June 24, 1997 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
KCR 0 CLE 10
MIN 5 NYY 12
@DET 9 BAL 6
@MIL 2 OAK 4
@SEA 1 ANA 7
@TEX 6 BOS 9
@TOR 6 PIT 8
@HOU 3 COL 6
@LAD 2 CIN 7
@MON 6
(10) NYM 6
ATL 5 FLA 4
@PHI 1 SFG 4
SDP 1 STL 7
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 38,255

Tuesday, June 24, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:12

Cubs

29-46

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  5  1
Cardinals       1  1  0   3  1  0   1  0  X    7 15  2

W: A Benes (6-3), L: T Mulholland (5-8)

Cardinals

34-40

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .667   16    1   0   GDP
B Brown LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .236  .697   22    1   1   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .309  .847   18    7   0   GDP
S Sosa RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .797   18    0   1   2B,SB
D Hansen 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .747   17    1   2   
  R Sandberg PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .667    3    0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .297  .732   13    2   3   SB,CS
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .666   27    9   2   
R Sanchez 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .603    9    3   2   
T Mulholland P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    3    0   2   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .696    7    0   0   
  R Tatis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Glanville PH              1   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .696    3    0   0   
  T Adams P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    3   9              156   24  13

BATTING

2B: S Sosa (20, off A Benes).

TB: S Sosa 2; B Brown; R Sanchez; D Hansen; M Grace.

GIDP: M Grace (6); B McRae (6).

RBI: S Dunston (16); B Brown (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sanchez-S Dunston-M Grace.

E: S Dunston (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Dunston (14, 2nd base off A Benes/M Difelice); S Sosa (8, 3rd base off A Benes/M Difelice).

CS: S Dunston (2, 2nd base by A Benes/M Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   3   3   1    0   0  .300  .834   14    3   3   3B,2B,HBP
R Gant LF                     5   1   3   3    0   1  .224  .729   22    1   0   3B
R Lankford CF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .340 1.099   22    3   0   2B,GDP
W McGee RF                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .283  .772   12    2   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   2   0    1   2  .257  .716   22    0   3   2B
R Clayton SS                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .257  .709   26    2   2   SB,HBP,IW
M Difelice C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .638   25    9   1   CS
D Young 1B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .281  .753   14    7   1   
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .542   14    0   0   2·SH
  S Livingstone PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .441    7    0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   7  15   7    4   7              178   27  10

BATTING

2B: D DeShields (16, off M Rojas); G Gaetti (15, off R Tatis); R Lankford (19, off T Mulholland).

3B: R Gant (4, off T Mulholland); D DeShields (8, off K Bottenfield).

SH: A Benes 2 (5, off K Bottenfield, off T Mulholland).

IBB: R Clayton (4, by R Tatis).

HBP: D DeShields (1, by T Mulholland); R Clayton (1, by T Mulholland).

TB: D DeShields 6; R Gant 5; G Gaetti 3; W McGee 3; R Lankford 2; D Young 2; S Livingstone.

GIDP: R Lankford (3).

RBI: R Gant 3 (37); W McGee (14); R Lankford (51); D Young (20); D DeShields (26).

2-out RBI: D DeShields.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-D DeShields-D Young 2.

E: D DeShields (11); G Gaetti (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clayton (18, 2nd base off T Mulholland/S Servais).

CS: M Difelice (1, 3rd base by T Mulholland/S Servais).

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
T Mulholland, L (5-8)          3.1   7   5   5    2   3   0   3.22   21   81-52   33· 9·10    8· 2· 4· 0     27    -     0.98  -0.24
K Bottenfield                  1.2   3   1   1    1   2   0   2.96    8   36-21   13· 2· 6    2· 0· 3· 0          1-0    0.21   0.00
R Tatis                        1     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.97    6   23-15   12· 2· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
M Rojas                        1     3   1   1    0   0   0   5.24    4   20-14    9· 3· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
T Adams                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3   14-9     6· 3· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    15   7   7    4   7   0          42  174-111  73·19·19   16· 3·10· 0          1-0

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 Benes, W (6-3)               7     4   1   1    2   7   0   2.89   26  122-79   49·11·19    8· 3· 6· 0     70    -     0.68   0.25
T Mathews                      1     1   1   0    1   1   0   1.91    5   20-14    8· 2· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.00
R Beltran                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3    9-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   9   0          34  151-101  61·15·25   12· 4· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Tatis (3; R Clayton).

HBP: T Mulholland 2 (7; R Clayton, D DeShields).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 38,255.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B McRae              CF    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. B Brown              LF    2. R Gant               LF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. W McGee              RF 
5. D Hansen             3B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. R Clayton            SS 
7. S Servais            C     7. M Difelice           C  
8. R Sanchez            2B    8. D Young              1B 
9. T Mulholland         P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-2  12-  3   12%  93% R Gant          T Mulholland    Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Young Scores; DeShields Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  5    9%  67% R Gant          T Mulholland    Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  8   -6%  61% R Lankford      T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   1  2-0  1--  3    6%  77% B McRae         A Benes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  1    5%  74% M Difelice      T Mulholland    Clayton Steals 2B; Clayton to 3B/Adv on E6

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B McRae         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   54%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   67%  R Gant          Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields to 3B
   O      1-3  8   61%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   62%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); DeShields Scores; McGee to 1B
   O      1--  4   60%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  D Hansen        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   65%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   69%  R Clayton       Hit By Pitch
          1--      74%  M Difelice      Clayton Steals 2B; Clayton to 3B/Adv on E6
          --3  6   77%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Difelice to 1B
   R      1-3  1   81%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clayton Scores; Difelice to 2B
   O      12-      76%  A Benes         Difelice Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Young to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  2   71%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   67%  R Sanchez       Walk
   O      1--  3   71%  T Mulholland    Strikeout (missed bunt)
   OO     1--  3   77%  B McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   75%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   74%  R Lankford      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   75%  W McGee         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   76%  G Gaetti        Walk; McGee to 2B
          12-  6   78%  R Clayton       Walk; McGee to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
   O      123  6   73%  M Difelice      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   76%  B Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   78%  M Grace         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   79%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   81%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   80%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 2B
          -2-  5   81%  D DeShields     Hit By Pitch
   RR     12-  3   93%  R Gant          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Young Scores; DeShields Scores
   R      --3  2   95%  R Lankford      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gant Scores
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   94%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lankford out at Hm/LF-C; McGee to 1B
          1--  3   95%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGee to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   92%  D Hansen        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   94%  S Dunston       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Dunston to 1B
   O      1--      96%  S Servais       Dunston Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   96%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   96%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 2B
   R      -2-  3   98%  D DeShields     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Young Scores
   O      --3  6   97%  R Gant          Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   96%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      1--  7   97%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   98%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); McRae to 1B
   O      1-- 11   99%  B Brown         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Ramon Tatis facing 3-4-5
                  Ramon Tatis replaces Jose Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   99%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   99%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); McGee to 3B
          -23  4   99%  R Clayton       Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   99%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   98%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   97%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   95%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Grace to 3B
   O      -23  8   96%  D Hansen        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   R      -23  3   95%  S Dunston       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Grace Scores; Dunston to 1B
          12-      93%  S Servais       Sosa Steals 3B; Dunston Steals 2B
   O      -23 10   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  3   99%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mel Rojas facing 9-1-2
                  Mel Rojas replaces Ramon Tatis pitching and batting 9th; Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  S Livingstone   Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   99%  D DeShields     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Livingstone out at Hm/RF-2B-C; DeShields to 3B
   R      --3  5   99%  R Gant          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); DeShields Scores
   OO     1--  5   99%  R Lankford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, T.J. Mathews facing 9-1-2
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Scott Livingstone pitching and batting 9th; Doug Glanville pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  D Glanville     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Glanville to 1B
          1--  7   97%  B McRae         Walk; Glanville to 2B
   R      12-  3   94%  B Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Glanville Scores/unER; McRae to 2B
   OO     12-  4   99%  M Grace         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McRae to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Terry Adams facing 4-5-6
                  Terry Adams replaces Doug Glanville pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   99%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Rigo Beltran facing 5-6-7
                  Rigo Beltran replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 9th; Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Dave Hansen batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Servais       Foul Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation