October 1, 1991 · 7:05 PM EDT
2B2-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterJKJohn Kruk
1B4-6H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 1 RP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP2.2IP1 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead CHC by 4 · PHI by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2ST Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 3PHPhillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
| 4CHCubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20.0 |
5NY Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20.5 |
6WS Nationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26.5 |
| JWJerome WaltonCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CLCed LandrumLF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MG Mark Grace1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRyne Sandberg2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
AD Andre DawsonRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HVHector VillanuevaC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSLuis Salazar3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SD Shawon DunstonSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCFrank CastilloP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRey SanchezSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RWRick WilkinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DDDoug DascenzoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMDerrick MayLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDwight SmithPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMChuck McElroyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BSBob ScanlanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWChico WalkerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAPaul AssenmacherP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Walton, Grace
HR: Sandberg
RBI: Grace 2, Sandberg 2, Villanueva
SB: Sandberg 2
LOB: 12
MM Mickey Morandini2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VHVon HayesCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCWes ChamberlainLF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JKJohn Kruk1B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
DH Dave Hollins3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DM Dale MurphyRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF Darrin FletcherC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DTDickie ThonSS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TGTommy GreeneP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJim LindemanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SLSteve LakeC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHCharlie HayesPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMitch WilliamsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKim BatistePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRBruce RuffinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MorrisPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RRRandy Ready2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDanny CoxP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJRon JonesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HartleyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWally BackmanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJoe BoeverP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJRicky JordanPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBraulio CastilloCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Kruk, Murphy, Lake
RBI: Kruk 2, Hollins, Murphy 2, Hayes
LOB: 29
The Phillies outlasted the Cubs 6-5 in 13 innings at Veterans Stadium.
Bruce Ruffin got the win and Paul Assenmacher took the loss. John Kruk went 4-for-6 for the Phillies, while Ryne Sandberg went 2-for-5 for the Cubs.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
