May 19, 1993 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 3 BOS 10
TOR 5 CAL 2
@CHW 0 KCR 13
OAK 8 DET 8
@MIL 6 NYY 11
@MIN 6 TEX 4
SEA 3 ATL 1
MON 0 FLA 5
PHI 3 LAD 5
CIN 2 NYM 6
PIT 4
(10) SDP 7
COL 3 SFG 6
HOU 3 CHC 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 33,785

Wednesday, May 19, 1993, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:26

Cubs

20-17

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: M Morgan (3-6), L: R Murphy (1-4), S: R Myers (12)

Cardinals

19-19

Lost 2

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Smith CF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.134   11    3   0   
  W Wilson PH-CF              2   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .656    7    1   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .365  .817    7    4   5   SH
M Grace 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .348  .913   20    7   1   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .288  .764   14    1   2   SF
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .348  .893   12    2   0   GDP,IW
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .680   13    2   0   2B
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .789   10    3   0   
R Wilkins C                   3   1   1   1    1   2  .213  .637   20    4   1   HR
M Morgan P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  B Scanlan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Maldonado PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .503    3    0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   5   8   5    2   8              123   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (10, off R Arocha).

HR: R Wilkins (3, off R Arocha; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: R Sandberg (3, off M Perez).

SH: J Vizcaino (4, off R Murphy).

IBB: D May (2, by M Perez).

TB: R Wilkins 4; M Grace 2; S Buechele 2; D Smith 2; J Vizcaino; W Wilson.

GIDP: D May (2).

RBI: M Grace 2 (34); D Smith (7); R Sandberg (9); R Wilkins (5).

2-out RBI: D Smith; R Wilkins.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sandberg-J Vizcaino-M Grace.

E: D May 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grace (2, 2nd base off M Perez/H Villanueva).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .913   13    1   0   2B
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .570   17    1   3   
G Jefferies 1B                2   1   1   1    2   0  .288  .817   17    9   0   SB
R Lankford CF                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .268  .711   24    2   0   CS
M Whiten RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .744   18    3   0   GDP
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .645   14    0   0   
G Pena 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .669   11    2   5   
H Villanueva C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .461   12    9   0   
R Arocha P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   1   SH
  R Brewer PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .529    1    0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Woodson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .464    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   2    4   4              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Gilkey (7, off M Morgan).

SH: R Arocha (1, off M Morgan).

TB: B Gilkey 4; R Lankford; G Jefferies; M Whiten; R Brewer; H Villanueva.

GIDP: M Whiten (3).

RBI: R Lankford (14); G Jefferies (21).

2-out RBI: R Lankford; G Jefferies.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-G Pena-G Jefferies.

E: G Pena (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (8, 2nd base off M Morgan/R Wilkins).

CS: R Lankford (5, 2nd base by M Morgan/R Wilkins).

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, W (3-6)              7     8   3   2    1   3   0   3.79   29  105-68   38· 6·24   12·11· 2· 0     53    -     0.98   0.01
P Assenmacher                  0     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.29    2    9-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.43  -0.20
B Scanlan, H (8)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.51    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    3.16   0.29
R Myers, S (12)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.08    4   15-8     4· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.09
Totals                         9     8   3   2    4   4   0          37  132-79   45· 7·27   13·13· 3· 0          2-0

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
R Arocha                       7     6   3   3    1   6   1   2.27   27   84-55   30·12·13   10· 6· 4· 0     58    -     1.24   0.01
R Murphy, L (1-4)              0     2   2   2    0   0   0   3.38    3   13-9     8· 1· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.58  -0.37
M Perez                        2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.20    7   24-13    8· 2· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.70   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    2   8   1          37  121-77   46·15·16   13· 9· 5· 0          2-1

P Assenmacher faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
R Murphy faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Perez (1; D May).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 33,785.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Smith              CF    1. B Gilkey             LF 
2. J Vizcaino           SS    2. O Smith              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. R Sandberg           2B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. D May                LF    5. M Whiten             RF 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. S Sosa               RF    7. G Pena               2B 
8. R Wilkins            C     8. H Villanueva         C  
9. M Morgan             P     9. R Arocha             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-3  12-  1   23%  87% M Whiten        B Scanlan       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Jefferies to 3B
   t 7   2  3-2  ---  4   20%  43% R Wilkins       R Arocha        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 8   0  3-3  12-  8   20%  87% M Grace         R Murphy        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Wilson Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
   b 3   2  1-1  -2-  4  -13%  34% G Jefferies     M Morgan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gilkey Scores; Jefferies to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   b 8   0  5-3  1--  5  -12%  64% R Lankford      P Assenmacher   Walk; Jefferies to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Rene Arocha facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   54%  D Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   64%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B/Adv on E4
   RO     -23  5   64%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Smith Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
   O      --3  5   59%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   56%  D May           Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   58%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   60%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   58%  G Jefferies     Walk
          1--      57%  R Lankford      Jefferies Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   59%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   57%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   56%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   59%  M Whiten        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   60%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  G Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rene Arocha facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   59%  M Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   58%  D Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   57%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   52%  H Villanueva    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   55%  R Arocha        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Villanueva to 2B
   R      -2-  1   42%  B Gilkey        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Villanueva Scores/Adv on E7; Gilkey to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   46%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  4   34%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gilkey Scores; Jefferies to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   R      --3  5   25%  R Lankford      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jefferies Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   26%  M Whiten        Lankford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rene Arocha facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   24%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  4   22%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   21%  D May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   22%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   23%  T Zeile         Foul Popfly: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   24%  G Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   32%  S Buechele      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   26%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
          -2-  6   30%  R Wilkins       Walk
   O      12-  3   24%  M Morgan        Strikeout (missed bunt)
   R      12-  3   35%  D Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive); Buechele Scores; Wilkins to 2B
   O      12-  1   29%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   31%  H Villanueva    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   33%  R Arocha        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   31%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   34%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Rene Arocha facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   40%  M Grace         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   34%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   26%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Morgan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   28%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   29%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   28%  M Whiten        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   30%  T Zeile         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   26%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   23%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   43%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   41%  M Morgan        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   45%  G Pena          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4   48%  H Villanueva    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Rod Brewer pinch hits for Rene Arocha batting 9th
          ---  1   46%  R Brewer        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  3   40%  B Gilkey        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Brewer to 3B
   O      -23  6   50%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Rob Murphy facing 1-2-3
                  Rob Murphy replaces Rod Brewer pitching and batting 9th; Willie Wilson pinch hits for Dwight Smith batting 1st
          ---  4   57%  W Wilson        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  1   67%  J Vizcaino      Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Wilson to 2B; Vizcaino to 1B
   R      12-  8   87%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Wilson Scores; Vizcaino to 3B
                  Mike Perez replaces Rob Murphy pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  3   87%  R Sandberg      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Vizcaino Scores
          1--      88%  D May           Grace Steals 2B
          -2-  5   89%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   86%  S Buechele      Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      12-  1   84%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Willie Wilson moves to CF
          ---  4   76%  G Jefferies     Walk
          1--  5   64%  R Lankford      Walk; Jefferies to 2B
                  Bob Scanlan replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   87%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Jefferies to 3B
   O      --3  2   93%  T Zeile         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   92%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
                  Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Bob Scanlan batting 9th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   91%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Myers facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Myers replaces Candy Maldonado pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  G Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  H Villanueva    Flyball: RF
                  Tracy Woodson pinch hits for Mike Perez batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  T Woodson       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  B Gilkey        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation