September 11, 1979 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CAL 7 DET 14
CLE 1 MIN 3
@KCR 1 MIL 5
OAK 0 TEX 5
SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 CIN 9
HOU 8 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 6 MON 3
CHC 2 PHI 5
@NYM 2 PIT 7
STL 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Stade Olympique, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, September 11, 1979
Time of Game: 2:37

Cubs

73-68

Lost 1

4th, 12½ GB

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

W: D Palmer (9-2), L: L McGlothen (11-12), S: E Sosa (16)

Expos

82-55

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .702    0    0   3   
S Thompson CF-RF              5   1   1   0    0   1  .316  .768    0    1   0   
B Buckner 1B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .759    0    0   0   
  J Martin CF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .802    0    1   0   
D Kingman LF                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .292  .994    0    2   0   HR,3B
L Biittner RF-1B              4   0   1   2    0   0  .316  .796    0   10   0   
  K Seibert PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Dillard 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .815         0   0   
S Ontiveros 3B-1B             4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .754    0    0   3   
S Macko 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .637    0    2   3   
  B Foote PH-C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .769    0    2   0   HBP
T Blackwell C                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .170  .553    0    6   0   
  K Henderson PH              2   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .764    0    0   0   
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
L McGlothen P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .480    0    0   2   
  D Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .546         0   0   
  M Vail PH-3B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .335  .913    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   6   9   6    1   6                    24  11

BATTING

3B: D Kingman (4, off D Palmer).

HR: D Kingman (45, off D Palmer; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: B Foote (5, by E Sosa).

TB: D Kingman 8; L Biittner; S Thompson; K Henderson; T Blackwell; S Ontiveros; B Buckner.

RBI: D Kingman 3 (104); L Biittner 2 (43); S Ontiveros (49).

2-out RBI: L Biittner 2; D Kingman 2; S Ontiveros.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I DeJesus-S Macko-L Biittner.

PB: T Blackwell (4).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Cromartie LF                3   1   2   0    2   0  .288  .745    0    0   0   2·IW
D Cash 2B                     5   0   3   2    0   0  .352  .818    0    1   2   2B
A Dawson CF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .278  .789    0    5   0   HR,SF
T Perez 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .772    0    9   2   
G Carter C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .811    0    4   0   
  T Raines PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dyer C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .646         3   0   
E Valentine RF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .785    0    1   0   GDP
  T Hutton RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .747         0   0   
L Parrish 3B                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .314  .912    0    0   3   HR,3B
  J Mason SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .538         0   1   
R Scott SS                    2   1   0   0    0   1  .230  .604    0    1   2   SB,HBP
  K Macha 3B                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .750    0    1   0   2B
D Palmer P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .038  .112    0    2   1   
  E Sosa P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .445    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   8  13   8    3   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Macha (3, off D Tidrow); D Cash (7, off L McGlothen).

3B: L Parrish (2, off L McGlothen).

HR: A Dawson (22, off L McGlothen; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs); L Parrish (23, off L McGlothen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: A Dawson (4, off D Tidrow).

IBB: W Cromartie 2 (17, by D Tidrow, by L McGlothen).

HBP: R Scott (2, by L McGlothen).

TB: L Parrish 7; A Dawson 5; D Cash 4; K Macha 2; W Cromartie 2; E Valentine; G Carter; T Perez.

GIDP: E Valentine (18).

RBI: A Dawson 3 (83); L Parrish 2 (67); D Cash 2 (10); E Valentine (76).

2-out RBI: D Cash 2; A Dawson 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Scott (33, 2nd base off L McGlothen/T Blackwell).

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
L McGlothen, L (11-12)         5.2  10   7   7    2   6   2   4.03   30     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0·10     25    -     0.83  -0.33
D Moore                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.26    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.08   0.00
D Tidrow                       1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.83    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.85  -0.06
Totals                         8    13   8   8    3   8   2          40     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 1·13          2-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Palmer, W (9-2)              7.2   8   6   6    1   4   1   2.80   32     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 8     42    -     0.61   0.05
E Sosa, S (16)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.89    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    2.77   0.06
Totals                         9     9   6   6    1   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 9          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Tidrow (9; W Cromartie); L McGlothen (7; W Cromartie).

HBP: E Sosa (2; B Foote); L McGlothen (3; R Scott).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. I DeJesus            SS    1. W Cromartie          LF 
2. S Thompson           CF    2. D Cash               2B 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. A Dawson             CF 
4. D Kingman            LF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. L Biittner           RF    5. G Carter             C  
6. S Ontiveros          3B    6. E Valentine          RF 
7. S Macko              2B    7. L Parrish            3B 
8. T Blackwell          C     8. R Scott              SS 
9. L McGlothen          P     9. D Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  7-6  123      17%  87% K Henderson     E Sosa          Flyball: 3B
   b 4   1  1-2  1--      14%  83% L Parrish       L McGlothen     Triple; Valentine Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--     -12%  41% D Kingman       D Palmer        Triple; Buckner Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  ---      11%  51% A Dawson        L McGlothen     Home Run
   b 4   2  1-3  123      11%  92% D Cash          L McGlothen     Single; Parrish Scores; Scott Scores; Cromartie to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Thompson      Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  B Buckner       Single
   R      1--      41%  D Kingman       Triple; Buckner Scores
   O      --3      44%  L Biittner      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Biittner moves to 1B; Jerry Martin replaces Bill Buckner playing CF batting 3rd; Scot Thompson moves to RF
   O      ---      42%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      51%  A Dawson        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  S Ontiveros     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Macko         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      55%  E Valentine     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, David Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Palmer        Strikeout
          ---      56%  W Cromartie     Single
   O      1--      54%  D Cash          Groundout: P-1B; Cromartie to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, David Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Martin        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  L Biittner      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  T Perez         Single
   O      1--      58%  G Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez to 2B
          -2-      62%  E Valentine     Passed Ball; Perez to 3B
   R      --3      69%  " "             Single; Perez Scores
   R      1--      83%  L Parrish       Triple; Valentine Scores
          --3      84%  R Scott         Hit By Pitch
          1-3      85%  D Palmer        Scott Steals 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      81%  W Cromartie     Intentional Walk
   RR     123      92%  D Cash          Single; Parrish Scores; Scott Scores; Cromartie to 2B
   O      12-      91%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, David Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  S Ontiveros     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  S Macko         Flyball: C
          ---      93%  T Blackwell     Single
   O      1--      94%  L McGlothen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  G Carter        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  E Valentine     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, David Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  S Thompson      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      96%  J Martin        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      98%  L Parrish       Home Run
   O      ---      98%  R Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Palmer        Strikeout
          ---      98%  W Cromartie     Single
          1--      98%  D Cash          Double; Cromartie to 3B
   R      -23      99%  A Dawson        Single; Cromartie Scores; Cash to 3B
                  Donnie Moore replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  T Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-7, David Palmer facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      97%  D Kingman       Home Run
   O      ---      98%  L Biittner      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Macko         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-2, Donnie Moore facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  G Carter        Single
                  Tim Raines pinch runs for Gary Carter batting 5th
   OO     1--      99%  E Valentine     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, David Palmer facing 8-9-1
                  Duffy Dyer replaces Tim Raines playing C batting 5th; Ken Macha replaces Rodney Scott playing 3B batting 8th; Jim Mason replaces Larry Parrish playing SS batting 7th; Tom Hutton replaces Ellis Valentine playing RF batting 6th; Ken Henderson pinch hits for Tim Blackwell batting 8th
          ---      97%  K Henderson     Single
                  Mike Vail pinch hits for Donnie Moore batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  M Vail          Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  S Thompson      Single; Henderson to 2B
          12-      97%  J Martin        Walk; Henderson to 3B; Thompson to 2B
   R      123      94%  D Kingman       Single; Henderson Scores; Thompson to 3B; Martin to 2B
   RR     123      88%  L Biittner      Single; Thompson Scores; Martin Scores; Kingman to 2B
                  Elias Sosa replaces David Palmer pitching and batting 9th; Kurt Seibert pinch runs for Larry Biittner batting 5th
   R      12-      77%  S Ontiveros     Single; Kingman Scores; Seibert to 2B
                  Barry Foote pinch hits for Steve Macko batting 7th
          12-      70%  B Foote         Hit By Pitch; Seibert to 3B; Ontiveros to 2B
   O      123      87%  K Henderson     Flyball: 3B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-6, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Ken Henderson pitching and batting 8th; Barry Foote moves to C; Steve Ontiveros moves to 1B; Steve Dillard replaces Kurt Seibert playing 2B batting 5th; Mike Vail moves to 3B
          ---      91%  K Macha         Double
   O      -2-      89%  E Sosa          Strikeout
          -2-      89%  W Cromartie     Intentional Walk
          12-      92%  D Cash          Single; Macha to 3B; Cromartie to 2B
   RO     123      94%  A Dawson        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Macha Scores
   O      12-      93%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-8, Elias Sosa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  M Vail          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  I DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Thompson      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197909111

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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