July 26, 1999 Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 4
@CHW 3
(11) CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 14
@MIN 7 TBD 7
ANA 0 ATL 6
MIL 1 HOU 8
@COL 5 CIN 5
@LAD 3
(10) MON 6
CHC 1 NYM 7
PIT 5 PHI 9
FLA 1 ARI 2
@SDP 0 SFG 10
STL 8

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 42,740

Monday, July 26, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Astros

60-40

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  4    8 17  1
Rockies         0  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  0    5 10  0

W: B Williams (1-1), L: D Veres (2-3), S: B Wagner (26)

Rockies

44-55

Lost 4

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   4   2    2   0  .306  .868   26    2   3   HR,2·2B
B Spiers 3B                   5   0   1   0    1   1  .282  .758   26    1   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .316 1.108   19    9   0   GDP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               5   1   2   0    0   0  .236  .775   13    5   0   
M Mieske LF                   5   2   4   3    0   0  .350 1.049   15    3   0   2·HR
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .244  .675   15    2   0   2B,SB
T Eusebio C                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .246  .642   14    3   0   GDP
T Bogar SS                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .256  .727   24    1   3   
S Elarton P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    6    0   0   SH
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .753    5    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .314  .739    3    0   0   
  G Barker PR-CF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .630         1   0   
Totals                       40   8  17   7    6   7              166   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Bell (17, off B Jones); C Biggio 2 (41, off B Jones, off D Veres).

HR: C Biggio (10, off J Dipoto; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); M Mieske 2 (8, off B Jones, off D Veres; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: S Elarton (2, off B Jones).

TB: M Mieske 10; C Biggio 9; D Bell 3; R Hidalgo 2; T Eusebio; B Spiers; S Elarton; T Bogar; D Ward.

GIDP: J Bagwell (11); T Eusebio (6).

RBI: M Mieske 3 (20); C Biggio 2 (50); D Bell (53); D Ward (4).

2-out RBI: C Biggio; M Mieske; D Ward; D Bell.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Bagwell (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (16, 2nd base off D Veres/K Manwaring).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .723   18    3   4   2B
T Helton 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .291  .896   13    5   0   SF
L Walker RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .371 1.163   13    1   0   
  A Echevarria RF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .841    4    1   0   
D Bichette LF                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .865   17    1   0   HR
J Barry CF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .309  .961   17    1   1   HR
L Harris 2B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .286  .655   11    7   5   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Manwaring C                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .319  .826   16    7   0   
T Shumpert 3B-2B              4   1   1   1    0   0  .323  .984   17    1   3   
B Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .467    3    0   1   
  C Leskanic P                1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 2.334    4    0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  V Castilla PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .787    2    0   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    3   2              135   27  14

BATTING

2B: N Perez (15, off S Elarton).

HR: D Bichette (21, off T Miller; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Barry (3, off T Miller; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: T Helton (2, off S Elarton).

TB: D Bichette 4; J Barry 4; L Harris 3; N Perez 2; C Leskanic; K Manwaring; T Helton; T Shumpert.

RBI: T Helton (60); T Shumpert (15); D Bichette (80); N Perez (49); J Barry (8).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Shumpert-L Harris-T Helton; L Harris-N Perez-T Helton.

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Elarton                      6     7   3   3    3   1   0   3.17   29  107-66   44· 4·18    8·12· 5· 0     44    -     1.45   0.10
T Miller                       1     3   2   2    0   1   2   6.10    6   15-12    9· 0· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.78  -0.22
B Williams, W (1-1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.99    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.05
B Wagner, S (26)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.09    3    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.07
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   2   2          41  135-86   59· 4·23   13·16· 7· 0           -

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Jones                        5     8   3   3    5   4   1   5.55   26   88-46   29· 6·11    7· 4· 6· 0     38    -     1.10   0.01
C Leskanic                     2     3   0   0    0   2   0   4.85    9   34-22   11· 4· 7    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.82   0.19
J Dipoto, H (7)                1     2   1   1    0   0   1   5.06    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.76   0.02
D Veres, BS (5), L (2-3)       0.2   4   4   4    1   1   1   3.99    7   25-15    7· 3· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.56  -0.74
C McElroy                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.90    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9    17   8   8    6   7   3          47  165-95   55·14·26   14·10·10· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Elarton (2); D Veres (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 42,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Colorado Rockies                     
1. C Biggio             2B    1. N Perez              SS 
2. B Spiers             3B    2. T Helton             1B 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. L Walker             RF 
4. R Hidalgo            CF    4. D Bichette           LF 
5. M Mieske             LF    5. J Barry              CF 
6. D Bell               RF    6. L Harris             2B 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. K Manwaring          C  
8. T Bogar              SS    8. T Shumpert           3B 
9. S Elarton            P     9. B Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-5  12-  3   33%  79% D Ward          D Veres         Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Bogar to 3B
   t 9   1  5-4  ---  3   31%  43% M Mieske        D Veres         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  3-3  ---  2  -18%  26% D Bichette      T Miller        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 4   1  2-1  12-  3  -15%  34% N Perez         S Elarton       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Manwaring Scores; Shumpert to 3B
   t 8   1  5-4  1--  1  -14%  16% J Bagwell       J Dipoto        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  B Spiers        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   49%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  6   57%  M Mieske        Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Hidalgo to 3B
   R      1-3  1   66%  D Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Mieske to 3B
   O      -23  2   61%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   63%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   61%  T Helton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   64%  L Walker        Flyball: CF
          1--      63%  D Bichette      Wild Pitch; Helton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  " "             Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   69%  T Bogar         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   68%  S Elarton       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Bogar to 2B
          -2-  4   69%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  5   66%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Bogar to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  J Barry         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   62%  L Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   65%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   68%  T Shumpert      Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   65%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---  1   68%  M Mieske        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   65%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   63%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   65%  B Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   63%  N Perez         Walk
          1--  4   59%  T Helton        Walk; Perez to 2B
          12-  5   53%  L Walker        Walk; Perez to 3B; Helton to 2B
   O      123  5   61%  D Bichette      Popfly: SS
   O      123  4   69%  J Barry         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   67%  T Bogar         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   65%  S Elarton       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   67%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   68%  B Spiers        Walk
          12-  4   70%  J Bagwell       Walk; Biggio to 3B; Spiers to 2B
   O      123  3   64%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   59%  L Harris        Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
          1--  6   50%  K Manwaring     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Harris to 3B
   R      1-3  5   43%  T Shumpert      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Harris Scores; Manwaring to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  B Jones         Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   R      12-  3   34%  N Perez         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Manwaring Scores; Shumpert to 3B
   RO     -23  1   35%  T Helton        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Shumpert Scores; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  6   39%  L Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Rockies 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   50%  M Mieske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   54%  D Bell          Walk
   OO     1--  1   44%  T Eusebio       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   42%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   46%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   43%  J Barry         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   47%  L Harris        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   50%  K Manwaring     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Curt Leskanic facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th; Angel Echevarria replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  4   55%  S Elarton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   62%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive); Elarton to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   49%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Elarton to 3B
   O      1-3  1   41%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Elarton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   45%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   41%  C Leskanic      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   46%  N Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   50%  T Helton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Curt Leskanic facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   46%  M Mieske        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   42%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   44%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   40%  T Bogar         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Tied 3-3, Trever Miller facing 3-4-5
                  Trever Miller replaces Scott Elarton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   44%  A Echevarria    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  2   26%  D Bichette      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      ---  3   16%  J Barry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   14%  L Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   16%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   18%  T Shumpert      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Rockies 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Jerry Dipoto facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Curt Leskanic pitching and batting 9th; Russ Johnson pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  5   13%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   24%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   30%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   16%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Brian Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Williams replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Vinny Castilla pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   O      ---  2   18%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   19%  N Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   20%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Rockies 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Veres replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 6th; Terry Shumpert moves to 2B; Vinny Castilla moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   12%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  3   43%  M Mieske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   49%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   44%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Looking, Bell Steals 2B
          -2-  6   46%  T Bogar         Walk
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Brian Williams batting 9th
   R      12-  3   79%  D Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Bogar to 3B
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 9th
   R      1-3      89%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Bogar Scores/No RBI; Barker to 3B
   R      --3  4   94%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Barker Scores
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 6th
   O      -2-  5   93%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Rockies 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-8, Billy Wagner facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Wagner replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 5th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
   O      ---  2   97%  A Echevarria    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  D Bichette      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Barry         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Rockies 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:COL199907260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation