April 12, 1988 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 6
@BAL 1 BOS 3
MIL 1 CAL 15
CHW 6 MIN 7
@CLE 6 DET 4
TEX 1 SEA 6
OAK 4 NYY 12
@TOR 3 HOU 8
@ATL 3 NYM 3
MON 0 SDP 5
LAD 3 CIN 4
@SFG 3 STL 7
CHC 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,115

Tuesday, April 12, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:11

Cubs

5-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    5  6  0
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  0  2   1  1  X    7 18  1

W: J DeLeon (1-1), L: D Hall (0-1), S: T Worrell (2)

Cardinals

2-5

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Martinez CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .824   26    3   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .156  .625   13    2   6   
A Dawson RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .424 1.199   14    2   1   HR
L Durham 1B                   3   2   2   1    1   1  .292 1.018   23    8   1   HR,2B
R Palmeiro LF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .810   16    1   0   
J Davis C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .885   16    4   1   
V Law 3B                      4   1   1   2    0   2  .281  .719   13    1   1   HR
  D Jackson PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .876   12    2   3   
A Nipper P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   
  D Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  L Lancaster P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Mumphrey PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    1    0   0   
  R Roomes PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Bielecki P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Trillo PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   6   5    3  10              144   24  14

BATTING

2B: L Durham (2, off J DeLeon).

HR: A Dawson (2, off J DeLeon; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); L Durham (2, off J DeLeon; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); V Law (1, off J DeLeon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: L Durham 6; V Law 4; A Dawson 4; J Mumphrey; S Dunston.

RBI: V Law 2 (4); A Dawson (2); L Durham (5); S Dunston (6).

2-out RBI: V Law 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

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

PB: J Davis 2 (3).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  3   2   3   1    2   0  .194  .588   33    2   0   2·SB,CS
O Smith SS                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .222  .599   23    1   2   2B,GDP
T Herr 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .192  .536   22    2   2   IW
B Horner 1B                   4   0   4   2    1   0  .385 1.038   14    4   1   
W McGee CF                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .200  .426   10    2   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .606   21    2   0   
J Oquendo RF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .793   23    3   0   
S Lake C                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .429 1.286   12    8   0   HR
  T Pena PR-C                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .488    3    2   0   
J DeLeon P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    4    1   1   
  T Lawless PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Arnold P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lindeman PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .308    9    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  18   7    6   3              178   27   7

BATTING

2B: O Smith (2, off A Nipper).

HR: S Lake (1, off A Nipper; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: T Herr (2, by L Lancaster).

TB: S Lake 6; B Horner 4; O Smith 3; V Coleman 3; W McGee 2; J Lindeman; T Pendleton; T Herr; J DeLeon.

GIDP: O Smith (2).

RBI: B Horner 2 (3); W McGee 2 (2); O Smith (4); V Coleman (2); S Lake (1).

2-out RBI: V Coleman.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

E: O Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 2 (4, 2nd base off A Nipper/J Davis 2).

CS: V Coleman (2, 2nd base by F DiPino/J Davis).

PO: W McGee (1st base by L Lancaster).

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
A Nipper                       3.2   7   3   3    4   1   1   5.79   20   84-45   30· 6· 9   10· 3· 2· 0     32    -     1.11  -0.21
D Hall, L (0-1)                1.2   3   2   2    1   2   0  13.50    9   33-20   12· 2· 6    2· 1· 3· 0          2-0    1.35   0.01
L Lancaster, BS (1)            0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    9-3     2· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.98  -0.27
F DiPino                       1.2   7   2   2    0   0   0   6.75   11   37-25   19· 2· 4    4· 3· 4· 0          0-0    0.58  -0.11
M Bielecki                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.36    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8    18   7   7    6   3   1          44  166-95   64·11·20   17· 8·10· 0          7-2

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
J DeLeon, W (1-1)              6     5   4   4    1   6   3   7.45   24   90-62   29·17·16    5·11· 1· 0     51    -     0.94  -0.26
S Arnold, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.05
S Peters, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    1    5-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.04
T Worrell, S (2)               2     0   1   1    2   2   0   4.26    9   42-27   17· 3· 7    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.09
Totals                         9     6   5   5    3  10   3          37  144-98   50·21·27    9·12· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Lancaster (1; T Herr).

PO: L Lancaster (1; W McGee, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 27,115.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, 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. J Oquendo            RF 
8. S Dunston            SS    8. S Lake               C  
9. A Nipper             P     9. J DeLeon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  2-0  1--  1  -20%  54% V Law           J DeLeon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Durham Scores
   t 6   1  3-3  ---  7  -19%  34% L Durham        J DeLeon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   1  3-2  ---  5  -18%  53% A Dawson        J DeLeon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   1  4-3  123  3   16%  71% B Horner        L Lancaster     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Coleman Scores; Smith to 3B; Herr to 2B
   b 4   1  2-2  ---  6   15%  68% S Lake          A Nipper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  A Dawson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      61%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   71%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Coleman Scores
   O      -2-  3   70%  T Herr          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Smith to 3B
   R      --3  1   75%  B Horner        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith Scores
          1--  1   77%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Horner to 2B
   O      12- 10   75%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Horner to 3B
   O      1-3  3   72%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   68%  L Durham        Walk
   O      1--  1   71%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   74%  J Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1   54%  V Law           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Durham Scores
          ---  5   53%  S Dunston       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  1   55%  A Nipper        Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   59%  S Lake          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  3   55%  J DeLeon        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      57%  V Coleman       Passed Ball; Lake to 2B
          -2-  7   59%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  3   50%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   56%  B Horner        Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Horner to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   42%  L Durham        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   47%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  J Davis         Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  4   56%  V Law           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   53%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   68%  S Lake          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   70%  J DeLeon        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   68%  V Coleman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); DeLeon out at 3B/RF-3B
          1--      69%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-  4   69%  " "             Walk
                  Drew Hall replaces Al Nipper pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   66%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  D Hall          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   72%  D Martinez      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Drew Hall facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   75%  B Horner        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   72%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   70%  T Pendleton     Lineout: LF
          1--  5   72%  J Oquendo       Walk; Horner to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  S Lake          Flyball: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   71%  R Sandberg      Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   53%  A Dawson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  7   34%  L Durham        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   36%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   37%  J Davis         Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Drew Hall facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Lawless pinch hits for Jose DeLeon batting 9th
   O      ---  4   33%  T Lawless       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   38%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   44%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); Coleman to 2B
                  Les Lancaster replaces Drew Hall pitching and batting 9th
          12-      54%  T Herr          Passed Ball; Coleman to 3B; Smith to 2B
          -23  4   55%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123  3   71%  B Horner        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Coleman Scores; Smith to 3B; Herr to 2B
   RO     123  2   76%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; Herr to 3B; McGee to 1B
   O      1-3      71%  T Pendleton     McGee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-5, Scott Arnold facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Arnold replaces Tom Lawless pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   76%  V Law           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   78%  S Dunston       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
                  Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Les Lancaster batting 9th
          ---  1   76%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Steve Peters replaces Scott Arnold pitching and batting 9th; Rolando Roomes pinch runs for Jerry Mumphrey batting 9th
   O      1--  5   80%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
                  Frank DiPino replaces Rolando Roomes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   79%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   78%  S Lake          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Steve Peters batting 9th
          1--  9   80%  J Lindeman      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lake to 2B
                  Tony Pena pinch runs for Steve Lake batting 8th
   R      12-  3   90%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Lindeman to 3B
   O      1-3  1   88%  O Smith         Coleman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-6, Todd Worrell facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Worrell replaces Jim Lindeman pitching and batting 9th; Tony Pena moves to C
   O      ---  3   92%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  A Dawson        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  7   95%  L Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank DiPino facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   94%  O Smith         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   95%  T Herr          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   96%  B Horner        Single to LF (Line Drive); Herr to 2B
   R      12-  2   98%  W McGee         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Herr Scores; Horner to 2B
          12-  1   99%  T Pendleton     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Horner to 3B; McGee to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  J Oquendo       Foul Flyball: C
                  Mike Bielecki replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   97%  T Pena          Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   94%  R Palmeiro      Walk
          1--  6   86%  J Davis         Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
          12-  3   75%  V Law           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Palmeiro to 3B; Davis to 2B; Law to 1B
                  Darrin Jackson pinch runs for Vance Law batting 7th
   RO     123  3   84%  S Dunston       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Palmeiro Scores; Davis to 3B; Dunston to 1B
                  Manny Trillo pinch hits for Mike Bielecki batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   93%  M Trillo        Lineout: CF
   O      1-3  9  100%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation