September 16, 1990 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@CAL 3 CHW 4
BOS 2 DET 5
NYY 2 KCR 9
CLE 6 OAK 5
MIN 4
(11) MIL 5
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BAL 5 SDP 9
@ATL 4 CIN 9
LAD 5 HOU 3
SFG 2 MON 4
PIT 1 PHI 8
@NYM 3 CHC 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 39,402

Sunday, September 16, 1990, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:38

Cubs

70-76

Won 2

4th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  3   0  0  0   2  1  0    8 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   1  0  0    4  6  2

W: J Nunez (3-6), L: K Hill (4-4), S: M Bielecki (1)

Cardinals

66-81

Lost 2

6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Walton CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .266  .691   22    1   1   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .304  .908   17    1   4   SB,GDP
M Grace 1B                    3   2   2   2    2   0  .311  .792   19   10   1   2B,CS
D Smith RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .702   21    2   0   
D May LF                      3   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .668    5    2   0   2B
  A Dawson PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .312  .886    7    0   0   2B
  D Dascenzo PR-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .666    4    1   0   
D Berryhill C                 4   2   3   1    1   1  .192  .587   15    5   0   3·2B,IW
G Smith SS                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .267  .703   18    2   2   SF
C Wilkerson 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .488   16    1   2   
J Nunez P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    9    2   0   SH
  H Villanueva PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .842    4    0   0   
  M Bielecki P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .399    1    0   1   
Totals                       36   8  12   8    5   3              158   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Grace (30, off S Clarke); A Dawson (27, off E Camacho); J Walton (16, off K Hill); D Berryhill 3 (4, 2 off K Hill, off K Dayley); D May (2, off K Hill).

SF: G Smith (1, off E Camacho).

SH: J Nunez (3, off K Hill).

IBB: D Berryhill (1, by E Camacho).

TB: D Berryhill 6; M Grace 3; G Smith 2; D May 2; A Dawson 2; J Walton 2; R Sandberg; C Wilkerson.

GIDP: R Sandberg (8).

RBI: G Smith 3 (5); M Grace 2 (73); D Berryhill (6); D May (4); A Dawson (88).

2-out RBI: G Smith; D May; D Berryhill; M Grace.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Smith-M Grace.

E: G Smith (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sandberg (23, 2nd base off S Clarke/T Pagnozzi).

CS: M Grace (5, 2nd base by K Dayley/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .150  .390    9    4   0   2B
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .640   16    2   1   
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .889   12    4   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .292  .786   20    6   0   
F Jose RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .671   11    1   0   GDP
C Wilson 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .617   11    3   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .661   13    4   1   2B
J Oquendo 2B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .257  .679   12    2   2   3B
K Hill P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661         0   2   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .389  .778    5    0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .539    3    0   0   
  T Sherrill P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Camacho P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Brewer PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  S Clarke P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .602    2    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   3    4   5              115   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Pagnozzi (11, off J Nunez); B Gilkey (1, off M Bielecki).

3B: J Oquendo (5, off J Nunez).

TB: J Oquendo 3; B Gilkey 2; T Pagnozzi 2; O Smith; P Guerrero; C Wilson.

GIDP: F Jose (9).

RBI: J Oquendo 2 (37); B Gilkey (1).

2-out RBI: B Gilkey.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.

E: C Wilson (1); P Guerrero (12).

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
J Nunez, W (3-6)               5     4   3   3    2   3   0   6.39   20   66-35   21· 5· 9    8· 4· 3· 0     48    -     0.84   0.01
M Bielecki, S (1)              4     2   1   0    2   2   0   5.18   16   49-32   19· 3·10    5· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.88   0.11
Totals                         9     6   4   3    4   5   0          36  115-67   40· 8·19   13· 9· 5· 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
K Hill, L (4-4)                2.2   8   5   5    1   0   0   5.31   17   60-41   29· 7· 5    5· 4· 7· 0     21    -     0.85  -0.32
T Niedenfuer                   0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    1    6-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.01
K Dayley                       2     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.18    7   26-11    6· 0· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
T Sherrill                     1.1   0   2   1    1   1   0   7.36    6   22-13    7· 4· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.01
E Camacho                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.11    4   14-8     7· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.86  -0.09
S Clarke                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8   22-15    9· 2· 3    0· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   8   7    5   3   0          43  150-91   59·15·16   12·12·11· 0          4-2

Balks: J Nunez (2).

WP: K Hill (4).

IBB: E Camacho (1; D Berryhill).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 39,402.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Walton             CF    1. B Gilkey             LF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. D Smith              RF    4. P Guerrero           1B 
5. D May                LF    5. F Jose               RF 
6. D Berryhill          C     6. C Wilson             3B 
7. G Smith              SS    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. C Wilkerson          3B    8. J Oquendo            2B 
9. J Nunez              P     9. K Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  5-0  -23  2  -12%  73% J Oquendo       J Nunez         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Pagnozzi Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  1--  2   10%  80% D May           K Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Grace Scores
   t 7   1  3-5  12-  7    9%  94% A Dawson        E Camacho       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sandberg Scores; Grace to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-  6    7%  87% D Berryhill     K Hill          Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); May Scores
   b 5   0  5-0  1--  5   -7%  85% T Pagnozzi      J Nunez         Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Wilson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  J Walton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Walton to 3B
   R      --3  4   60%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Walton Scores
   O      1--  3   58%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   56%  D May           Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Nunez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  B Gilkey        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   60%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   61%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   67%  D Berryhill     Double (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-      70%  G Smith         Wild Pitch; Berryhill to 3B
   R      --3  5   74%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Berryhill Scores
   O      1--  3   71%  C Wilkerson     Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   70%  J Nunez         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  6   67%  J Walton        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   70%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   71%  F Jose          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   70%  C Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  4   72%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   71%  R Sandberg      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   73%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  3   70%  D Smith         Popfly: 3B
   R      1--  2   80%  D May           Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Grace Scores
   R      -2-  6   87%  D Berryhill     Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); May Scores
   R      -2-  1   91%  G Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Berryhill Scores
          1--  6   92%  C Wilkerson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Smith to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B/Adv on E5
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Ken Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  6   90%  J Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Nunez facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   88%  J Oquendo       Walk
                  Geronimo Pena pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer batting 9th
   O      1--  5   90%  G Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   91%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Oquendo to 2B
   O      -2-  3   93%  O Smith         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Dayley replaces Geronimo Pena pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   94%  J Walton        Walk
   OO     1--  3   92%  R Sandberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   92%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  3   92%  D Smith         Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Nunez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   93%  R Lankford      Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   92%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   94%  F Jose          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   94%  D Smith         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   94%  D May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   94%  D Berryhill     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   94%  G Smith         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose Nunez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   91%  C Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   85%  T Pagnozzi      Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Wilson to 3B
   RR     -23  2   73%  J Oquendo       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Pagnozzi Scores
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Ken Dayley batting 9th
   O      --3  3   78%  D Walling       Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      --3  3   84%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      --3      78%  O Smith         Balk; Oquendo Scores
   O      ---  3   79%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tim Sherrill facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Sherrill replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   78%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  Hector Villanueva pinch hits for Jose Nunez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   76%  H Villanueva    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   76%  J Walton        Bunt Lineout: P (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Bielecki facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Hector Villanueva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   79%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   75%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  F Jose          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   83%  C Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tim Sherrill facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   85%  R Sandberg      Walk
          1--  1   88%  M Grace         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Sandberg to 2B; Grace to 1B
   O      12-  3   85%  D Smith         Popfly: LF (LF Line)
                  Ernie Camacho replaces Tim Sherrill pitching and batting 9th; Andre Dawson pinch hits for Derrick May batting 5th
   R      12-  7   94%  A Dawson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sandberg Scores; Grace to 3B
                  Doug Dascenzo pinch runs for Andre Dawson batting 5th
          -23  4   94%  D Berryhill     Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   95%  G Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Grace Scores/unER
   O      12-  2   94%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Bielecki facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Dascenzo moves to LF
   O      ---  3   95%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   96%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Rod Brewer pinch hits for Ernie Camacho batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  R Brewer        Reached on E6 (Pop Fly); Brewer to 2B
   RO     -2-  1   94%  B Gilkey        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brewer Scores/unER; Gilkey out at 3B/CF-SS-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Stan Clarke facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Clarke replaces Rod Brewer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  M Bielecki      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   93%  J Walton        Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  3   93%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      93%  M Grace         Sandberg Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   97%  " "             Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sandberg Scores
   O      -2-  4   96%  D Smith         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Bielecki facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   93%  O Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   95%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 2B
          -2-  6   93%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      12-  3   96%  F Jose          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   99%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-4, Stan Clarke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  D Dascenzo      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  G Smith         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Bielecki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Oquendo       Groundout: P-1B
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Stan Clarke batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Thompson      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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