May 17, 1977 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BOS 2 TOR 3
@MIL 1 MIN 10
CLE 4 NYY 5
@OAK 2
(15) SEA 10
BAL 2 TEX 3
DET 1 ATL 9
MON 6 CHC 23
SDP 6 PIT 3
@CIN 0 HOU 5
STL 2 NYM 8
SFG 1 LAD 6
@PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,443

Tuesday, May 17, 1977
Time of Game: 2:24

Cardinals

20-13

Lost 2

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: K Forsch (4-2), L: E Rasmussen (2-5)

Astros

14-20

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey LF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .417 1.246    0    0   0   SB
G Templeton SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .676    0    2   1   
T Scott CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .355  .898    0    6   0   
H Cruz RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .717    0    3   0   SB
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .373 1.081    0    3   1   
K Hernandez 1B                2   0   2   0    2   0  .320 1.055    0    9   0   2B
K Reitz 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .691    0    1   6   SB,GDP
M Tyson 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .175  .429    0    0   2   
  B McBride PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .638    0    0   0   
E Rasmussen P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .470    0    0   0   
  J Urrea P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  L Brock PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .769    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   7   2    4   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: K Hernandez (9, off K Forsch).

TB: K Hernandez 3; J Mumphrey; B McBride; G Templeton; T Scott; M Tyson.

GIDP: K Reitz (4).

RBI: M Tyson (5); T Scott (15).

2-out RBI: T Scott; M Tyson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Tyson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Reitz (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson); J Mumphrey (2, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson); H Cruz (1, 2nd base off F Bannister/J Ferguson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .686    0    0   3   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .711    0    1   3   HR
C Cedeno CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .617    0    2   0   
  W Crawford PH-LF            2   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .700    0    2   0   
  A Gardner LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .305         0   0   
C Johnson LF-RF-1B            4   2   3   3    0   0  .370 1.199    0    6   0   2·HR
J Cruz RF-CF-RF               2   0   0   0    2   0  .233  .645    0    2   0   2·SB
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .677    0    4   0   
  W Howard PR-CF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .294  .765    0    0   0   SB,SH
J Ferguson C                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .295  .955    0    5   0   
A Howe 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .689    0    5   2   
F Bannister P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   SH
  K Boswell PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .733    0    0   0   IW
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       30   5   7   5    3   3                    27   9

BATTING

HR: E Cabell (2, off E Rasmussen; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Johnson 2 (8, off J Urrea, off E Rasmussen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: W Howard (2, off J Urrea); F Bannister (2, off E Rasmussen).

IBB: K Boswell (1, by E Rasmussen).

TB: C Johnson 9; E Cabell 4; A Howe; W Crawford; J Ferguson.

RBI: C Johnson 3 (16); J Ferguson (17); E Cabell (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Cabell-A Howe-B Watson.

E: J Ferguson (3); J Gonzalez (9); A Howe (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Howard (4, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons); J Cruz 2 (8, 3rd base off J Urrea/T Simmons, 2nd base off E Rasmussen/T Simmons).

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
E Rasmussen, L (2-5)           7     6   4   3    2   2   2   3.33   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 6     51    -     1.31  -0.26
J Urrea                        1     1   1   1    1   1   1   2.66    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.30  -0.08
Totals                         8     7   5   4    3   3   3          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 7          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister                    7     5   2   2    4   4   0   7.09   30     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2· 5     59    -     1.15   0.04
K Forsch, W (4-2)              2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.36   0.13
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 7           -

E Rasmussen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Rasmussen (5; K Boswell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 7,443.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. J Mumphrey           LF    1. J Gonzalez           SS 
2. G Templeton          SS    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. T Scott              CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. H Cruz               RF    4. C Johnson            LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. J Cruz               RF 
6. K Hernandez          1B    6. B Watson             1B 
7. K Reitz              3B    7. J Ferguson           C  
8. M Tyson              2B    8. A Howe               2B 
9. E Rasmussen          P     9. F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-2  ---      28%  88% E Cabell        E Rasmussen     Home Run
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-      20%  59% J Ferguson      E Rasmussen     Single to LF; Howard Scores/unER
   t 5   2  0-0  -2-     -16%  36% T Scott         F Bannister     Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Scott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   0  2-0  ---      14%  34% C Johnson       E Rasmussen     Home Run
   t 6   2  0-1  -2-     -13%  21% M Tyson         F Bannister     Single to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF
          1--      44%  G Templeton     Mumphrey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  T Scott         Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      55%  H Cruz          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  K Hernandez     Single to P
   OO     1--      55%  K Reitz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  C Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  B Watson        Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  J Ferguson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  J Mumphrey      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 1B
          1--      50%  G Templeton     Single to LF; Mumphrey to 2B
   O      12-      55%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  A Howe          Single to 2B
   O      1--      58%  F Bannister     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Howe to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  H Cruz          Walk
          1--      42%  T Simmons       Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      45%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      12-      51%  K Reitz         Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  M Tyson         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Rasmussen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  E Rasmussen     Lineout: 2B
          ---      50%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   O      1--      52%  G Templeton     Groundout: SS-1B; Mumphrey to 2B
   R      -2-      36%  T Scott         Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Scott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      40%  H Cruz          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      34%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  F Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  T Simmons       Flyball: CF
          ---      32%  K Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--      35%  K Reitz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      34%  M Tyson         Reitz Steals 2B
   R      -2-      21%  " "             Single to RF; Reitz Scores; Tyson to 3B/Adv on E2
   O      --3      23%  E Rasmussen     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      20%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Willie Crawford pinch hits for Cesar Cedeno batting 3rd
   O      ---      17%  W Crawford      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Crawford moves to LF; Jose Cruz moves to CF; Cliff Johnson moves to RF
   O      ---      18%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      19%  G Templeton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      19%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      34%  C Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      29%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---      35%  B Watson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Watson to 1B
                  Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Bob Watson batting 6th
          1--      38%  J Ferguson      Howard Steals 2B
   R      -2-      59%  " "             Single to LF; Howard Scores/unER
   O      1--      56%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B; Ferguson to 2B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Floyd Bannister batting 9th
          -2-      57%  K Boswell       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Forsch replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th; Cliff Johnson moves to 1B; Wilbur Howard moves to CF; Jose Cruz moves to RF
   O      ---      55%  H Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  K Hernandez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  K Reitz         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      88%  E Cabell        Home Run
          ---      89%  W Crawford      Single to RF
                  John Urrea replaces Eric Rasmussen pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--      98%  C Johnson       Home Run; Crawford Scores
          ---      98%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      98%  W Howard        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      98%  J Ferguson      Cruz Steals 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      97%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
                  Art Gardner replaces Willie Crawford playing LF batting 3rd; Bake McBride pinch hits for Mike Tyson batting 8th
          ---      94%  B McBride       Single to SS
                  Lou Brock pinch hits for John Urrea batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  G Templeton     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 2B; Templeton to 1B
   O      12-     100%  T Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

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