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BOS  2
BAL  0

CAL  5
SEA  4

KCR  7
@CHW  5

CLE  6
MIN  5

(11)
NYY  4
@MIL  2

TEX  8
OAK  4

DET  5
@TOR  4

(10)
FLA  7
PHI  4

HOU  2
ATL  1

NYM  4
MON  1

CIN  9
@PIT  3

COL  5
@SDP  4

SFG  7
LAD  6

CHC  3
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 50,418

Saturday, July 20, 1996, 12:07
Time of Game: 3:01
Cubs
3
45-51
Won 1
4th, 7½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Steve Trachsel (8-6), L: Mike Morgan (3-4), S: Turk Wendell (9)
Cardinals
0
53-44
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .717   13    8    2   0   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .785    8    4    1   0   
  D Glanville PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .539    5    3    0   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .342  .863   15    9   10   0   2B,SF
S Sosa RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .269  .855   12   10    0   0   
D Magadan 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .593   10    6    1   1   
  J Hernandez 3B              1   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .607    1    1    0   1   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .771   13    7    2   2   
T Houston C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .347  .927   11    6    7   2   GDP
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .538    9    6    1   5   GDP
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .081  .243    7    6    1   0   
  F Fermin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .536    2    1    0   0   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  B Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Servais C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .749              2   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   0    2   1              106   67   27  11
Batting Events
2B: M Grace (25, off R Honeycutt); J Hernandez (9, off D Eckersley); B McRae (21, off M Morgan).
SF: M Grace (2, off M Morgan).
TB: M Grace 2; S Sosa 2; J Hernandez 2; B McRae 2; L Gonzalez; R Sandberg.
GIDP: T Houston (3); R Sanchez (6).
RBI: S Sosa (75); J Hernandez (24); M Grace (40).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .717   13    6    0   7   2·SB,CS
R Lankford CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .915   22   12    2   0   
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .251  .915   27   13    0   0   
B Jordan RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .855   13    9    4   0   
J Mabry 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .322  .839   11    5   16   0   
  O Smith PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .683    5    1    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .728   19   10    0   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .295  .758   16   11    2   0   
  M Mejia PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .125              0   0   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .507   12    9    3   7   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .667    5    4    0   0   
M Morgan P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .083    8    7    0   0   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  W McGee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .747    5    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    5  10              156   90   27  15
Batting Events
TB: T Pagnozzi 2; R Lankford; R Clayton; M Gallego.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Clayton-M Gallego-J Mabry; M Gallego-J Mabry.
Baserunning Events
SB: R Clayton 2 (22, 2nd base off S Trachsel/T Houston, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/T Houston).
CS: R Clayton (11, 3rd base by S Trachsel/T Houston).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel, W (8-6)            7     4   0   0    3   7   0   2.39   27   99-61   34·15·12   10· 7· 5· 0     73    -     1.28   0.51
K Bottenfield, H (1)           1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.48    4   25-12    7· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.27   0.15
B Patterson                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.05
T Wendell, S (9)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.02    4   15-11    5· 4· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.95   0.09
Totals                         9     5   0   0    5  10   0          36  144-85   47·21·17   12· 9· 7· 0          1-0 
B Patterson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
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
M Morgan, L (3-4)              8     4   1   1    2   1   0   4.26   28   88-56   36· 5·15   19· 6· 3· 0     69    -     0.90   0.32
R Honeycutt                    0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.07    2    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.01
D Eckersley                    0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.67    4   10-7     5· 1· 1    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.48  -0.11
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   1   0          34  106-67   44· 6·17   21·10· 5· 0          1-1 
Balks: S Trachsel (2); T Wendell (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 50,418.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, Drizzle.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Brian McRae                  CF       1. Royce Clayton                SS
2. Luis Gonzalez                LF       2. Ray Lankford                 CF
3. Mark Grace                   1B       3. Ron Gant                     LF
4. Sammy Sosa                   RF       4. Brian Jordan                 RF
5. Dave Magadan                 3B       5. John Mabry                   1B
6. Ryne Sandberg                2B       6. Gary Gaetti                  3B
7. Tyler Houston                 C       7. Tom Pagnozzi                  C
8. Rey Sanchez                  SS       8. Mike Gallego                 2B
9. Steve Trachsel                P       9. Mike Morgan                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  12% 63% 0-1 STL R. Lankford K. Bottenfield Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 1 -2- O 6,(3-2)  10% 73% 0-1 STL R. Gant K. Bottenfield Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 -2- O 9,(3-2)  10% 83% 0-1 STL B. Jordan K. Bottenfield Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -10% 59% 0-1 STL R. Clayton K. Bottenfield Walk
b6 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  9% 69% 0-1 STL G. Gaetti S. Trachsel Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  6% 56% 0-0 CHC B. McRae M. Morgan Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 54% 0-0 CHC L. Gonzalez M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McRae to 3B
t1 1 --3 RO 6,(3-2)  2% 56% 0-0 CHC M. Grace M. Morgan Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
t1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 55% 1-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 57% 0-1 STL R. Clayton S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 59% 0-1 STL R. Lankford S. Trachsel Popfly: SS
b1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 58% 0-1 STL R. Gant S. Trachsel Walk
b1 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 60% 0-1 STL B. Jordan S. Trachsel Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 58% 1-0 CHC D. Magadan M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  2% 60% 1-0 CHC R. Sandberg M. Morgan Walk
t2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  3% 64% 1-0 CHC T. Houston M. Morgan Walk; Sandberg to 2B
t2 1 12- OO 3,(1-1)  -8% 56% 1-0 CHC R. Sanchez M. Morgan Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 58% 0-1 STL J. Mabry S. Trachsel Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 60% 0-1 STL G. Gaetti S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 59% 0-1 STL T. Pagnozzi S. Trachsel Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  -2% 56% 0-1 STL M. Gallego S. Trachsel Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pagnozzi to 2B
b2 2 12- O 5,(1-2)  5% 61% 0-1 STL M. Morgan S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 59% 1-0 CHC S. Trachsel M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 57% 1-0 CHC B. McRae M. Morgan Lineout: 1B
t3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1% 59% 1-0 CHC L. Gonzalez M. Morgan Single to 3B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t3 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 56% 1-0 CHC M. Grace M. Morgan Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 52% 0-1 STL R. Clayton S. Trachsel Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 0 1-- O 6,(3-2)  2% 54% 0-1 STL R. Lankford S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging, Clayton Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  7% 61% 0-1 STL R. Gant S. Trachsel Clayton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b3 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 62% 0-1 STL R. Gant S. Trachsel Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  4% 66% 1-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Morgan Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t4 0 1-- O 5,(3-1)  -3% 62% 1-0 CHC D. Magadan M. Morgan Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 59% 1-0 CHC R. Sandberg M. Morgan Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 57% 1-0 CHC T. Houston M. Morgan Lineout: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 60% 0-1 STL B. Jordan S. Trachsel Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 62% 0-1 STL J. Mabry S. Trachsel Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 60% 0-1 STL G. Gaetti S. Trachsel Walk
b4 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 64% 0-1 STL T. Pagnozzi S. Trachsel Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 61% 1-0 CHC R. Sanchez M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 59% 1-0 CHC S. Trachsel M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 58% 1-0 CHC B. McRae M. Morgan Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 62% 0-1 STL M. Gallego S. Trachsel Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 64% 0-1 STL M. Morgan S. Trachsel Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 66% 0-1 STL R. Clayton S. Trachsel Lineout: P (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 63% 1-0 CHC L. Gonzalez M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 61% 1-0 CHC M. Grace M. Morgan Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 60% 1-0 CHC S. Sosa M. Morgan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -6% 54% 0-1 STL R. Lankford S. Trachsel Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  6% 60% 0-1 STL R. Gant S. Trachsel Lineout: CF
b6 1 1-- -3% 57% 0-1 STL B. Jordan S. Trachsel Balk; Lankford to 2B
b6 1 -2- O 2,(1-0)  5% 62% 0-1 STL B. Jordan S. Trachsel Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Lankford to 3B
b6 2 --3 4,(3-0)  -2% 60% 0-1 STL J. Mabry S. Trachsel Walk
b6 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  9% 69% 0-1 STL G. Gaetti S. Trachsel Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 66% 1-0 CHC D. Magadan M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 69% 1-0 CHC R. Sandberg M. Morgan Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t7 1 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  -6% 63% 1-0 CHC T. Houston M. Morgan Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  5% 68% 0-1 STL T. Pagnozzi S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 72% 0-1 STL M. Gallego S. Trachsel Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 74% 0-1 STL M. Morgan S. Trachsel Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 72% 1-0 CHC R. Sanchez M. Morgan Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
Felix Fermin pinch hits for Steve Trachsel (P) batting 9th
t8 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 70% 1-0 CHC F. Fermin M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 69% 1-0 CHC B. McRae M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
Kent Bottenfield replaces Felix Fermin (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Jose Hernandez replaces Dave Magadan playing 3B batting 5th
b8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -10% 59% 0-1 STL R. Clayton K. Bottenfield Walk
b8 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  -7% 52% 0-1 STL R. Lankford K. Bottenfield Clayton Steals 2B
b8 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  12% 63% 0-1 STL R. Lankford K. Bottenfield Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 1 -2- O 6,(3-2)  10% 73% 0-1 STL R. Gant K. Bottenfield Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 -2- O 9,(3-2)  10% 83% 0-1 STL B. Jordan K. Bottenfield Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
Rick Honeycutt replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez (LF) batting 2nd
t9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 81% 1-0 CHC D. Glanville R. Honeycutt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t9 1 --- 3,(2-0)  3% 85% 1-0 CHC M. Grace R. Honeycutt Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th
t9 1 -2- R 3,(0-2)  7% 92% 1-0 CHC S. Sosa D. Eckersley Single to CF (Line Drive); Grace Scores
t9 1 1-- R 1,(0-0)  4% 97% 2-0 CHC J. Hernandez D. Eckersley Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sosa Scores
t9 1 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -0% 96% 3-0 CHC R. Sandberg D. Eckersley Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Hernandez to 3B
t9 2 --3 O 2,(1-0)  -1% 96% 3-0 CHC T. Houston D. Eckersley Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Bob Patterson facing 5-6-7
Bob Patterson replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville moves from PH to LF; Ozzie Smith pinch hits for John Mabry (1B) batting 5th
b9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -5% 91% 0-3 STL O. Smith B. Patterson Walk
Turk Wendell replaces Tyler Houston (C) pitching and batting 7th; Scott Servais replaces Bob Patterson (P) playing C batting 9th
b9 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  -1% 90% 0-3 STL G. Gaetti T. Wendell Balk; Smith to 2B
b9 0 -2- O 4,(1-2)  5% 95% 0-3 STL G. Gaetti T. Wendell Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b9 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  -6% 88% 0-3 STL T. Pagnozzi T. Wendell Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Smith to 3B
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Mike Gallego (2B) batting 8th; Miguel Mejia pinch runs for Tom Pagnozzi (C) batting 7th
b9 1 1-3 O 5,(1-2)  7% 95% 0-3 STL L. Alicea T. Wendell Strikeout Swinging
Willie McGee pinch hits for Dennis Eckersley (P) batting 9th
b9 2 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  5% 100% 0-3 STL W. McGee T. Wendell Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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