April 20, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Colt .45's Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
NYY 0 HOU 7
STL 1 MLN 7
@LAD 1 SFG 5
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Colt Stadium, Attendance: 7,441

Monday, April 20, 1964, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Cardinals

4-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1
Astros          0  4  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    7  9  1

W: T Farrell (1-0), L: R Sadecki (0-1)

Astros

3-3

Won 1

6th, 1½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Flood CF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .721    0    2   0   HBP
D Groat SS                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .172  .339    0    0   0   
  L Burdette P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Long PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Lewis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .650    0    0   0   GDP
B White 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .372    0    6   0   
K Boyer 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   2  .292  .976    0    1   2   HR
D Clemens LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
  P Gagliano LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .739    0    8   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .571    0    4   1   
R Sadecki P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Fanok P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Warwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788    0    0   0   
  J Buchek SS                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   3   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   7                    24   6

BATTING

HR: K Boyer (2, off T Farrell; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: C Flood (1, by T Farrell).

TB: K Boyer 4; D Groat 2; B White.

GIDP: J Lewis (1); D Clemens (1).

RBI: K Boyer (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Flood (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Kasko SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .770    0    2   2   
  B Lillis SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
N Fox 2B                      3   1   2   4    0   0  .364  .985    0    0   3   3B,SH
  M White 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
P Runnels 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .733    0    8   0   
  R Staub 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .450         3   0   
J Weekly RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .365    0    5   0   
B Aspromonte 3B               4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .867    0    0   2   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .904    0    0   0   2B
J Beauchamp LF                2   1   0   0    1   1  .167  .777    0    1   0   
  A Spangler LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Bateman C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .250  .598    0    7   0   
T Farrell P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   7   9   6    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Wynn (1, off R Sadecki).

3B: N Fox (2, off H Fanok).

SH: N Fox (1, off R Sadecki).

TB: N Fox 4; J Bateman 2; J Wynn 2; E Kasko 2; P Runnels; B Aspromonte.

RBI: N Fox 4 (6); J Bateman (1); P Runnels (3).

2-out RBI: N Fox 2; P Runnels.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Fox-E Kasko-P Runnels; E Kasko-P Runnels.

E: J Wynn (2).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sadecki, L (0-1)             1.2   6   4   4    1   1   0  21.60   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 6     27    -     1.43  -0.31
H Fanok                        3.1   3   3   3    1   5   0   8.10   14     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 3          2-0    0.25  -0.02
L Burdette                     2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
R Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    3   7   0          36     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 9          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Farrell, W (1-0)             9     4   1   1    4   7   1   1.64   35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 4     78    -     0.33   0.17
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: H Fanok (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Farrell (1; C Flood).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Al Forman, 3B - Bill Jackowski.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 7,441.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 18mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Houston Astros                       
1. C Flood              CF    1. E Kasko              SS 
2. D Groat              SS    2. N Fox                2B 
3. J Lewis              RF    3. P Runnels            1B 
4. B White              1B    4. J Weekly             RF 
5. K Boyer              3B    5. B Aspromonte         3B 
6. D Clemens            LF    6. J Wynn               CF 
7. T McCarver           C     7. J Beauchamp          LF 
8. J Javier             2B    8. J Bateman            C  
9. R Sadecki            P     9. T Farrell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  123      15%  84% N Fox           R Sadecki       Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Beauchamp Scores; Bateman to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      12%  70% J Wynn          R Sadecki       Double to RF; Aspromonte to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  123       8%  81% J Bateman       R Sadecki       Single to RF; Aspromonte Scores; Wynn to 3B; Beauchamp to 2B
   b 2   1  0-1  123      -6%  69% E Kasko         R Sadecki       Flyball: 1B
   b 2   2  0-3  12-       6%  90% P Runnels       R Sadecki       Single to CF; Bateman Scores; Fox to 3B; Runnels to 2B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  D Groat         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Lewis         Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  B White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Kasko         Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  N Fox           Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kasko to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      50%  J Weekly        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Turk Farrell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Clemens       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Sadecki facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  B Aspromonte    Single to LF
          1--      70%  J Wynn          Double to RF; Aspromonte to 3B
          -23      73%  J Beauchamp     Walk
   R      123      81%  J Bateman       Single to RF; Aspromonte Scores; Wynn to 3B; Beauchamp to 2B
   O      123      75%  T Farrell       Strikeout
   O      123      69%  E Kasko         Flyball: 1B
   RR     123      84%  N Fox           Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Beauchamp Scores; Bateman to 2B
   R      12-      90%  P Runnels       Single to CF; Bateman Scores; Fox to 3B; Runnels to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Harry Fanok replaces Ray Sadecki pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      88%  J Weekly        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Turk Farrell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  J Javier        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      91%  H Fanok         Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Harry Fanok facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  B Aspromonte    Lineout: LF
   O      ---      90%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  J Beauchamp     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Turk Farrell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  D Groat         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Harry Fanok facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  J Bateman       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  T Farrell       Strikeout
          1--      95%  E Kasko         Single to CF; Bateman to 3B
   RR     1-3      98%  N Fox           Triple to RF; Bateman Scores; Kasko Scores
   R      --3      99%  P Runnels       Wild Pitch; Fox Scores
          ---      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Weekly        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Turk Farrell facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  K Boyer         Walk
   OO     1--      99%  D Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      99%  T McCarver      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); McCarver to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  J Javier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Harry Fanok facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Beauchamp     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  J Bateman       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Turk Farrell facing 9-1-2
                  Carl Warwick pinch hits for Harry Fanok batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Warwick       Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  C Flood         Hit By Pitch
          1--      98%  D Groat         Single to RF; Flood to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  J Lewis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Lew Burdette facing 9-1-2
                  Lew Burdette replaces Dick Groat pitching and batting 2nd; Jerry Buchek replaces Carl Warwick playing SS batting 9th; Phil Gagliano replaces Doug Clemens playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  T Farrell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Kasko         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Turk Farrell facing 4-5-6
                  Mike White replaces Nellie Fox playing 2B batting 2nd; Bob Lillis replaces Eddie Kasko playing SS batting 1st; Al Spangler replaces Jim Beauchamp playing LF batting 7th
          ---      99%  B White         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  K Boyer         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  P Gagliano      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Lew Burdette facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Weekly        Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Aspromonte    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  J Wynn          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Turk Farrell facing 8-9-1
                  Rusty Staub replaces Pete Runnels playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Javier        Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  J Buchek        Walk
          1--     100%  C Flood         Walk; Buchek to 2B
                  Jeoff Long pinch hits for Lew Burdette batting 2nd
   O      12-     100%  J Long          Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  J Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Taylor replaces Jeoff Long pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  A Spangler      Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Farrell       Groundout: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Turk Farrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  K Boyer         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  P Gagliano      Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Javier        Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196404200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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