May 15, 1984 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 13,074

Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Time of Game: 2:38

Cubs

19-14

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  0    6 11  1
Reds            1  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  5  2

W: D Noles (2-1), L: F Pastore (2-3), S: T Stoddard (2)

Reds

19-16

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dernier CF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .321  .805    0    4   0   SB
R Sandberg 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .331  .911    0    2   4   
G Matthews LF                 5   1   4   1    0   0  .280  .794    0    1   0   2B
  H Cotto LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .646         0   0   
L Durham 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .935    0   12   0   SB
M Hall RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .754    0    0   0   
  G Woods RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .927         0   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .748    0    2   1   
J Davis C                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .305  .802    0    5   3   SF
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .340    0    1   3   
S Sanderson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   0   
  D Noles P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Stoddard P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   6  11   4    1   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (4, off F Pastore).

SF: J Davis (1, off F Pastore).

TB: G Matthews 5; R Sandberg 2; B Dernier 2; M Hall; L Durham; R Cey.

RBI: R Cey (22); M Hall (11); G Matthews (14); J Davis (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Durham.

E: J Davis (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Durham (6, 2nd base off T Power/B Gulden); B Dernier (10, 2nd base off F Pastore/B Gulden).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .305  .830    0    2   0   HR
T Foley SS                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .295  .918    0    1   2   
E Milner CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .277  .700    0    5   0   CS
D Parker RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .328  .751    0    2   0   
D Driessen 1B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .986    0    3   1   
  C Cedeno PH-1B              3   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .926    0    4   0   
D Concepcion 3B               3   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .645    0    1   1   
B Gulden C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .369    0    5   1   
  B Scherrer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Oester PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .562    0    0   0   GDP
T Lawless 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .668    0    2   3   
F Pastore P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  W Krenchicki PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .875    0    0   0   
  T Power P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  D Bilardello C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .700    0    1   1   
Totals                       30   3   5   3    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

HR: G Redus (2, off D Noles; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Redus 5; D Driessen; D Parker; T Lawless.

GIDP: R Oester (3).

RBI: D Parker (23); D Driessen (11); G Redus (7).

2-out RBI: D Driessen; D Parker.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: G Redus (1); T Foley (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Milner (6, 2nd base by D Noles/J Davis).

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
S Sanderson                    0.1   0   1   1    1   1   0   2.34    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0     47    -     0.79  -0.00
D Noles, W (2-1)               6     5   2   2    3   4   1   6.10   26     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 5          1-1    0.99  -0.05
T Stoddard, S (2)              2.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   1.33    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.19
Totals                         9     5   3   3    5   7   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 5          3-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Pastore, L (2-3)             4     6   4   4    0   4   0   5.45   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 6     38    -     1.11  -0.29
T Power                        2     3   2   2    1   2   0   4.23   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.67  -0.11
B Scherrer                     3     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.06   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.23   0.04
Totals                         9    11   6   6    1   8   0          40     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·11           -

Balks: F Pastore (2).

WP: D Noles (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 13,074.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Dernier            CF    1. G Redus              LF 
2. R Sandberg           2B    2. T Foley              SS 
3. G Matthews           LF    3. E Milner             CF 
4. L Durham             1B    4. D Parker             RF 
5. M Hall               RF    5. D Driessen           1B 
6. R Cey                3B    6. D Concepcion         3B 
7. J Davis              C     7. B Gulden             C  
8. T Veryzer            SS    8. T Lawless            2B 
9. S Sanderson          P     9. F Pastore            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-2  12-      15%  76% R Cey           F Pastore       Single; Durham Scores; Hall to 3B
   t 4   0  2-1  12-      12%  61% M Hall          F Pastore       Single; Matthews Scores; Durham to 2B
   b 3   2  1-1  -2-     -11%  35% D Parker        D Noles         Single; Foley Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  12-     -11%  45% D Driessen      D Noles         Single; Foley Scores; Parker to 3B
   b 9   0  6-3  1--       8% 100% R Oester        T Stoddard      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Pastore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Dernier       Single
          1--      56%  R Sandberg      Dernier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Flyball: CF; Dernier to 3B
   R      --3      58%  G Matthews      Balk; Dernier Scores
          ---      62%  " "             Double
   O      -2-      59%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 3B
   O      --3      56%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  G Redus         Strikeout
          ---      56%  T Foley         Walk
                  Dickie Noles replaces Scott Sanderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      59%  E Milner        Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  D Parker        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Foley to 2B; Parker to 1B
   R      12-      45%  D Driessen      Single; Foley Scores; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Pastore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dickie Noles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  B Gulden        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  T Lawless       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Pastore       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Pastore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  D Noles         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  B Dernier       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  G Redus         E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      47%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  T Foley         Walk
   O      1--      46%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Foley to 2B
   R      -2-      35%  D Parker        Single; Foley Scores
                  Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Dan Driessen batting 5th
   O      1--      37%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Pastore facing 3-4-5
                  Cesar Cedeno moves to 1B
          ---      42%  G Matthews      Single
          1--      49%  L Durham        Single; Matthews to 2B
   R      12-      61%  M Hall          Single; Matthews Scores; Durham to 2B
   R      12-      76%  R Cey           Single; Durham Scores; Hall to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  J Davis         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores
   O      1--      72%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      70%  D Noles         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Dickie Noles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  B Gulden        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  T Lawless       Single
                  Wayne Krenchicki pinch hits for Frank Pastore batting 9th
   O      1--      76%  W Krenchicki    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ted Power facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Power replaces Wayne Krenchicki pitching and batting 9th
          ---      79%  B Dernier       Single
          1--      83%  R Sandberg      Single; Dernier to 2B
   R      12-      89%  G Matthews      Single; Dernier Scores; Sandberg to 2B
   RO     12-      91%  L Durham        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sandberg Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI
   O      1--      90%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
          1--      90%  R Cey           Durham Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Dickie Noles facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      82%  G Redus         Home Run
   O      ---      85%  T Foley         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  E Milner        Walk
   O      1--      85%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  C Cedeno        Milner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ted Power facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  J Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
          ---      87%  D Noles         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Noles to 2B
          -2-      87%  B Dernier       Walk
   O      12-      85%  R Sandberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Dickie Noles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Gulden        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bill Scherrer facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Brad Gulden pitching and batting 7th; Dann Bilardello replaces Ted Power playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Durham        Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Dickie Noles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  T Lawless       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  D Bilardello    Walk
          1--      83%  G Redus         Single; Bilardello to 2B
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Dickie Noles pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  T Foley         Flyball: SS
   O      12-      94%  E Milner        Baserunner Out Advancing; Bilardello out at 3B/C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bill Scherrer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  J Davis         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  T Veryzer       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Tim Stoddard facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Woods replaces Mel Hall playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      95%  E Milner        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Parker        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bill Scherrer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  T Stoddard      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Dernier       Flyball: 1B
          ---      97%  R Sandberg      Single
          1--      97%  G Matthews      Single; Sandberg to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  L Durham        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-6, Tim Stoddard facing 6-7-8
                  Henry Cotto replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      92%  D Concepcion    Walk
                  Ron Oester pinch hits for Bill Scherrer batting 7th
   OO     1--     100%  R Oester        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Lawless       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Reds 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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