Cubs clinchers: 2003
Elias Sports Bureau claims that double headers are swept on 26.2% of the time. That’s no surprise to many of you who watch the Cubs.
On September 27, 2003 the Cubs beat those odds and clinched by taking a double header from the Pittsburgh Pirates. They also got help in Houston where the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Astros 5-2. The Cubs had started the day with a magic number of 3, by the end of the day it was 0.
Mark Prior got things going in the first game en route to his 18th win of the season. Here’s game 1:
| Wrigley Field, Attendance: Not Given | Saturday, September 27, 2003, 1:10PM Time of Game: 2:49 |
| Pirates
2
74-86
Lost 1
4th, 14 GB
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Cubs 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 8 1
|
Cubs
4
87-73
Won 1
1st
|
Batting Stats
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Redman CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .332 .860 22 14 0 0 SB A Nunez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .667 16 10 1 1 M Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Rivera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .686 6 2 0 0 J Kendall C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .324 .811 24 19 4 0 M Stairs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .289 .943 18 11 13 0 C Wilson RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .265 .883 18 9 1 0 HR R Mackowiak 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .271 .798 27 21 0 4 SB J Bay LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .305 .985 24 13 2 0 J Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .649 12 10 1 8 J Fogg P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .418 5 4 1 1 J Reboulet PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .650 11 8 1 1 Totals 35 2 8 0 4 12 183 121 24 15
Batting Events
HR: C Wilson (18, off M Prior; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Wilson 5; R Mackowiak 2; T Redman 2; J Kendall; J Bay.
RBI: R Mackowiak (19); C Wilson (48).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Wilson-M Stairs; J Wilson-J Reboulet-M Stairs.
E: M Lincoln (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: R Mackowiak (6, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/D Miller); T Redman (7, 2nd base off M Prior/D Miller).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details K Lofton CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .298 .803 15 5 1 0 M Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .315 .785 7 6 2 2 SH,GDP S Sosa RF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .279 .909 21 11 2 0 SF M Alou LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .814 13 7 1 0 A Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .792 14 7 2 2 2B R Simon 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .275 .742 12 9 6 0 SF A Gonzalez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .226 .696 9 6 0 2 2B K Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1 T O'Leary PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .623 2 2 0 0 GDP J Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D Miller C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .233 .680 15 9 12 1 HR M Prior P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .617 4 4 0 0 R Martinez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .719 2 2 1 0 Totals 28 4 8 0 3 4 114 68 27 8
Batting Events
2B: A Ramirez (32, off M Lincoln); A Gonzalez (37, off J Fogg).
HR: D Miller (9, off J Fogg; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SF: R Simon (1, off J Fogg); S Sosa (5, off J Fogg).
SH: M Grudzielanek (7, off J Fogg).
TB: D Miller 4; K Lofton 2; A Ramirez 2; A Gonzalez 2; R Simon; M Prior; M Grudzielanek.
GIDP: M Grudzielanek (12); T O’Leary (8).
RBI: A Ramirez (106); R Simon (72); S Sosa (102); D Miller (36).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: A Ramirez (33).
Pitching Stats
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Fogg, L (10-9) 6 6 4 4 2 3 1 5.26 25 92-54 32· 8·14 13· 7· 3· 0 45 - 1.07 -0.17 M Lincoln 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.20 9 22-14 7· 2· 5 5· 2· 1· 0 0-0 0.43 0.04 Totals 8 8 4 4 3 4 1 34 114-68 39·10·19 18· 9· 4· 0 -
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA M Prior, W (18-6) 6.2 7 2 2 2 10 1 2.43 29 133-92 55·13·24 10· 7· 1· 0 60 - 1.10 0.18 K Farnsworth, H (19) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.30 5 22-13 7· 1· 5 2· 1· 0· 0 1-0 1.69 0.11 J Borowski, S (33) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.63 5 22-14 7· 2· 5 2· 1· 0· 0 0-0 1.46 0.08 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 12 1 39 177-119 69·16·34 14· 9· 1· 0 1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires: HP – Wally Bell, 1B – Ted Barrett, 2B – John Hirschbeck, 3B – Matt Hollowell.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.
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In game 2 the Cubs offense put away the Bucs early. Sammy Sosa hit a first inning bomb and in the second the Cubs put up 5 more runs. The Cubs would clinch their first NL Central title:
| Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,121 | Saturday, September 27, 2003, 5:30PM Time of Game: 2:26 |
| Pirates
2
74-87
Lost 2
4th, 14 GB
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
Cubs 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 7 7 0
W: Matt Clement (14-12), L: Ryan Vogelsong (2-2)
|
Cubs
7
88-73
Won 2
1st
|
Batting Stats
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Redman CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .332 .860 19 9 2 0 A Nunez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .671 17 12 4 0 3B R Mackowiak RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .276 .802 12 9 2 0 C Wilson C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 .882 15 8 9 0 GDP C Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .223 .658 11 9 6 0 J Bay LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 .959 18 10 0 0 J Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .645 9 7 0 2 J Hernandez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 .634 7 7 1 5 GDP R Vogelsong P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 3 3 0 0 M Corey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Beimel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .564 2 1 0 0 N Figueroa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J House PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3 3 0 0 B Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 0 3 7 116 78 24 7
Batting Events
3B: A Nunez (7, off M Clement).
TB: A Nunez 3; R Mackowiak 2; J House; T Redman; J Hernandez; C Wilson.
GIDP: C Wilson (6); J Hernandez (16).
RBI: A Nunez (35).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: C Wilson (6).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details K Lofton CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 .296 .800 20 9 4 0 IW M Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .315 .783 13 10 1 4 SB S Sosa RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .279 .911 19 12 4 0 HR M Alou LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 .819 13 5 1 0 HR A Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 .790 14 10 0 1 E Karros 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284 .776 12 5 8 1 R Martinez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .716 19 12 2 3 D Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P Bako C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .230 .644 13 11 7 0 M Clement P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .145 .336 10 8 0 0 SH M Remlinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 A Gonzalez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .696 0 1 Totals 30 7 7 0 3 9 133 82 27 10
Batting Events
HR: S Sosa (40, off R Vogelsong; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M Alou (22, off B Boehringer; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: M Clement (8, off R Vogelsong).
IBB: K Lofton (3, by R Vogelsong).
TB: M Alou 4; S Sosa 4; E Karros; P Bako; M Grudzielanek; A Ramirez; R Martinez.
RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (38); R Martinez (34); M Alou (91); P Bako (17); S Sosa (103).
2-out RBI: S Sosa.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. E Karros-R Martinez-E Karros; A Gonzalez-M Grudzielanek-E Karros.
PB: P Bako (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: M Grudzielanek (6, 2nd base off M Corey/C Wilson).
Pitching Stats
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Vogelsong, L (2-2) 1.1 6 6 5 1 1 1 6.55 11 40-26 19· 3· 4 4· 5· 3· 0 20 - 0.89 -0.33 M Corey 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.34 5 25-15 12· 1· 2 2· 2· 0· 0 2-1 0.23 0.01 J Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.14 3 11-7 1· 4· 2 0· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.09 0.01 N Figueroa 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.31 7 27-16 9· 5· 2 2· 2· 2· 0 0-0 0.06 0.01 J Grabow 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.60 3 13-9 2· 2· 5 1· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.02 0.00 B Boehringer 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.49 5 17-9 4· 4· 1 1· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.03 -0.01 Totals 8 7 7 6 3 9 2 34 133-82 47·19·16 10·12· 5· 0 2-1
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA M Clement, W (14-12) 7.2 7 2 1 2 6 0 4.11 31 101-68 37·16·15 14· 9· 3· 0 63 - 0.44 0.17 M Remlinger 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 1 5-4 2· 1· 1 0· 0· 0· 0 1-0 0.33 0.01 D Veres 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.68 3 10-6 4· 1· 1 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.25 0.01 Totals 9 7 2 1 3 7 0 35 116-78 43·18·17 15·10· 3· 0 1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Vogelsong (3; K Lofton).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires: HP – Bill Welke, 1B – John Hirschbeck, 2B – Ted Barrett, 3B – Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 40,121.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.
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jeremyt32
Thanks for doing this series of posts, ccd. These have been great!
berselius
September 27, 2009 at 7:07 am
It’s fun for me to look back b. Each one of these teams brings a smile to my face.
I was in attendance for this doubleheader and it was just awesome. (true story, a pair of my friends actually went to the first game and had to leave to go to a family party at his girlfriends Grandma’s house…man did I give them shit when they left between games 1 and 2). I was just hoping they could somehow get the magic number to one so they could clinch on Sunday (the final day of the season and coincidentally that year they retired Santo’s #10.) The fact that all three things happened, still shocks me.
I went on the world tour that night. What a day and what a night.
wpbc
September 27, 2009 at 9:11 am
The Cubs clinched while I was driving through a Somalian neighborhood in Minneapolis. Honked my horn around a bunch of burkad ladies. It was an out of body experience.
JDNoce
September 28, 2009 at 8:40 pm
lmao. that’s classic!
wpbc
September 29, 2009 at 7:09 am