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July 17, 1991

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Cubs 2 4 1
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Cubs 2 4 1
Braves 12 16 1

Rick Wilkins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .337
At Bats 3 86
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 14

Kent Mercker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 4
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 17, 1991
Kent Mercker
Greg Olson
Mike Bell
Mark Lemke
Jeff Blauser
Rafael Belliard
Brian Hunter
Deion Sanders
Tommy Gregg
Rick Wilkins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 4 1 4
Atlanta Braves 12 16 1 4
Winning Pitcher John Smoltz
Losing Pitcher Les Lancaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Terry Pendleton
Attendance 16,984
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Wilkins strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kent Mercker now pitching. Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrum for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gregg scores.
Bottom 8 Lemke strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dave Smith now pitching. Jose Vizcaino now playing second base. Ced Landrum now playing left field. Gregg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Dascenzo who is chasing the ball. Gregg reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Stanton now pitching. Deion Sanders now playing center field. Brian Hunter now playing left field. Mike Bell now playing first base. Damon BBerryhill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Bell pinch hits for Marvin Freeman. Bell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Olson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olson for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Grace, and into shallow right field. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Gant scores. Blauser moves to third.
Bottom 7 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. Gant moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sanders hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gant moves to second.
Bottom 7 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Dascenzo hits a line drive towards short. Belliard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tommy Gregg now playing right field. Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Deion Sanders now playing left field. Jeff Blauser now playing third bWilkins strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pendleton 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 Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olson scores. Gregg moves to third.
Bottom 6 Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Otis Nixon. Gregg hits a line drive for a single. Hunter scores. Olson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Freeman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Olson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Blauser scores. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 6 Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching. Hunter takes first base on ball four. Blauser moves to second.
Bottom 6 Deion Sanders pinch runs for Lonnie Smith. Blauser hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Sanders scores.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dascenzo. Smith reaches second base with a double. Gant scores.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Gant moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gant hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 6 Laddie Renfroe now pitching. Pendleton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Marvin Freeman now pitching. Bell hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Top 6 Grace hits a line drive into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walton scores.
Top 6 Jerome Walton pinch hits for Les Lancaster. Walton hits a line drive off the glove of Pendleton, and into shallow left field. Walton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Lemke hits a line drive into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out.
Bottom 5 Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smoltz for the out.
Top 5 Dascenzo strikes out.
Top 5 Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilkins hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 4 Olson hits a line drive towards third. Walker catches it and steps on third to double up Hunter.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Smith scores. Blauser goes all the way around to score. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 4 Blauser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Smith. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gant scores.
Bottom 4 Gant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Gant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sandberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemke strikes out. There goes Nixon. The throw from Wilkins to Dunston, and Nixon is out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Smoltz strikes out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lancaster strikes out.
Top 3 Dascenzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston moves to second.
Top 3 Dunston hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Bottom 2 Olson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hunter 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 2 Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wilkins strikes out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pendleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Lemke bunts towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.