July 26, 1989 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BOS 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 CLE 9
NYY 7 MIL 3
DET 2 MIN 5
BAL 4 OAK 9
CAL 5 TEX 11
TOR 1 ATL 5
SFG 4 SDP 5
@CIN 3 HOU 6
LAD 2 PHI 4
@MON 3 PIT 3
@NYM 2 STL 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 43,000

Wednesday, July 26, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:22

Cubs

55-45

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: J DeLeon (10-9), L: R Sutcliffe (10-9), S: T Worrell (13)

Cardinals

51-46

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .735   14    2   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .717   15    1   3   
D Smith LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .321  .873   19    1   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .846   13   10   0   
A Dawson RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .815   15    3   0   
D Berryhill C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .575    8    3   1   
  G Varsho PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .538         0   0   
  J Girardi C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .468         2   0   
  L McClendon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .936    3    0   0   
V Law 3B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .634    9    0   3   
S Dunston SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .709   13    2   1   
R Sutcliffe P                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .178  .488    9    0   3   
  S Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   2   0    3   9              118   24  11

BATTING

TB: J Walton; D Berryhill.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grace.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .254  .655    9    4   0   3·SB
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .737   20    2   2   CS
J Oquendo 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .738   10    1   2   
P Guerrero 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .839   13    5   2   
M Thompson CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .743   10    2   0   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .762    9    1   0   
T Pendleton 3B                2   2   1   0    1   0  .253  .658   11    2   0   
T Pena C                      2   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .671    7    9   1   SH
J DeLeon P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .203    6    1   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .819    6    0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       26   2   5   2    2   5              101   27   8

BATTING

SH: T Pena (1, off R Sutcliffe).

TB: T Pena 2; O Smith; T Pendleton; V Coleman.

RBI: V Coleman 2 (22).

2-out RBI: V Coleman.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: O Smith (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 3 (44, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/J Girardi, 3rd base off S Wilson/J Girardi, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/D Berryhill).

CS: O Smith (4, 2nd base by R Sutcliffe/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
R Sutcliffe, L (10-9)          7.2   5   2   2    2   5   0   3.57   28   86-58   32· 7·19   13· 3· 5· 0     64    -     0.82   0.12
S Wilson                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.06    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         8     5   2   2    2   5   0          29   92-61   33· 7·21   13· 3· 6· 0          1-0

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 (10-9)             8     2   0   0    3   8   0   3.23   30  112-62   38·12·12    8· 8· 3· 0     83    -     1.29   0.56
K Dayley, H (14)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.60   0.04
T Worrell, S (13)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.27    2    4-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.03
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   9   0          33  118-67   41·13·13    9· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Bill Hohn.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 43,000.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  2   11%  70% T Pena          R Sutcliffe     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pendleton to 3B
   t 7   2  1-0  1-3  2   10%  80% R Sutcliffe     J DeLeon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 4   1  1-0  1-3  1   10%  64% D Berryhill     J DeLeon        Fielder's Choice 1B; Smith out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Dawson to 2B; Berryhill to 1B
   b 8   2  0-1  -2-  3    7%  94% V Coleman       R Sutcliffe     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pendleton Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1-3  3   -7%  63% J DeLeon        R Sutcliffe     Strikeout (foul bunt)

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      ---  4   52%  J Walton        Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  D Smith         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  O Smith         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      51%  J Oquendo       Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   50%  " "             Groundout: P-3B-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 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   54%  A Dawson        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   55%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  M Thompson      Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   52%  V Law           Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   54%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF
          ---  4   53%  R Sutcliffe     Walk
          1--  2   51%  J Walton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Sutcliffe to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   59%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   70%  T Pena          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pendleton to 3B
   O      1-3  3   63%  J DeLeon        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   RO     1-3  1   65%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pendleton Scores
          1--      66%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   63%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   59%  D Smith         Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  M Grace         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Smith to 3B
          --3  7   54%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1-3  1   64%  D Berryhill     Fielder's Choice 1B; Smith out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Dawson to 2B; Berryhill to 1B
   O      12-  3   69%  V Law           Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   67%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   70%  P Guerrero      Walk
   OO     1--  6   65%  M Thompson      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   68%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   70%  R Sutcliffe     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   72%  J Walton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   70%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   68%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
          ---  3   70%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   67%  J DeLeon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   71%  R Sandberg      Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   73%  D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   75%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   73%  V Coleman       Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  1   72%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  J Oquendo       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   75%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   70%  D Berryhill     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
                  Gary Varsho pinch runs for Damon Berryhill batting 6th
   O      1--  3   76%  V Law           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  1   70%  S Dunston       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Varsho to 3B; Dunston to 1B
   O      1-3  2   80%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Girardi replaces Gary Varsho playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  5   78%  P Guerrero      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   77%  M Thompson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   76%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   81%  J Walton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  D Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   89%  T Pendleton     Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  T Pena          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Pendleton to 2B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Jose DeLeon batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   87%  D Walling       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   94%  V Coleman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pendleton Scores
          1--      94%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B; Coleman to 2B
                  Steve Wilson replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      94%  " "             Coleman Steals 3B; Coleman to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  " "             Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Dayley replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  M Grace         Lineout: LF
                  Todd Worrell replaces Ken Dayley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  L McClendon     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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