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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 16, 1991 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 1991 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 16, 1991 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Ruffin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 34,547 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Gary Darling |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Wes Chamberlain | Left Fielder |
John Kruk | First Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Darren Daulton | Catcher |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Bruce Ruffin | Pitcher |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerome Walton | Center Fielder |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
Andre Dawson | Right Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Joe Girardi | Catcher |
Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
Jim Essian | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1991
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Sutcliffe
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chamberlain vs. Sutcliffe
Chamberlain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Ruffin
Walton hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Ruffin
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walton moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Ruffin
Sandberg hits a line drive for a single. Walton scores. Grace moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Dawson vs. Ruffin
Dawson hits a popup beyond second. Morandini can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Grace moves to third. Sandberg moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Ruffin
Bell hits a line drive beyond short. Thon can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Grace scores. Sandberg scores. Dawson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Salazar vs. Ruffin
Salazar hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Ruffin
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Ruffin
Girardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Searcy
Steve Searcy now pitching.
Sutcliffe bunts towards the mound. Searcy fields it and throws to first for the out. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Walton vs. Searcy
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kruk vs. Sutcliffe
Kruk hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Sutcliffe
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Sutcliffe
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Daulton vs. Sutcliffe
Daulton hits a line drive into center field. Walton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walton. Murphy moves to third. Daulton moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Thon vs. Sutcliffe
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Searcy
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Searcy
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Searcy
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Searcy
Bell hits a popup beyond second. Morandini can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Dawson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Salazar vs. Searcy
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kruk scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salazar for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Searcy vs. Sutcliffe
Searcy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Sutcliffe
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Searcy
Dunston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Searcy
Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Searcy
Sutcliffe bunts towards the mound. Searcy fields it and throws to first for the out. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Walton vs. Searcy
Walton hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chamberlain vs. Sutcliffe
Chamberlain strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kruk vs. Sutcliffe
Kruk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walton. Kruk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Sutcliffe
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kruk moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Sutcliffe
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Searcy
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Searcy
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Searcy
Dawson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Daulton vs. Sutcliffe
Daulton hits a line drive beyond first. Grace can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Sutcliffe
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Searcy vs. Sutcliffe
Searcy strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra hits a fly ball into right field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Searcy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Searcy
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Searcy
Dunston hits a line drive for a single. There's an error on the play. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Girardi vs. Searcy
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dunston scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Searcy
Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kruk scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutcliffe for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Sutcliffe
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chamberlain vs. Sutcliffe
Chamberlain strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kruk vs. Sutcliffe
Kruk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Searcy
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Searcy
Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Searcy
Sandberg hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dawson vs. Searcy
Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hayes. Grace goes all the way around to score. Dawson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Boever
Joe Boever now pitching. Ricky Jordan now playing first base.
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Sutcliffe
Doug Dascenzo now playing left field.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Sutcliffe
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Daulton vs. Sutcliffe
Daulton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Sutcliffe
Thon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Boever
John Morris now playing right field.
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Boever
Dunston strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Boever
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Boever
Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Sutcliffe
Jose Vizcaino now playing third base.
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Sutcliffe
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutcliffe covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Sutcliffe
Morandini hits a fly ball into center field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Boever
Walton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Boever
Grace strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Boever
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Boever
Ced Landrum pinch hits for Andre Dawson.
Landrum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chamberlain vs. Lancaster
Les Lancaster now pitching. Ced Landrum now playing right field.
Chamberlain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Lancaster
Wally Backman pinch hits for Joe Boever.
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lancaster
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out. Chamberlain moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Lancaster
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1991 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Dykstra L, cf 4 0 0 0 Walton J, cf 5 2 2 1 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 2 1 0 Chamberlain W, lf 4 0 1 0 Sandberg R, 2b 5 1 1 1 Kruk J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Dawson A, rf 4 1 3 0 Boever J, p 0 0 0 0 Landrum C, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Backman W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 1 2 2 Murphy D, rf 3 0 0 0 Dascenzo D, lf 0 0 0 0 Morris J, rf 1 0 0 0 Salazar L, 3b 4 1 1 3 Hayes C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Vizcaino J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Daulton D, c 3 1 3 1 Dunston S, ss 3 1 1 0 Thon D, ss 3 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 3 0 2 1 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 2 0 0 0 Searcy S, p 2 0 0 0 Lancaster L, p 0 0 0 0 Jordan R, 1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 6 1 35 9 13 8 Philadelphia 000 000 100 -- 1 Chicago 600 011 01x -- 9 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ruffin B (L) 0.1 6 6 6 1 0 Searcy S 5.1 5 2 0 2 2 Boever J 2.1 2 1 1 0 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Sutcliffe R (W) 8.0 5 1 1 0 9 Lancaster L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Walton J, Dykstra L, Hayes C LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Chicago 7 2B -- Kruk J HR -- Salazar L, Daulton D, Walton J SH -- Sutcliffe R 2 T -- 2:31 A -- 34547
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