferts replaces Chuck Rainey pitching and batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 12- STL D. Porter C. Lefferts -11% 62% Walk; Hendrick to 3B; Van Slyke to 2B
Mike Proly replaces Craig Lefferts pitching and batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 123 OO STL D. Green M. Proly 22% 84% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b6 0-3 2 -23 O STL O. Smith M. Proly 7% 91% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Mike Proly (P) batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- R CHC T. Bosley B. Forsch 4% 95% Home Run
t7 4-0 0 --- O CHC R. Sandberg B. Forsch -0% 94% Popfly: 2B
t7 4-0 1 --- O CHC J. Johnstone B. Forsch -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 2 --- O CHC B. Buckner B. Forsch -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
Bill Campbell replaces Jay Johnstone (LF) pitching and batting 2nd
Thad Bosley moves from PH to LF
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bob Forsch (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 0 --- O STL S. Braun B. Campbell 2% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O STL W. McGee B. Campbell 1% 96% Strikeout
b7 0-4 2 --- O STL K. Oberkfell B. Campbell 0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
Joaquin Andujar replaces Ken Oberkfell (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Andy Van Slyke moves from LF to 3B
Steve Braun moves from PH to LF
t8 4-0 0 --- O CHC R. Cey J. Andujar -0% 97% Popfly: 1B
t8 4-0 1 --- O CHC K. Moreland J. Andujar -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-0 2 --- CHC J. Davis J. Andujar 0% 97% Single to RF
t8 4-0 2 1-- O CHC M. Hall J. Andujar -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
b8 0-4 0 --- O STL T. Herr B. Campbell 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 1 --- STL G. Hendrick B. Campbell -2% 96% Double to LF
b8 0-4 1 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke B. Campbell 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 2 -2- O STL D. Porter B. Campbell 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
t9 4-0 0 --- O CHC L. Bowa J. Andujar -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-0 1 --- O CHC T. Bosley J. Andujar -0% 99% Lineout: LF
t9 4-0 2 --- O CHC R. Sandberg J. Andujar -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Bill Campbell facing 7-8-9
b9 0-4 0 --- O STL D. Green B. Campbell 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- O STL O. Smith B. Campbell 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 0-4 2 --- STL S. Braun B. Campbell -0% 100% Single to LF
b9 0-4 2 1-- O STL W. McGee B. Campbell 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 0.

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