October 3, 1999 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: L Luebbers (3-3), L: S Trachsel (8-18), S: R Ankiel (0)

Cardinals

75-86

Won 1

4th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .669   10    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    0   4   
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   3    0   0  .288 1.002   12    2   0   HR,GDP
M Grace 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .871   15    4   0   
  M Alexander 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .665         0   0   
G Hill LF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .934    7    1   0   
  R Brown LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .630         0   0   
S Andrews 3B-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .663    7    0   1   
J Blauser SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .767   10    4   2   
J Molina C                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .649    8    1   0   
S Trachsel P                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .252    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    0   0   
Totals                       22   5   6   4    0   2               83   12   7

BATTING

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

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   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .275  .734   12    1   5   SF
J Drew CF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .764   11    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  1   3   1   1    2   0  .278 1.121   18    8   1   HR
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .957    5    2   0   
T Howard RF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .789    6    0   0   
E Perez LF                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .344  .962    9    0   0   
  W McGee PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .570    1    0   0   GDP
  J McEwing LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .731         0   0   
M Jensen C                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .235  .821    9    1   2   
P Polanco 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .680    5    1   2   
L Luebbers P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .301    7    0   0   
  R Ankiel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
Totals                       21   9  10   7    2   1               83   15  10

BATTING

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

DP: 1. E Renteria-M McGwire.

E: M McGwire (13).

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
S Trachsel, L (8-18)           3.1   8   8   6    1   1   1   5.56   20   74-51   33· 3·15   10· 5· 3· 0     16    -     1.10  -0.46
R Myers                        0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.38    4    9-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.90  -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· 5· 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· 5· 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· 5· 1· 0          3-1

L Luebbers faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:44.

Attendance: 47,998.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Johnson            CF    1. E Renteria           SS 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. J Drew               CF 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. M Grace              1B    4. F Tatis              3B 
5. G Hill               LF    5. T Howard             RF 
6. S Andrews            3B    6. E Perez              LF 
7. J Blauser            SS    7. M Jensen             C  
8. J Molina             C     8. P Polanco            2B 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. L Luebbers           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  4-1  1-3  2  -24%  55% S Sosa          L Luebbers      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Trachsel Scores; Morandini Scores
   b 4   1  4-5  12-  5   12%  84% 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
   t 5   2  9-5  --3  5   10% 100% M Grace         R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  5   10%  61% M McGwire       S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 5   0  9-4  123  5    9%  90% S Sosa          R Ankiel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Meyers Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Luebbers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  M Morandini     Popfly: CF
   O      ---  5   55%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   61%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   60%  F Tatis         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, Larry Luebbers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   62%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   64%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   65%  S Andrews       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   68%  T Howard        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  3   73%  E Perez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Howard to 2B
   O      12-  5   71%  M Jensen        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howard to 3B
   R      1-3  4   77%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Howard Scores; Jensen to 2B
   R      12-  5   85%  L Luebbers      Reached on E3 (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Jensen Scores/No RBI/unER; Polanco to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   86%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Polanco Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   85%  J Drew          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, Larry Luebbers facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   82%  J Blauser       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  4   77%  J Molina        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); Blauser to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  S Trachsel      Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 1B Line); Molina to 2B
   R      12-  1   75%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molina Scores; Trachsel to 2B
   O      12-  2   79%  M Morandini     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Trachsel to 3B
   RRR    1-3  2   55%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Trachsel Scores; Morandini Scores
          ---  5   53%  M Grace         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   56%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   60%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  3   65%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  2   63%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); McGwire to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   65%  E Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McGwire Scores; Howard to 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  M Jensen        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, Larry Luebbers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   65%  S Andrews       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  7   67%  J Blauser       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   68%  J Molina        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, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
                  Roosevelt Brown replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   66%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   68%  L Luebbers      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          1--  6   71%  E Renteria      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Luebbers to 2B
   R      12-  5   84%  J Drew          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
          -23  6   84%  M McGwire       Walk
   RR     123  1   92%  F Tatis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Drew Scores; McGwire to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  T Howard        Single to CF (Line Drive); McGwire Scores; Tatis to 2B
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for Eduardo Perez batting 6th
   OO     12-  1   93%  W McGee         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, Larry Luebbers facing 9-1-2
                  Willie McGee moves to LF; Joe McEwing replaces Willie McGee playing LF batting 6th; Chad Meyers pinch hits for Rodney Myers batting 9th
          ---  3   91%  C Meyers        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   87%  L Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Meyers to 2B
          12-  3   81%  M Morandini     Fielder's Choice 2B; Meyers to 3B; Johnson to 2B
                  Rick Ankiel replaces Larry Luebbers pitching and batting 9th
   ROO    123  5   90%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Meyers Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 9.

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