September 11, 1988 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 39,440

Sunday, September 11, 1988, 1:20
Time of Game: 2:21

Cubs

68-74

Lost 4

5th, 17½ GB

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

W: J DeLeon (11-8), L: M Harkey (0-1), S: K Dayley (5)

Cardinals

70-73

Won 7

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .344  .838   20    4   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .268  .756   14    3   5   HR,2B
M Grace 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .292  .761   11    9   1   
  A Dawson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .843    4    0   0   
R Palmeiro LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .780   14    1   0   
M Webster RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .684   17    1   0   
V Law 3B                      2   1   0   0    1   0  .289  .740   14    2   3   SB
D Berryhill C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .726    9    2   1   
S Dunston SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .622   11    1   1   SB
M Harkey P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    1   2   
  G Varsho PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .627    3    0   0   
  J Pico P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .328         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   3   1    2  11              122   24  13

BATTING

2B: R Sandberg (19, off J DeLeon).

HR: R Sandberg (17, off J DeLeon; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Sandberg 6; D Berryhill.

RBI: R Sandberg (62).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Law-R Sandberg-M Grace.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (24, 2nd base off J DeLeon/T Pena); V Law (1, Home off J DeLeon/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .649    7    2   0   SB,CS,SH
O Smith SS                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .265  .672   16    1   1   SH
P Guerrero 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .786   24    7   1   GDP
D Walling LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .611   13    1   0   2B
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .770   11    0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .656   12    0   1   
J Oquendo 2B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .736   14    2   1   
T Pena C                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .643    7   12   0   
J DeLeon P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .159  .360    9    1   0   
  C Ford PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .531    4    0   0   2B
  J Costello P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morris LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
Totals                       27   3   7   2    5   2              117   27   4

BATTING

2B: D Walling (12, off M Harkey); C Ford (5, off M Harkey).

SH: O Smith (11, off M Harkey); V Coleman (5, off M Harkey).

TB: D Walling 2; C Ford 2; J Oquendo 2; O Smith; T Pena; V Coleman.

GIDP: P Guerrero (3).

RBI: T Pena (43); O Smith (47).

2-out RBI: T Pena.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman (72, 2nd base off M Harkey/D Berryhill).

CS: V Coleman (26, 3rd base by M Harkey/D Berryhill).

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 Harkey, L (0-1)              7     7   3   3    4   2   0   4.05   30   95-60   39· 6·15   11· 9· 4· 0     49    -     1.18  -0.11
J Pico                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.04    4   14-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    5   2   0          34  109-69   46· 7·16   13·10· 4· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J DeLeon, W (11-8)             7     3   2   2    2   8   1   3.80   26   95-62   31· 9·22    4· 8· 4· 0     69    -     1.22   0.15
J Costello, H (3)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.11    3   14-10    5· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.11
K Dayley, S (5)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.26    3   11-8     3· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.15
Totals                         9     3   2   2    2  11   1          32  120-80   39·14·27    4·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: M Harkey (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 39,440.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Dascenzo           CF    1. V Coleman            CF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. P Guerrero           1B 
4. R Palmeiro           LF    4. D Walling            LF 
5. M Webster            RF    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. V Law                3B    6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. D Berryhill          C     7. J Oquendo            2B 
8. S Dunston            SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. M Harkey             P     9. J DeLeon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-1  1--  3  -14%  46% D Berryhill     J DeLeon        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Law to 3B
   t 5   2  2-1  1-3  2  -13%  52% D Dascenzo      J DeLeon        Dunston Steals 2B; Law Steals Hm
   b 7   0  2-2  ---  4   11%  70% C Ford          M Harkey        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  5  -11%  64% R Sandberg      J DeLeon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  4   11%  66% T Pena          M Harkey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walling Scores; Oquendo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Dascenzo      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   51%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   55%  R Palmeiro      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  V Coleman       Lineout: CF
          ---  5   55%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  3   50%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  M Webster       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   54%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Harkey facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   62%  D Walling       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   60%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 2B-1B; Walling to 3B
   O      --3  5   54%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
          --3  5   55%  J Oquendo       Walk
   R      1-3  4   66%  T Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walling Scores; Oquendo to 2B
   O      12-  4   63%  J DeLeon        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   65%  S Dunston       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   67%  M Harkey        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   68%  D Dascenzo      Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Harkey facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   71%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      74%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  5   76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      70%  P Guerrero      Coleman Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Smith to 2B
          -2-  7   71%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   68%  D Walling       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  T Brunansky     Balk; Smith Scores; Guerrero to 2B
   O      -2-  2   75%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   64%  R Sandberg      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   67%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   69%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   70%  M Webster       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Harkey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   68%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   70%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   68%  T Pena          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  5   69%  J DeLeon        Walk; Oquendo to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  V Coleman       Popfly: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose DeLeon facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   60%  V Law           Walk
          1--  3   46%  D Berryhill     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Law to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  S Dunston       Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3  3   65%  M Harkey        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3      52%  D Dascenzo      Dunston Steals 2B; Law Steals Hm
   O      -2-  3   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Harkey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   51%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  D Walling       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Grace to 2B
   O      -2-  3   57%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Harkey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   54%  T Brunansky     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   52%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2   50%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose DeLeon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   54%  V Law           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   56%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   58%  S Dunston       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Harkey facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Jose DeLeon batting 9th
          ---  4   70%  C Ford          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   69%  V Coleman       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ford to 3B
   RO     --3  3   78%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ford Scores
   O      ---  4   77%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, John Costello facing 9-1-2
                  John Costello replaces Curt Ford pitching and batting 9th; Gary Varsho pinch hits for Mike Harkey batting 9th
   O      ---  3   82%  G Varsho        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  7   85%  D Dascenzo      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   88%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Pico facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Pico replaces Gary Varsho pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   88%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   85%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Dayley facing 3-4-5
                  Ken Dayley replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 4th; John Morris replaces John Costello playing LF batting 9th; Andre Dawson pinch hits for Mark Grace batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   92%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Webster       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

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