May 12, 2001 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
OAK 3 TEX 16
@CHW 6 CLE 8
TBD 0 DET 4
ANA 1 KCR 12
@MIN 4 NYY 8
BAL 5 SEA 11
@TOR 7 PHI 6
@ARI 5
(10) HOU 2
@CIN 1 CIN 5
HOU 4 MON 8
@COL 4 LAD 1
ATL 0 MIL 5
PIT 4
(12) FLA 3
@SDP 0 SFG 10
NYM 3 STL 5
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,885

Saturday, May 12, 2001, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Cubs

21-15

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  6  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  1  0   0  2  X    5 13  0

W: M Morris (5-2), L: J Lieber (3-2), S: D Veres (4)

Cardinals

20-15

Won 6

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .744   12    3   2   
B Mueller 3B                  2   1   2   0    2   0  .312  .893   18    1   0   2B
R White LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .814   15    0   0   2·GDP
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .258 1.024   21    3   1   
M Stairs 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .229  .704   17    3   0   HR
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .707   18    3   1   
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .181  .531    9    0   0   GDP
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .579   11   11   1   
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .390   10    0   4   
  G Matthews CF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .164  .601    2    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   2    3   9              133   24   9

BATTING

2B: B Mueller (7, off M Morris).

HR: M Stairs (2, off M Morris; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: M Stairs 4; B Mueller 3; R White; G Matthews; R Gutierrez.

GIDP: R White 2 (8); D Buford (3).

RBI: R White (16); M Stairs (7).

2-out RBI: R White.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Girardi-B Mueller.

E: E Young (5).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .740   12    3   4   2·2B
P Polanco SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .356  .845   16    1   5   3B,CS,SH
J Edmonds CF                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .375 1.123   19    0   0   2B
A Pujols 3B                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .361 1.132   16    0   4   HR
J Drew RF                     4   1   3   1    1   1  .311 1.144   18    2   0   HR,SB
C Paquette 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .735   19   11   1   SH
R Lankford LF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .265  .993   15    0   0   IW
E Marrero C                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .308  .814   17    9   0   IW
M Morris P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .350   11    1   0   SH
  B Bonilla PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .891    5    0   0   
  L Saturria PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.500         0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   5  13   5    6   9              148   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Vina 2 (5, 2 off J Lieber); J Edmonds (10, off J Lieber).

3B: P Polanco (1, off J Lieber).

HR: A Pujols (12, off K Farnsworth; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Drew (13, off K Farnsworth; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: M Morris (3, off J Lieber); C Paquette (1, off J Lieber); P Polanco (5, off J Lieber).

IBB: R Lankford (2, by J Lieber); E Marrero (1, by J Fassero).

TB: A Pujols 6; J Drew 6; F Vina 4; P Polanco 3; J Edmonds 3; E Marrero 2.

RBI: A Pujols 2 (39); J Drew (27); F Vina (10); J Edmonds (25).

2-out RBI: J Drew; A Pujols; F Vina.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Pujols-F Vina-C Paquette 2; P Polanco-F Vina-C Paquette.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Drew (2, 2nd base off J Fassero/J Girardi).

CS: P Polanco (1, 3rd base by J Lieber/J Girardi).

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 Lieber, L (3-2)              6    11   3   3    3   7   0   3.83   31  101-62   39· 9·14   11· 2· 8· 0     42    -     1.12  -0.05
J Fassero                      1.2   0   0   0    3   2   0   4.67    8   32-15    6· 3· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.07
K Farnsworth                   0.1   2   2   2    0   0   2   2.45    3   14-8     3· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.12
Totals                         8    13   5   5    6   9   2          42  147-85   48·14·23   12· 5· 8· 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
M Morris, W (5-2)              7     5   2   2    2   5   1   2.29   25   96-62   34· 6·22   13· 2· 2· 1     62    -     1.08   0.24
G Stechschulte, H (6)          1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.45    5   18-12    5· 5· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.71   0.12
D Veres, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.98    3   19-11    4· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   9   1          33  133-85   43·13·29   14· 3· 3· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Fassero (1; E Marrero); J Lieber (1; R Lankford).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 46,885.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Young              2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. P Polanco            SS 
3. R White              LF    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. A Pujols             3B 
5. M Stairs             1B    5. J Drew               RF 
6. R Gutierrez          SS    6. C Paquette           1B 
7. D Buford             CF    7. R Lankford           LF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. E Marrero            C  
9. J Lieber             P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-0  ---  2  -11%  64% M Stairs        M Morris        Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 8   2  3-2  12-  3   11%  87% R White         G Stechschulte  Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-1  -2-  1   10%  77% F Vina          J Lieber        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores
   t 6   2  3-1  -2-  4  -10%  70% R White         M Morris        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mueller Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  3   10%  67% R White         M Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  B Mueller       Walk
   OO     1--  5   55%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   59%  P Polanco       Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  6   54%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   50%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   46%  R Gutierrez     Single (Ground Ball); Sosa to 2B
   OO     12-  3   55%  D Buford        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   55%  C Paquette      Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   55%  E Marrero       Single (Ground Ball); Paquette to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  J Lieber        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   62%  F Vina          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   61%  P Polanco       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vina to 3B
   R      --3  1   67%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Vina Scores
          1--  1   70%  A Pujols        Single (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  1   66%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive); Edmonds out at Hm/RF-C; Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  C Paquette      Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   58%  B Mueller       Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   67%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   66%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   69%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   67%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Marrero to 2B
   R      -2-  1   77%  F Vina          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores
   O      -2-  1   75%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   64%  M Stairs        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   67%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   71%  J Girardi       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   77%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   83%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
          1--  2   87%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  2   87%  C Paquette      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pujols to 3B; Drew to 2B
          -23  4   87%  R Lankford      Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   82%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Drew to 3B; Lankford to 2B
   O      123  5   78%  M Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  E Young         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   80%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   70%  R White         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Mueller Scores
   O      1--  4   74%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
          ---  4   74%  P Polanco       Walk
          1--  1   77%  J Edmonds       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Polanco to 2B
   OO     12-  6   69%  A Pujols        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Polanco Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   73%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   77%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Fassero facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Damon Buford pitching and batting 7th; Gary Matthews replaces Jon Lieber playing CF batting 9th
          ---  5   82%  J Drew          Walk
          1--      84%  C Paquette      Drew Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   77%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS
          -2-  4   78%  E Marrero       Intentional Walk
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
          12-  5   80%  B Bonilla       Walk; Drew to 3B; Marrero to 2B
                  Luis Saturria pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla batting 9th
   O      123  4   74%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Stechschulte facing 8-9-1
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Luis Saturria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   74%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   78%  E Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Matthews to 2B
          -2-  6   76%  B Mueller       Walk
   O      12-  3   87%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Fassero facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  P Polanco       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   84%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 7th
   R      ---  5   93%  A Pujols        Home Run
   R      ---  6   97%  J Drew          Home Run
   O      ---  3   96%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Veres replaces Gene Stechschulte pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation