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ANA  1
TEX  0
 BOS  1
@BAL  0
(10)		 MIN  1
@CHW  1
(7)		 TOR  9
@CLE  2
 OAK  3
SEA  1
 TBD  6
NYY  2
 ARI 10
SDP  3
 ATL 18
FLA  0
 COL  9
SFG  8
 HOU  9
LAD  4
 CIN  7
@MIL  1
 NYM  2
PIT  1
 PHI  6
MON  5
 STL  9
CHC  5
(5)
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 47,998

 Sunday, October 3, 1999, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 1:44
Cubs
5
67-95
Lost 1
6th, 30 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  4   0  1    5  6  2
Cardinals       1  3  1   4  0    9 10  1
W: Larry Luebbers (3-3), L: Steve Trachsel (8-18), S: Rick Ankiel (0)
 Cardinals
9
75-86
Won 1
4th, 21½ GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .670   10    7    0   0   
  S Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .667              0   0   
M Morandini 2B                3   1   0   0    0   0  .241  .648   10    6    0   4   
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   3    0   0  .288 1.002   12    6    2   0   HR,GDP
M Grace 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .870   15    8    4   0   
  M Alexander 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .664              0   0   
G Hill LF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .934    7    4    1   0   
  R Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .629              0   0   
S Andrews 3B-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .662    7    4    0   1   
J Blauser SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .767   10    7    4   2   
J Molina C                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .649    8    6    1   0   
S Trachsel P                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .252    1    1    0   0   
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000              0   0   
  C Meyers PH-CF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .588    3    2    0   0   
Totals                       22   5   6   0    0   2               83   51   12   7
Batting Events
HR: S Sosa (63, off L Luebbers; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: S Sosa 4; L Johnson 2; J Molina; C Meyers; J Blauser.
GIDP: S Sosa (17).
RBI: S Sosa 3 (141); L Johnson (21).
2-out RBI: S Sosa 3.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Morandini-J Blauser-M Grace.
E: M Grace (8); S Sosa (9).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .734   12    8    1   5   SF
J Drew CF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .763   11    8    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  1   3   1   1    2   0  .278 1.120   18    8    8   1   HR
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .957    5    5    2   0   
T Howard RF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .789    6    6    0   0   
E Perez LF                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .344  .962    9    6    0   0   
  W McGee PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .570    1    1    0   0   GDP
  J McEwing LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .730              0   0   
M Jensen C                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .821    9    6    1   2   
P Polanco 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .680    5    4    1   2   
L Luebbers P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .301    7    4    0   0   
  R Ankiel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              0   0   
Totals                       21   9  10   0    2   1               83   56   15  10
Batting Events
HR: M McGwire (65, off S Trachsel; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: E Renteria (7, off S Trachsel).
TB: M McGwire 4; F Tatis 2; T Howard 2; J Drew; E Perez; E Renteria; L Luebbers; P Polanco.
GIDP: W McGee (5).
RBI: F Tatis 2 (107); P Polanco (19); E Perez (9); E Renteria (63); T Howard (28); M McGwire (147).
2-out RBI: M McGwire.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Renteria-M McGwire.
E: M McGwire (13).

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, L (8-18)           3.1   8   8   6    1   1   1   5.56   20   74-51   33· 3·15   10· 8· 3· 0     16    -     1.09  -0.46
R Myers                        0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.38    4    9-5     3· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.91  -0.09
S Sanders                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.52    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            0-0               
Totals                         4    10   9   7    2   1   1          24   83-56   36· 4·16   12· 9· 4· 0          2-2 
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
L Luebbers, W (3-3)            4     6   5   5    0   1   1   5.12   20   73-46   31· 7· 8   13· 6· 1· 0     31    -     0.97  -0.24
R Ankiel, S (0)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.27    2   10-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.42   0.19
Totals                         5     6   5   5    0   2   1          22   83-51   33· 8·10   14· 6· 1· 0          3-1
L Luebbers faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Paul Schrieber.
Time of Game: 1:44.
Attendance: 47,998.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Lance Johnson                CF       1. Edgar Renteria               SS
2. Mickey Morandini             2B       2. J.D. Drew                    CF
3. Sammy Sosa                   RF       3. Mark McGwire                 1B
4. Mark Grace                   1B       4. Fernando Tatis               3B
5. Glenallen Hill               LF       5. Thomas Howard                RF
6. Shane Andrews                3B       6. Eduardo Perez                LF
7. Jeff Blauser                 SS       7. Marcus Jensen                 C
8. Jose Molina                   C       8. Placido Polanco              2B
9. Steve Trachsel                P       9. Larry Luebbers                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 2 1-3 RRR 2,(1-0)  -24% 55% 1-4 CHC S. Sosa L. Luebbers Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Trachsel Scores; Morandini Scores
b4 1 12- R 5,(2-2)  12% 84% 5-4 STL J. Drew S. Trachsel Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Luebbers Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Renteria to 3B; Drew to 2B
t5 2 --3 O 5,(2-2)  10% 100% 5-9 CHC M. Grace R. Ankiel Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 --- R 5,(2-2)  10% 61% 0-0 STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 0 123 ROO 5,(3-1)  9% 90% 4-9 CHC S. Sosa R. Ankiel Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Meyers Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B

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' Larry Luebbers facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 CHC L. Johnson L. Luebbers Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 54% 0-0 CHC M. Morandini L. Luebbers Popfly: CF
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 55% 0-0 CHC S. Sosa L. Luebbers Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 STL J. Drew S. Trachsel Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 --- R 5,(2-2)  10% 61% 0-0 STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 60% 1-0 STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Larry Luebbers facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 62% 0-1 CHC M. Grace L. Luebbers Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 64% 0-1 CHC G. Hill L. Luebbers Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t2 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 65% 0-1 CHC S. Andrews L. Luebbers Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 68% 1-0 STL T. Howard S. Trachsel Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  5% 73% 1-0 STL E. Perez S. Trachsel Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Howard to 2B
b2 0 12- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 71% 1-0 STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howard to 3B
b2 1 1-3 R 4,(1-2)  6% 76% 1-0 STL P. Polanco S. Trachsel Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Howard Scores; Jensen to 2B
b2 1 12- R 5,(2-2)  8% 85% 2-0 STL L. Luebbers S. Trachsel Reached on E3 (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Jensen Scores/No RBI/unER; Polanco to 3B
b2 1 1-3 RO 1,(0-0)  1% 86% 3-0 STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Polanco Scores/unER
b2 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 85% 4-0 STL J. Drew S. Trachsel Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Larry Luebbers facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 82% 0-4 CHC J. Blauser L. Luebbers Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  -5% 77% 0-4 CHC J. Molina L. Luebbers Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Blauser to 2B
t3 0 12- O 1,(0-0)  5% 82% 0-4 CHC S. Trachsel L. Luebbers Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Molina to 2B
t3 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  -7% 75% 0-4 CHC L. Johnson L. Luebbers Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molina Scores; Trachsel to 2B
t3 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  4% 79% 1-4 CHC M. Morandini L. Luebbers Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Trachsel to 3B
t3 2 1-3 RRR 2,(1-0)  -24% 55% 1-4 CHC S. Sosa L. Luebbers Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Trachsel Scores; Morandini Scores
t3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -1% 53% 4-4 CHC M. Grace L. Luebbers Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t3 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 56% 4-4 CHC G. Hill L. Luebbers Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  4% 60% 4-4 STL M. McGwire S. Trachsel Walk
b3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  6% 65% 4-4 STL F. Tatis S. Trachsel Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
b3 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 63% 4-4 STL T. Howard S. Trachsel Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); McGwire to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RO 6,(2-2)  2% 65% 4-4 STL E. Perez S. Trachsel Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McGwire Scores; Howard to 2B
b3 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 62% 5-4 STL M. Jensen S. Trachsel Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Cardinals' Larry Luebbers facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 65% 4-5 CHC S. Andrews L. Luebbers Foul Popfly: 3B
t4 1 --- O 7,(2-2)  2% 67% 4-5 CHC J. Blauser L. Luebbers Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 68% 4-5 CHC J. Molina L. Luebbers Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cubs' Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
Roosevelt Brown replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 5th
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 66% 5-4 STL P. Polanco S. Trachsel Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  2% 68% 5-4 STL L. Luebbers S. Trachsel Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  3% 71% 5-4 STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Luebbers to 2B
b4 1 12- R 5,(2-2)  12% 84% 5-4 STL J. Drew S. Trachsel Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Luebbers Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Renteria to 3B; Drew to 2B
Rodney Myers replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
b4 1 -23 6,(3-2)  0% 84% 6-4 STL M. McGwire R. Myers Walk
b4 1 123 RR 1,(0-0)  7% 92% 6-4 STL F. Tatis R. Myers Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Drew Scores; McGwire to 2B
b4 1 12- R 1,(0-0)  3% 95% 8-4 STL T. Howard R. Myers Single to CF (Line Drive); McGwire Scores; Tatis to 2B
Willie McGee pinch hits for Eduardo Perez (LF) batting 6th
b4 1 12- OO 1,(0-0)  -2% 93% 9-4 STL W. McGee R. Myers Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Cardinals' Larry Luebbers facing 9-1-2
Willie McGee moves from PH to LF; Joe McEwing replaces Willie McGee playing LF batting 6th; Chad Meyers pinch hits for Rodney Myers (P) batting 9th
t5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 91% 4-9 CHC C. Meyers L. Luebbers Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -4% 87% 4-9 CHC L. Johnson L. Luebbers Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Meyers to 2B
t5 0 12- 3,(1-1)  -6% 81% 4-9 CHC M. Morandini L. Luebbers Fielder's Choice 2B; Meyers to 3B; Johnson to 2B
Rick Ankiel replaces Larry Luebbers pitching and batting 9th
t5 0 123 ROO 5,(3-1)  9% 90% 4-9 CHC S. Sosa R. Ankiel Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Meyers Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B
t5 2 --3 O 5,(2-2)  10% 100% 5-9 CHC M. Grace R. Ankiel Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 9.

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