August 26, 2006 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 46,036

Saturday, August 26, 2006, 12:27PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Cubs

54-75

Lost 2

5th, 14½ GB

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

W: R Flores (1-1), L: R Novoa (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cardinals

68-60

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .707   13    4   0   
F Bynum 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .706   11    1   1   GDP
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .909   16    0   3   
M Barrett C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .918   15    4   1   
J Jones RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .803   14    3   0   
P Nevin 1B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .246  .782    6   10   0   HR
M Murton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .775    9    3   0   GDP
R Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .593   13    1   1   
R Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .364    7    0   1   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .789    3    0   0   
  R Novoa P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   1    1   5              107   26   7

BATTING

HR: P Nevin (21, off C Carpenter; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Nevin 5; J Pierre.

GIDP: F Bynum (2); M Murton (14).

RBI: P Nevin (63).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .685   19    2   6   
C Duncan LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .331 1.029   16    2   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .681         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .831    4    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .322 1.092   15   13   0   IW
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .929    9    0   1   
J Encarnacion CF-RF           4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .762   10    0   0   
P Wilson RF-LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .716   13    3   0   SB
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .738   20    1   6   
G Bennett C                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .239  .625   11    6   0   HR
C Carpenter P                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .132  .264   10    0   0   SH
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   3              127   27  14

BATTING

HR: G Bennett (3, off R Hill; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: C Carpenter (9, off R Hill).

IBB: A Pujols (22, by B Howry).

TB: G Bennett 6; C Carpenter 2; A Miles; J Encarnacion; P Wilson.

RBI: G Bennett 2 (18).

2-out RBI: G Bennett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Belliard-A Pujols; R Belliard-A Miles-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Wilson (8, 2nd base off R Novoa/M Barrett).

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
R Hill                         7     4   1   1    0   2   1   5.81   25   93-61   38· 7·16    7·10· 6· 0     67    -     0.76   0.23
B Howry                        1     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.09    6   18-11    7· 3· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.09   0.11
R Novoa, L (2-1)               0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.79    4   12-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.84  -0.36
Totals                         8.2   8   2   2    1   3   1          35  123-79   50·11·18   10·12· 9· 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
C Carpenter                    8     2   1   1    1   5   1   2.96   26  100-64   40· 7·17   12· 6· 2· 0     78    -     1.05   0.34
R Flores, W (1-1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.71    3    7-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.46   0.14
Totals                         9     3   1   1    1   5   1          29  107-68   44· 7·17   14· 6· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Hill (2).

IBB: B Howry (4; A Pujols).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mark Carlson.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 46,036.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Pierre             CF    1. A Miles              SS 
2. F Bynum              2B    2. C Duncan             LF 
3. A Ramirez            3B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. M Barrett            C     4. S Rolen              3B 
5. J Jones              RF    5. J Encarnacion        CF 
6. P Nevin              1B    6. P Wilson             RF 
7. M Murton             LF    7. R Belliard           2B 
8. R Cedeno             SS    8. G Bennett            C  
9. R Hill               P     9. C Carpenter          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  -2-  4   39% 100% G Bennett       R Novoa         Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   t 8   1  1-0  ---  1  -25%  55% P Nevin         C Carpenter     Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 9   1  1-1  1--  2   14%  64% F Bynum         R Flores        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 8   1  1-1  1-3  4  -14%  61% J Edmonds       B Howry         Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  1-1  1--  4   14%  75% A Miles         B Howry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Carpenter to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  F Bynum         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   55%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Miles         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   51%  C Duncan        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   50%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  J Jones         Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  P Nevin         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   55%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  P Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  R Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   65%  G Bennett       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  6   67%  C Carpenter     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   64%  A Miles         Flyball: RF
          1--      65%  C Duncan        Wild Pitch; Carpenter to 2B
   O      -2-  3   62%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   65%  F Bynum         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   67%  A Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   68%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hill facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   66%  A Pujols        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   65%  S Rolen         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   66%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   63%  P Wilson        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   67%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   63%  P Nevin         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   71%  M Murton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   68%  R Belliard      Lineout: LF
          ---  5   71%  G Bennett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   69%  C Carpenter     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Bennett to 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   69%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   72%  R Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   74%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   72%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   70%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   69%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
                  So Taguchi replaces Chris Duncan playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   73%  F Bynum         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   76%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   77%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  R Belliard      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   80%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1   55%  P Nevin         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  1   58%  M Murton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   61%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bobby Howry facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Howry replaces Rich Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   56%  G Bennett       Lineout: RF
          ---  3   61%  C Carpenter     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   75%  A Miles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Carpenter to 3B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 2nd
   O      1-3  4   61%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   64%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk; Miles to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Flores facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Flores replaces Chris Carpenter pitching and batting 9th; Preston Wilson moves to LF; Jim Edmonds moves to CF; Juan Encarnacion moves to RF; Angel Pagan pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  A Pagan         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   50%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   64%  F Bynum         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Roberto Novoa facing 5-6-7
                  Roberto Novoa replaces Angel Pagan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   58%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   64%  P Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  R Belliard      Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      -2-  4  100%  G Bennett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SLN200608260

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
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.
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.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2006 > STL \| CHC > Aug 26, 2006, Cubs at Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation