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BAL  3
OAK  2
 BOS  6
SEA  2
 KCR 10
CLE  2
 NYY  5
CAL  0
 TEX  8
MIL  1
 TOR  5
CHW  4
 TOR  3
CHW  1
 ATL  3
PIT  2
 ATL  5
PIT  4
 CHC  7
CIN  0
 HOU  3
STL  0
 LAD  8
MON  7
 PHI  5
@SDP  1
 SFG  8
NYM  5
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,459

 Wednesday, June 18, 1980
Time of Game: 2:08
Cardinals
0
23-38
Lost 1
6th, 12 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Astros          1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  7  0
W: Joe Niekro (7-5), L: Jim Kaat (1-5)
 Astros
3
37-23
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Templeton SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .721              2   6   
L Durham RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .545              2   0   2B
  K Seaman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .336  .936             10   2   
T Simmons C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .903              1   0   
T Kennedy LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .839              2   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .781              1   2   
T Scott CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .600              2   0   
T Herr 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .492              2   4   GDP
  M Phillips PH-2B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .364              0   0   
J Kaat P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              1   0   
  D Iorg PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .807              0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    1   5                         24  14
Batting Events
2B: L Durham (1, off J Niekro).
TB: L Durham 2; K Reitz; T Kennedy; M Phillips; K Hernandez; T Scott.
GIDP: T Herr (6).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. G Templeton-T Herr-K Hernandez; G Templeton-K Hernandez.
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy SS-2B             3   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .673              1   2   
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .819              4   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .814              3   0   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .294  .855              4   0   SB
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .265  .642              1   0   IW
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .234  .712              1   3   
  C Reynolds SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .509              0   0   
A Howe 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .673              7   1   GDP
L Pujols C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .210  .508              5   0   
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .555              1   2   SH,GDP
Totals                       28   3   7   0    5   1                         27   8
Batting Events
SH: J Niekro (6, off J Kaat).
IBB: E Cabell (2, by K Seaman).
TB: A Howe; J Morgan; J Cruz; T Puhl; L Pujols; R Landestoy; E Cabell.
GIDP: A Howe (3); J Niekro (1).
RBI: E Cabell (25); C Cedeno (20).
2-out RBI: E Cabell.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Morgan-R Landestoy-A Howe.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Cedeno (17, 2nd base off K Seaman/T Simmons).

Pitching Stats

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
J Kaat, L (1-5)                7     7   3   3    2   1   0   4.47   29     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 7     50    -     0.81  -0.13
K Seaman                       1     0   0   0    3   0   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         8     7   3   3    5   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1· 7           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, W (7-5)              9     6   0   0    1   5   0   3.33   33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 6     79    -     0.93   0.37
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   5   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Seaman (1; E Cabell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 24,459.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St. Louis Cardinals                       Houston Astros                               
1. Garry Templeton              SS       1. Rafael Landestoy             SS
2. Leon Durham                  RF       2. Terry Puhl                   RF
3. Keith Hernandez              1B       3. Jose Cruz                    LF
4. Ted Simmons                   C       4. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
5. Terry Kennedy                LF       5. Enos Cabell                  3B
6. Ken Reitz                    3B       6. Joe Morgan                   2B
7. Tony Scott                   CF       7. Art Howe                     1B
8. Tom Herr                     2B       8. Luis Pujols                   C
9. Jim Kaat                      P       9. Joe Niekro                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 0 12- OO 12% 88% 0-3 STL T. Herr J. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Reitz to 3B
b1 2 12- R 11% 65% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell J. Kaat Single to CF; Puhl Scores; Cruz to 2B
b3 0 1-- 8% 80% 1-0 HOU T. Puhl J. Kaat Single to RF; Landestoy to 3B
t5 0 1-- -7% 76% 0-3 STL T. Scott J. Niekro Single to RF; Reitz to 2B
b3 0 1-3 O -5% 75% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz J. Kaat Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL G. Templeton J. Niekro Groundout: 1B-P
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 STL L. Durham J. Niekro Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez J. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy J. Kaat Walk
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl J. Kaat Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 1 1-- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz J. Kaat Single to SS; Puhl to 2B
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Kaat Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 2 12- R 11% 65% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell J. Kaat Single to CF; Puhl Scores; Cruz to 2B
b1 2 12- O -3% 62% 1-0 HOU J. Morgan J. Kaat Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 STL T. Simmons J. Niekro Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 STL T. Kennedy J. Niekro Popfly: 2B
t2 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 STL K. Reitz J. Niekro Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 HOU A. Howe J. Kaat Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 HOU L. Pujols J. Kaat Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 HOU J. Niekro J. Kaat Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 STL T. Scott J. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 STL T. Herr J. Niekro Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O 1% 68% 0-1 STL J. Kaat J. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 HOU R. Landestoy J. Kaat Single to CF
b3 0 1-- 8% 80% 1-0 HOU T. Puhl J. Kaat Single to RF; Landestoy to 3B
b3 0 1-3 O -5% 75% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz J. Kaat Flyball: LF
b3 1 1-3 RO 3% 78% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Kaat Groundout: SS-1B; Landestoy Scores; Puhl to 2B
b3 2 -2- O -2% 76% 2-0 HOU E. Cabell J. Kaat Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-2 STL G. Templeton J. Niekro Groundout: P-2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 STL L. Durham J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- -1% 79% 0-2 STL K. Hernandez J. Niekro Single to RF
t4 2 1-- -3% 76% 0-2 STL T. Simmons J. Niekro Walk; Hernandez to 2B
t4 2 12- O 5% 81% 0-2 STL T. Kennedy J. Niekro Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- 2% 83% 2-0 HOU J. Morgan J. Kaat Single to RF
b4 0 1-- 3% 86% 2-0 HOU A. Howe J. Kaat Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
b4 0 12- 4% 90% 2-0 HOU L. Pujols J. Kaat Walk; Morgan to 3B; Howe to 2B
b4 0 123 ROO -2% 88% 2-0 HOU J. Niekro J. Kaat Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Morgan Scores; Howe to 3B
b4 2 --3 O -1% 87% 3-0 HOU R. Landestoy J. Kaat Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -4% 83% 0-3 STL K. Reitz J. Niekro Single to LF
t5 0 1-- -7% 76% 0-3 STL T. Scott J. Niekro Single to RF; Reitz to 2B
t5 0 12- OO 12% 88% 0-3 STL T. Herr J. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Reitz to 3B
t5 2 --3 O 3% 90% 0-3 STL J. Kaat J. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O -1% 90% 3-0 HOU T. Puhl J. Kaat Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 HOU J. Cruz J. Kaat Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 89% 3-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Kaat Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O 2% 91% 0-3 STL G. Templeton J. Niekro Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-3 STL L. Durham J. Niekro Lineout: RF
t6 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 STL K. Hernandez J. Niekro Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-0 HOU E. Cabell J. Kaat Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O -0% 92% 3-0 HOU J. Morgan J. Kaat Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 92% 3-0 HOU A. Howe J. Kaat Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-3 STL T. Simmons J. Niekro Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- -2% 91% 0-3 STL T. Kennedy J. Niekro Single to RF
t7 1 1-- O 2% 94% 0-3 STL K. Reitz J. Niekro Flyball: CF
t7 2 1-- O 2% 95% 0-3 STL T. Scott J. Niekro Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- 1% 96% 3-0 HOU L. Pujols J. Kaat Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O -0% 96% 3-0 HOU J. Niekro J. Kaat Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pujols to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -0% 95% 3-0 HOU R. Landestoy J. Kaat Groundout: SS-1B; Pujols to 3B
b7 2 --3 O -1% 94% 3-0 HOU T. Puhl J. Kaat Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Tom Herr (2B) batting 8th
t8 0 --- -4% 91% 0-3 STL M. Phillips J. Niekro Single to CF
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Jim Kaat (P) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- O 3% 94% 0-3 STL D. Iorg J. Niekro Flyball: CF
t8 1 1-- O 2% 96% 0-3 STL G. Templeton J. Niekro Flyball: LF
t8 2 1-- -3% 93% 0-3 STL L. Durham J. Niekro Double to LF; Phillips to 3B
t8 2 -23 O 5% 98% 0-3 STL K. Hernandez J. Niekro Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Kim Seaman facing 3-4-5
Kim Seaman replaces Leon Durham (RF) pitching and batting 2nd; Mike Phillips moves from PH to 2B; Dane Iorg moves from PH to RF
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 3-0 HOU J. Cruz K. Seaman Popfly: P
b8 1 --- 0% 98% 3-0 HOU C. Cedeno K. Seaman Walk
b8 1 1-- 0% 98% 3-0 HOU E. Cabell K. Seaman Cedeno Steals 2B
b8 1 -2- 0% 98% 3-0 HOU E. Cabell K. Seaman Intentional Walk
b8 1 12- 0% 99% 3-0 HOU J. Morgan K. Seaman Walk; Cedeno to 3B; Cabell to 2B
b8 1 123 OO -1% 97% 3-0 HOU A. Howe K. Seaman Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
Rafael Landestoy moves from SS to 2B; Craig Reynolds replaces Joe Morgan (2B) playing SS batting 6th
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 0-3 STL T. Simmons J. Niekro Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 STL T. Kennedy J. Niekro Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-3 STL K. Reitz J. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

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