July 9, 1976 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
@BOS 6 BAL 4
@CAL 3 KCR 1
@DET 0 MIL 7
TEX 2 NYY 2
CHW 1 OAK 2
CLE 1 ATL 5
NYM 3 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 12
PIT 11
(10) CIN 2
PIT 1 HOU 6
MON 0 PHI 4
SDP 3 STL 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,511

Friday, July 9, 1976
Time of Game: 2:26

Expos

25-50

Lost 5

6th, 26½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  2
Astros          0  2  0   2  2  0   0  0  X    6 11  0

W: L Dierker (8-8), L: D Stanhouse (6-4)

Astros

40-44

Won 2

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Mangual CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .762    0    1   0   
J Lyttle RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .711    0    2   0   
M Jorgensen LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .684    0    3   0   
A Thornton 1B                 1   0   0   0    2   1  .210  .739    0   10   0   SB
L Parrish 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .210  .600    0    0   1   
P Mackanin 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .643    0    3   6   
L Johnson C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  B Foote PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .629    0    0   0   
  J Kerrigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Frias SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .643    0    2   5   
  T Foli PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .658    0    0   0   
D Stanhouse P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .368  .876    0    0   0   
  D Carrithers P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .530    0    0   0   
  D Warthen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morales PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .738    0    1   0   
Totals                       26   0   0   0    4   8                    24  12

BATTING

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. P Mackanin-A Thornton 2; P Mackanin-P Frias-A Thornton.

E: A Thornton (5); L Parrish (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Thornton (4, 2nd base off L Dierker/E Herrmann).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .686    0    2   0   
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .687    0    2   1   
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .701    0    0   3   
B Watson 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .282  .785    0    7   1   SB
J Cruz CF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .296  .784    0    3   0   2B,GDP
C Johnson LF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .230  .758    0    2   0   GDP
  W Howard LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .502         0   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .186  .592    0    8   0   HR
R Metzger SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .247  .652    0    1   3   
L Dierker P                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .105  .208    0    2   1   SF,GDP
Totals                       32   6  11   6    4   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (9, off D Stanhouse).

HR: E Herrmann (3, off D Stanhouse; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: L Dierker (1, off D Stanhouse).

TB: E Herrmann 5; J Cruz 3; R Andrews 2; B Watson 2; R Metzger 2; E Cabell.

GIDP: C Johnson (7); L Dierker (1); J Cruz (5).

RBI: E Herrmann 2 (17); R Andrews (15); J Cruz (35); L Dierker (1); R Metzger (16).

2-out RBI: R Andrews.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Dierker-R Andrews.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Watson (3, 2nd base off D Carrithers/L Johnson).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stanhouse, L (6-4)           3.2   6   4   4    4   0   1   2.50   20     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 6     29    -     1.00  -0.24
D Carrithers                   1.1   3   2   1    0   1   0   4.82    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          1-0    0.32  -0.03
D Warthen                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.91    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.05   0.00
J Kerrigan                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   6   5    4   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·11          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, W (8-8)             9     0   0   0    4   8   0   4.07   30     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 0     91    -     0.58   0.23
Totals                         9     0   0   0    4   8   0          30     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Stanhouse (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 12,511.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. P Mangual            CF    1. G Gross              RF 
2. J Lyttle             RF    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. M Jorgensen          LF    3. E Cabell             3B 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. L Parrish            3B    5. J Cruz               CF 
6. P Mackanin           2B    6. C Johnson            LF 
7. L Johnson            C     7. E Herrmann           C  
8. P Frias              SS    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. D Stanhouse          P     9. L Dierker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      14%  73% J Cruz          D Stanhouse     Double; Watson Scores
   b 4   0  0-2  ---       7%  89% E Herrmann      D Stanhouse     Home Run
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       7%  55% P Mackanin      L Dierker       Line Drive Double Play: P-2B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-      -6%  79% J Cruz          D Stanhouse     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Cabell to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-       5%  48% L Parrish       L Dierker       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Mangual       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      53%  J Lyttle        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Stanhouse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  G Gross         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gross out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---      51%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  A Thornton      Walk
          1--      43%  L Parrish       Thornton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   OO     -2-      55%  P Mackanin      Line Drive Double Play: P-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Stanhouse facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Watson        Walk
   R      1--      73%  J Cruz          Double; Watson Scores
          -2-      76%  C Johnson       Wild Pitch; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      72%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      73%  E Herrmann      Walk
          1-3      76%  R Metzger       Walk; Herrmann to 2B
   RO     123      77%  L Dierker       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
          12-      79%  G Gross         Walk; Herrmann to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   O      123      74%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  P Frias         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      79%  D Stanhouse     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Stanhouse facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  E Cabell        Single
          1--      85%  B Watson        Single; Cabell to 2B
   OO     12-      79%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Cabell to 3B
   O      --3      76%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  P Mangual       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Lyttle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Stanhouse facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      89%  E Herrmann      Home Run
          ---      90%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      89%  L Dierker       Groundout: SS-1B; Metzger to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B; Metzger to 3B
   R      --3      93%  R Andrews       Single; Metzger Scores
                  Don Carrithers replaces Don Stanhouse pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  A Thornton      Strikeout
          ---      92%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      89%  P Mackanin      Walk; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      92%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF; Parrish to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  P Frias         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Carrithers facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  B Watson        Single
          1--      96%  J Cruz          Watson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      96%  C Johnson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      12-      98%  E Herrmann      Single; Watson Scores; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Metzger       Single; Johnson Scores/unER; Herrmann to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  L Dierker       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Don Carrithers batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  P Mangual       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Lyttle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dan Warthen facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Warthen replaces Jim Dwyer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Gross         Strikeout
          ---      99%  R Andrews       Single
   O      1--      99%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  P Mackanin      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dan Warthen facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  J Cruz          Single
   OO     1--      99%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Herrmann      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
                  Wilbur Howard replaces Cliff Johnson playing LF batting 6th; Barry Foote pinch hits for Larry Johnson batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  B Foote         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tim Foli pinch hits for Pepe Frias batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Dan Warthen batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Barry Foote pitching and batting 7th; Jose Morales moves to C; Tim Foli moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Dierker       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-6, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  P Mangual       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Lyttle        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197607090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation