September 12, 1992 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 43,629

Saturday, September 12, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:58

Cubs

70-70

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  4   2  2  X   11 13  0

W: R Cormier (7-10), L: M Morgan (14-7)

Cardinals

70-69

Won 1

3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dascenzo CF-RF              5   1   3   2    0   0  .250  .604   11    1   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .837   18    0   4   
  L Salazar 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .523    5    0   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .828   15   11   0   2B
  H Villanueva 1B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .517         0   0   
A Dawson RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .770   12    1   0   
  D Strange 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .501         1   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .709   17    0   1   
  J Kunkel SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .370         0   1   
D May LF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .671   12    2   0   GDP
J Girardi C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .625   12    5   0   
A Arias SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .444 1.139   16    2   1   
  J Hartsock P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Morgan P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .094  .213    7    0   1   SH
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 2.000         0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Ramsey CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   3              131   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Grace (30, off R Cormier); D Dascenzo (13, off R Cormier).

SH: M Morgan (11, off R Cormier).

TB: D Dascenzo 4; M Grace 2; A Arias; J Girardi; S Buechele; R Sandberg; M Morgan; A Dawson.

GIDP: D May (9).

RBI: D Dascenzo 2 (18); A Dawson (73).

2-out RBI: D Dascenzo 2; A Dawson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pena 2B                     3   1   1   0    2   2  .301  .888   25    1   5   
O Smith SS                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .298  .709   24    3   4   
R Lankford CF                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .294  .836   24    4   0   HR
F Jose RF                     5   2   3   3    0   0  .298  .800   20    2   0   HR
R Brewer 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .316  .728   14   14   1   
O Canseco LF                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .276  .865   26    0   0   
T Zeile 3B                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .259  .718   12    0   2   HR
R Gedman C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .553    6    1   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .716    5    0   0   
  T Pagnozzi C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .669    7    2   0   
R Cormier P                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .122  .285    8    0   2   
Totals                       37  11  13  10    5   5              171   27  14

BATTING

HR: F Jose (14, off M Morgan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); R Lankford (16, off M Morgan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Zeile (7, off J Robinson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: F Jose 6; T Zeile 5; R Lankford 4; R Brewer 2; R Gedman; G Pena; R Cormier; C Wilson; O Canseco.

RBI: F Jose 3 (63); T Zeile 3 (44); R Lankford 2 (70); C Wilson (11); O Canseco (3).

2-out RBI: R Lankford 2; T Zeile 2; F Jose.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Brewer-O Smith-R Brewer.

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 Morgan, L (14-7)             5     8   7   7    2   2   2   2.61   25   97-56   31· 4·21   10· 7· 4· 0     23    -     1.04  -0.47
C McElroy                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.72    5   22-11    4· 6· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.60  -0.05
J Robinson                     1     1   2   2    1   0   1   3.39    5   20-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.02
J Hartsock                     0.1   3   2   2    1   0   0  54.00    5   20-10    8· 2· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
P Assenmacher                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    1    5-4     1· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
H Slocumb                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.53    1    5-3     1· 2· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  11    5   5   3          42  169-94   51·15·28   14·11· 7· 0          6-2

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
R Cormier, W (7-10)            9    10   3   3    2   3   0   3.79   38  131-90   60·13·17   20· 8· 5· 0     56    -     0.99  -0.04
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   3   0          38  131-90   60·13·17   20· 8· 5· 0           -

M Morgan faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C McElroy (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 43,629.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Dascenzo           CF    1. G Pena               2B 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. A Dawson             RF    4. F Jose               RF 
5. S Buechele           3B    5. R Brewer             1B 
6. D May                LF    6. O Canseco            LF 
7. J Girardi            C     7. T Zeile              3B 
8. A Arias              SS    8. R Gedman             C  
9. M Morgan             P     9. R Cormier            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  3   25%  65% R Lankford      M Morgan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Lankford Scores
   t 4   2  3-1  -23  5  -21%  53% D Dascenzo      R Cormier       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Girardi Scores; Arias Scores
   b 6   0  3-3  12-  6   13%  83% O Canseco       M Morgan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Jose Scores; Brewer to 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  --3  4  -12%  39% A Dawson        R Cormier       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Dascenzo Scores
   b 3   2  1-2  ---  1   11%  76% F Jose          M Morgan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jose Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rheal Cormier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   50%  R Sandberg      Walk
          1--  2   41%  M Grace         Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Sandberg to 3B
   O      -23  3   49%  A Dawson        Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      -23  3   54%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  G Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rheal Cormier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   52%  A Arias         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Morgan        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Morgan to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  F Jose          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   55%  R Brewer        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   53%  O Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B; Brewer to 2B
          -2-  5   54%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rheal Cormier facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   43%  D Dascenzo      Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  2   44%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Dascenzo to 3B
   O      --3  2   51%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B; Dascenzo stays at 3B
   R      --3  4   39%  A Dawson        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Dascenzo Scores
   O      1--  7   41%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   39%  R Cormier       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   42%  G Pena          Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Pena to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   65%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Lankford Scores
   R      ---  1   76%  F Jose          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jose Scores
   O      ---  1   76%  R Brewer        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rheal Cormier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  D May           Flyball: CF
          ---  1   75%  J Girardi       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  7   71%  A Arias         Walk; Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  M Morgan        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Girardi to 3B; Arias to 2B
   RR     -23  5   53%  D Dascenzo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Girardi Scores; Arias Scores
          1--  7   50%  R Sandberg      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Dascenzo to 2B
   O      12-  9   56%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Morgan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  O Canseco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   51%  T Zeile         Lineout: LF
          ---  2   53%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Cormier       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rheal Cormier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   50%  S Buechele      Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   56%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  G Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   51%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rheal Cormier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  J Girardi       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  A Arias         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  2   54%  M Morgan        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  2   51%  D Dascenzo      Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morgan to 2B
   O      12-  2   57%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   62%  F Jose          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   70%  R Brewer        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Jose to 2B
   R      12-  6   83%  O Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Jose Scores; Brewer to 2B
   R      12-  3   91%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Brewer Scores; Canseco to 2B
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson pinch hits for Rich Gedman batting 8th
   R      12-  5   96%  C Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Canseco Scores; Zeile to 3B
   O      1-3  1   95%  R Cormier       Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
          1-3  6   95%  G Pena          Walk; Wilson to 2B
   R      123      98%  O Smith         Wild Pitch; Zeile Scores; Wilson to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      -23  4   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6   96%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-7, Rheal Cormier facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Pagnozzi replaces Craig Wilson playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  2   97%  M Grace         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Chuck McElroy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  R Brewer        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  O Canseco       Walk
   RR     1--  3   99%  T Zeile         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Canseco Scores; Zeile Scores
   O      ---  7   99%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Rheal Cormier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  D May           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  J Girardi       Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Arias         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Jeff Hartsock facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Hartsock replaces Alex Arias pitching and batting 8th; Hector Villanueva replaces Mark Grace playing 1B batting 3rd; Doug Strange replaces Andre Dawson playing 2B batting 4th; Luis Salazar replaces Ryne Sandberg playing 3B batting 2nd; Jeff Kunkel replaces Steve Buechele playing SS batting 5th; Fernando Ramsey replaces Jeff Robinson playing CF batting 9th; Doug Dascenzo moves to RF
          ---  1  100%  R Cormier       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3  100%  G Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive); Cormier to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cormier to 3B; Smith to 1B
          1-3  6  100%  R Lankford      Walk; Smith to 2B
   RR     123  6  100%  F Jose          Single (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Cormier Scores; Smith Scores; Lankford to 2B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Hartsock pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  5  100%  R Brewer        Strikeout Looking
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  5  100%  O Canseco       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-11, Rheal Cormier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6  100%  F Ramsey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  L Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation