April 11, 1988 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
BAL 2 TOR 17
NYY 9 PIT 5
PHI 1 CIN 4
@SFG 0 CHC 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 32,275

Monday, April 11, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:33

Cubs

5-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: G Maddux (2-0), L: B Forsch (0-2)

Cardinals

1-5

Lost 2

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez CF                 5   1   1   3    0   1  .355  .956   14    3   0   3B
R Sandberg 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .710   20    4   6   
A Dawson RF                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .448 1.191   14    0   0   CS
L Durham 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .762    9   10   2   CS
R Palmeiro LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .885   19    2   0   
J Davis C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .985   13    4   0   
V Law 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .643   22    1   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .321  .928    9    1   4   2B
G Maddux P                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .625   16    2   2   2B
Totals                       38   6  13   3    1   5              136   27  15

BATTING

2B: S Dunston (2, off S Arnold); G Maddux (1, off B Forsch).

3B: D Martinez (1, off S Arnold).

TB: D Martinez 3; A Dawson 3; G Maddux 3; S Dunston 3; J Davis; L Durham; R Sandberg; R Palmeiro; V Law.

RBI: D Martinez 3 (10).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-R Sandberg-L Durham.

E: R Sandberg (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dawson (1, Home by B Forsch/T Pena); L Durham (1, 2nd base by B Forsch/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .388   14    4   1   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .467   14    2   2   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Herr 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .515   12    0   3   
B Horner 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .862    8    8   1   2B,GDP
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .352   21    3   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .651   13    1   2   
C Ford RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    8    2   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .513    8    6   2   
B Forsch P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   SH
  S Arnold P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Oquendo PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.127    4    1   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   4              106   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Horner (1, off G Maddux).

SH: B Forsch (1, off G Maddux).

TB: B Horner 3; T Pendleton 2; T Pena; T Herr.

GIDP: B Horner (2).

RBI: T Pendleton (3).

2-out RBI: T Pendleton.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Ford (1).

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
G Maddux, W (2-0)              9     6   1   1    1   4   0   0.50   34  106-72   42· 7·23   17· 5· 7· 0     74    -     0.77   0.39
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   4   0          34  106-72   42· 7·23   17· 5· 7· 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
B Forsch, L (0-2)              6.1   9   4   3    1   2   0   5.73   27   78-53   34· 6·13   11· 8· 5· 0     42    -     1.13   0.06
S Arnold                       1.2   4   2   2    0   2   0   6.00    9   35-25   14· 4· 7    4· 1· 2· 0          3-3    0.30  -0.17
L McWilliams                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   5    1   5   0          39  124-85   52·12·21   15·10· 8· 0          3-3

Balks: G Maddux (1); S Arnold 2 (2).

WP: S Arnold 2 (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 32,275.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 45° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Martinez           CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. A Dawson             RF    3. T Herr               2B 
4. L Durham             1B    4. B Horner             1B 
5. R Palmeiro           LF    5. W McGee              CF 
6. J Davis              C     6. T Pendleton          3B 
7. V Law                3B    7. C Ford               RF 
8. S Dunston            SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. G Maddux             P     9. B Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  0-1  123  1   16%  97% D Martinez      S Arnold        Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Law Scores; Dunston Scores; Maddux Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  1--  2   14%  61% D Martinez      B Forsch        Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Maddux Scores/unER; Martinez to 2B
   b 6   1  1-0  1--  5    9%  71% B Horner        G Maddux        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   0  0-1  12-  3    7%  87% S Dunston       B Forsch        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B; Law to 2B
   t 7   0  0-1  123  3   -6%  81% G Maddux        B Forsch        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Law to 3B; Dunston to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   46%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Dawson out at 2B/LF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  V Coleman       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   49%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   48%  T Herr          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  B Horner        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  L Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   45%  V Law           Durham Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  G Maddux        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  2   61%  D Martinez      Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Maddux Scores/unER; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   58%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   61%  T Pena          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   63%  B Forsch        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   61%  V Coleman       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Coleman to 1B
          1--      60%  O Smith         Balk; Coleman to 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   67%  A Dawson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   66%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B; Dawson to 2B
          -2-  7   68%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      12-  2   64%  J Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Dawson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   59%  V Law           Dawson Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   62%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
          ---  1   59%  B Horner        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   62%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   65%  T Pendleton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  S Dunston       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   64%  G Maddux        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   61%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  C Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   60%  T Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   63%  B Forsch        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  6   68%  V Coleman       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   71%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   68%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   67%  L Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sandberg to 2B
   O      -2-  1   63%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Maddux facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   67%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   62%  T Herr          Walk
   OO     1--  5   71%  B Horner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   75%  J Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   80%  V Law           Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Davis to 2B
          12-  3   87%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B; Law to 2B
   O      123  3   81%  G Maddux        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Law to 3B; Dunston to 2B
                  Scott Arnold replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  1   97%  D Martinez      Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Law Scores; Dunston Scores; Maddux Scores
   R      --3      97%  R Sandberg      Balk; Martinez Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   97%  A Dawson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   97%  L Durham        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Greg Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   98%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   97%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   98%  C Ford          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   99%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Scott Arnold facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   99%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      99%  J Davis         Wild Pitch; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Palmeiro to 3B
   R      --3      99%  V Law           Balk; Palmeiro Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  S Dunston       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      99%  G Maddux        Wild Pitch; Dunston to 3B
   O      --3  8   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Maddux facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Scott Arnold batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  V Coleman       Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Jose Oquendo moves to SS
   O      ---  4  100%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Sandberg      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2  100%  A Dawson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Greg Maddux facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1  100%  T Herr          Popfly: LF
          ---  1  100%  B Horner        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  8  100%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2  100%  T Pendleton     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Horner Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  C Ford          Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation