Cardinals @ Cubs
August 11, 1983

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 11 2
Cubs 10 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 11 2
Cubs 10 11 0

Andy Van Slyke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .265
OBP .750 .353
At Bats 2 166
Hits 1 44
• Singles 0 29
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 2 23
RBI’s 3 24

Craig Lefferts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 1
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Wrigley Field - August 11, 1983
Out
Craig Lefferts
Jody Davis
Bill Buckner
Ryne Sandberg
Tom Veryzer
Larry Bowa
Leon Durham
Mel Hall
Gary Woods
Andy Van Slyke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 2 7
Chicago Cubs 10 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Dick Ruthven
Losing Pitcher Danny Cox
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Leon Durham
Attendance 23,480
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Van Slyke hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Durham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Bill Lyons now playing second base. John Stuper now pitching. Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Floyd Rayford pinch hits for Steve Braun. Rayford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Veryzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Lyons pinch hits for Dave Von Ohlen. Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Oberkfell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive towards third. Braun catches it and throws to first to double up Sandberg.
Bottom 7 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Hall is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third.
Top 7 Craig Lefferts now pitching. There goes Green. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Green steals second.
Top 7 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Durham. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Gary Woods now playing right field. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Slyke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruthven for the out.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gary Woods pinch runs for Keith Moreland. There's a wild pitch. Woods moves to second.
Bottom 6 Moreland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Von Ohlen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Von Ohlen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tom Veryzer now playing third base. Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moreland. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Van Slyke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buckner is hit by the pitch. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hall hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Top 5 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith throws the ball in to Van Slyke who tags Bowa trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Davis moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Davis takes first base on ball four. Durham moves to third. Moreland moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Moreland takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to third. Durham moves to second.
Bottom 4 Durham takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sandberg tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 There goes Buckner. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Buckner steals second.
Bottom 4 Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Dave Von Ohlen now pitching. Steve Braun now playing third base. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Slyke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Van Slyke. Hall scores. Sandberg moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bowa scores. Hall moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ruthven bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell.
Top 4 Ramsey hits a fly ball into left field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGee moves to third.
Top 4 McGee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Durham. McGee reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Porter hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Moreland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Durham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Cey takes first base on ball four. Sandberg moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards center field. McGee picks it up and throws to third to catch Hallfor the out. Sandberg moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Smith. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 3 Smith bunts towards the mound. Ruthven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Smith strikes out.
Top 3 Cox strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Bowa takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 2 Davis takes first base on ball four. Moreland moves to second.
Bottom 2 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Durham takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ramsey scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sandberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Hall reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Porter strikes out.
Top 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith scores. Smith moves to third.
Top 1 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moreland. Smith reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.