July 29, 1994 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,229

Friday, July 29, 1994, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:44

Cubs

46-55

Won 2

4th, 12½ GB

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

W: J Bullinger (6-2), L: A Watson (6-5)

Cardinals

46-55

Lost 6

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Dunston SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .292  .791   11    0   3   2B,CS
  T Haney 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .631    2    0   1   
J Hernandez 3B-SS             5   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .641   23    0   4   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .298  .893    8    1   0   
G Hill CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .825   14    3   0   GDP
D May LF                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .275  .725   16    3   0   2B,GDP
M Parent C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .275  .776   15    4   1   
S Buechele 1B                 3   3   2   3    1   0  .241  .738   23   15   0   HR,3B
R Sanchez 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .281  .673    8    1   3   
J Bullinger P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .557   10    0   1   
  K Rhodes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .707    7    0   0   
  D Otto P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Bautista P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  12   7    2   4              137   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Dunston (19, off G Buckels); D May (18, off A Watson).

3B: S Buechele (1, off A Watson).

HR: S Buechele (13, off G Buckels; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: S Buechele 7; S Dunston 3; R Sanchez 2; S Sosa 2; D May 2; G Hill 2; J Hernandez.

GIDP: D May (11); G Hill (4).

RBI: S Buechele 3 (46); D May 2 (44); R Sanchez (17); G Hill (31).

2-out RBI: S Buechele; R Sanchez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Parent (5); S Sosa (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Dunston (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Watson).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .709   16    3   0   
O Smith SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .625   15    2   5   
G Jefferies 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .867   18   11   1   
R Lankford CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .876   10    2   0   
T Zeile 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .785   15    0   2   2B
M Whiten RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .283  .819   16    4   0   
G Pena 2B                     3   2   1   1    1   1  .248  .784   13    1   3   2B,SB
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .277  .727    9    4   2   
A Watson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .525         0   1   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .783    2    0   0   
  G Buckels P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Eversgerd P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Oquendo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .665    6    0   0   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Arocha P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .422         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    3   5              123   27  15

BATTING

2B: G Pena (13, off J Bullinger); T Zeile (22, off J Bullinger).

TB: R Lankford 2; G Pena 2; T Zeile 2; L Alicea.

RBI: L Alicea (22); T Pagnozzi (32); G Pena (29).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Pagnozzi-G Jefferies; G Pena-O Smith-G Jefferies; O Smith-G Pena-G Jefferies.

E: G Jefferies (6); T Zeile (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pena (6, 2nd base off J Bullinger/M Parent).

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 Bullinger, W (6-2)           8     4   3   2    2   4   0   3.05   30  109-65   40· 6·19   14· 6· 4· 0     66    -     0.43   0.12
D Otto                         0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.95    4   13-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39   0.00
J Bautista                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.98    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     5   3   2    3   5   0          35  123-73   45· 8·20   14· 8· 5· 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
A Watson, L (6-5)              3     7   5   5    1   1   0   5.75   15   56-36   24· 4· 8    7· 3· 3· 0     25    -     0.73  -0.33
G Buckels                      3     4   3   1    1   3   1   3.86   14   48-29   16· 9· 4    5· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.05
B Eversgerd                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.48    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
R Murphy                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.99    3   10-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
R Arocha                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.23    3   11-6     6· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   6    2   4   1          38  132-82   53·14·15   18· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Watson (4; S Dunston, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 46,229.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. S Dunston            SS    1. B Gilkey             LF 
2. J Hernandez          3B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. G Hill               CF    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. D May                LF    5. T Zeile              3B 
6. M Parent             C     6. M Whiten             RF 
7. S Buechele           1B    7. G Pena               2B 
8. R Sanchez            2B    8. T Pagnozzi           C  
9. J Bullinger          P     9. A Watson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  3   15%  78% D May           A Watson        Double to RF (Line Drive); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  4    9%  63% G Hill          A Watson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hernandez Scores; Sosa to 2B
   t 1   2  0-3  -2-  8    7%  83% S Buechele      A Watson        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); May Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5   -6%  48% J Hernandez     A Watson        Dunston Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   t 1   2  0-4  --3  2    5%  87% R Sanchez       A Watson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buechele Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  S Dunston       Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Hernandez     Dunston Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  6   50%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   54%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hernandez to 2B
   R      12-  4   63%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hernandez Scores; Sosa to 2B
   RR     12-  3   78%  D May           Double to RF (Line Drive); Sosa Scores; Hill Scores
   O      -2-  1   76%  M Parent        Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  8   83%  S Buechele      Triple to CF (Fly Ball); May Scores
   R      --3  2   87%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buechele Scores
   O      1--  6   86%  J Bullinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   88%  B Gilkey        Popfly: 2B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   89%  O Smith         Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  7   89%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   89%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   88%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bullinger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Allen Watson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   92%  G Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   90%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   89%  M Parent        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bullinger facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   87%  G Pena          Walk
   O      1--  4   87%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging, Pena Steals 2B; Pena to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Allen Watson batting 9th
   R      --3  2   84%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Pena Scores
   O      1--  5   86%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   88%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gary Buckels facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Buckels replaces Luis Alicea pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   89%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  1   91%  R Sanchez       Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Buechele to 2B
   ROO    12-  1   91%  J Bullinger     Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt C-1B; Buechele Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER/No RBI
          ---  1   92%  S Dunston       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   91%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Bullinger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   92%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   91%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   92%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lankford to 2B
   O      -2-  1   94%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Gary Buckels facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   93%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  G Hill          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   93%  D May           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Bullinger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  G Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   95%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   95%  G Buckels       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-1, Gary Buckels facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   96%  M Parent        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Parent to 1B
   RR     1--  3   99%  S Buechele      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Parent Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   98%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Bullinger     Flyball: LF
          ---  2   98%  S Dunston       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   99%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   98%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   99%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bryan Eversgerd facing 3-4-5
                  Bryan Eversgerd replaces Gary Buckels pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   99%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Bullinger facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Haney replaces Shawon Dunston playing 3B batting 1st; Jose Hernandez moves to SS
          ---  2   98%  T Zeile         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   98%  G Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Zeile Scores; Pena to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3  3   98%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B; Pena Scores/unER
                  Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Bryan Eversgerd batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Rob Murphy facing 6-7-8
                  Rob Murphy replaces Jose Oquendo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  M Parent        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  S Buechele      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Bullinger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Rene Arocha facing 9-1-2
                  Rene Arocha replaces Rob Murphy pitching and batting 9th; Karl Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Bullinger batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  K Rhodes        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   99%  T Haney         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Otto facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Otto replaces Karl Rhodes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   98%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
          1--  6   98%  M Whiten        Walk; Lankford to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  G Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Bautista replaces Dave Otto pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1  100%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation