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Standings
SEA
@MIN		1
4
CAL
@OAK		8
6		 
(16)
STL
@HOU		0
1
NYM
@PHI		7
2
Thursday, April 8, 1982 7:37PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 23,868, Time of Game: 2:07
Cardinals
0
1-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 1 GB
 at Astros
1
2-1
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, ½ GB
W: Bob Knepper (1-0)
S: Dave Smith (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    1  6  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lonnie Smith LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .762 -0.119 1.18 0.014 -0.133 -0.6 0 0 CS
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .522 -0.101 1.06 0.000 -0.101 -0.5 0 5
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .929 -0.074 1.08 0.030 -0.104 -0.3 9 2 CS
Darrell Porter C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .545 1.765 0.048 1.16 0.081 -0.033 0.3 8 2 HBP
David Green CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 -0.013 1.62 0.062 -0.075 0.1 1 0
Tito Landrum RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.116 1.49 0.000 -0.116 -0.9 3 0
Mike Ramsey 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.117 1.50 0.016 -0.134 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Ozzie Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .727 -0.084 1.13 0.000 -0.084 -0.5 2 2
Joaquin Andujar P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.070 0.98 0.000 -0.070 -0.4 1 1
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 0 5 .138 .305 -0.646 1.22 0.203 -0.850 -3.8 24 12
HBP: D Porter (1, by B Knepper).
TB: D Porter; L Smith; K Hernandez; M Ramsey.
GIDP: M Ramsey (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Herr-O Smith-K Hernandez.
E: T Herr (1); K Hernandez (1).
Baserunning
CS: L Smith (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/A Ashby); K Hernandez (1, 2nd base by B Knepper/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .333 -0.078 0.92 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 5 0
Phil Garner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .091 .258 -0.066 0.91 0.007 -0.073 -0.4 2 4
Tony Scott CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .573 -0.088 0.90 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 0 0
Jose Cruz LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .489 -0.060 0.88 0.015 -0.075 -0.4 2 0 CS
Alan Ashby C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .600 1.867 -0.023 0.86 0.020 -0.043 -0.2 5 2
Ray Knight 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 .364 .818 0.018 0.90 0.057 -0.038 0.2 3 5 2B
Art Howe 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .939 0.040 1.54 0.140 -0.100 -0.1 6 1 2B,GDP
   Dickie Thon PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Craig Reynolds SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.035 1.51 0.059 -0.024 0.0 3 1 SH
Bob Knepper P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.065 1.45 0.000 -0.065 -0.5 0 0
   Denny Walling PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.141 3.81 0.141 0.000 0.6 1 0
Team Totals 28 1 6 0 1 7 .214 .527 -0.146 1.15 0.439 -0.584 -2.3 27 13
2B: A Howe (1, off J Andujar); R Knight (1, off J Andujar).
SH: C Reynolds (1, off J Andujar).
TB: R Knight 3; A Howe 2; A Ashby; C Reynolds; P Garner.
GIDP: A Howe (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Knight-A Howe; A Ashby-C Reynolds.
E: C Reynolds (1).
Baserunning
CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by J Andujar/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joaquin Andujar, L (0-1) 7.2 6 1 0 1 7 0 0.00 29 71 0.121 1.15 1.9
Bruce Sutter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.025 0.97 0.4
Team Totals 8 6 1 0 1 7 0 0.00 30 71 2 0 0.146 1.22 2.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper, W (1-0) 8 4 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 27 79 0.504 1.14 3.3
Dave Smith, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 0.142 1.98 0.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 30 79 0 0 0.646 1.15 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Knepper (1; D Porter).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 23,868.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lonnie Smith LF 1 Terry Puhl RF
2 Tom Herr 2B 2 Phil Garner 2B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Tony Scott CF
4 Darrell Porter C 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 David Green CF 5 Alan Ashby C
6 Tito Landrum RF 6 Ray Knight 3B
7 Mike Ramsey 3B 7 Art Howe 1B
8 Ozzie Smith SS 8 Craig Reynolds SS
9 Joaquin Andujar P 9 Bob Knepper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-0 1 --3 R HOU D. Walling J. Andujar 14% 88% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thon Scores/No RBI/unER
b8 0-0 0 --- HOU A. Howe J. Andujar 14% 74% Double to RF
t2 0-0 1 12- OO STL M. Ramsey B. Knepper 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t9 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Smith D. Smith 7% 92% Lineout: RF
b5 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU A. Howe J. Andujar -7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Smith B. Knepper 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez B. Knepper 1% 54% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl J. Andujar -2% 52% Foul Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU P. Garner J. Andujar -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Scott J. Andujar -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- STL D. Porter B. Knepper -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- STL D. Green B. Knepper -6% 40% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Porter to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O STL T. Landrum B. Knepper 6% 46% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Green to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- OO STL M. Ramsey B. Knepper 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Andujar -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby J. Andujar -1% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- HOU R. Knight J. Andujar 2% 53% Double to RF
b2 0-0 2 -2- O HOU A. Howe J. Andujar -3% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Knight out at Hm/1B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Andujar B. Knepper 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- STL L. Smith B. Knepper -1% 53% Single to CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 2% 55% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Reynolds J. Andujar -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU B. Knepper J. Andujar -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl J. Andujar -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- STL K. Hernandez B. Knepper -3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO STL D. Porter B. Knepper 6% 56% Double Play: Strikeout, Hernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU P. Garner J. Andujar -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Scott J. Andujar -2% 51% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- HOU J. Cruz J. Andujar 1% 53% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Ashby J. Andujar -3% 50% Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL D. Green B. Knepper 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Landrum B. Knepper 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- STL M. Ramsey B. Knepper -2% 53% Single to CF
t5 0-0 2 1-- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby J. Andujar -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Knight J. Andujar 3% 57% Single to RF
b5 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU A. Howe J. Andujar -7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Andujar B. Knepper 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Smith B. Knepper 2% 55% Lineout: LF
t6 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Reynolds J. Andujar 5% 62% Single to CF
b6 0-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Knepper J. Andujar -5% 57% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Puhl J. Andujar -4% 53% Lineout: CF
b6 0-0 2 1-- O HOU P. Garner J. Andujar -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
t7 0-0 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez B. Knepper 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t7 0-0 1 --- STL D. Porter B. Knepper -4% 50% Hit By Pitch
t7 0-0 1 1-- O STL D. Green B. Knepper 5% 54% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-0 2 1-- O STL T. Landrum B. Knepper 4% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Scott J. Andujar -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Andujar -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 2 --- HOU A. Ashby J. Andujar 2% 54% Single to RF
b7 0-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Knight J. Andujar -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
t8 0-0 0 --- O STL M. Ramsey B. Knepper 4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-0 1 --- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Andujar B. Knepper 2% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joaquin Andujar facing 7-8-9
b8 0-0 0 --- HOU A. Howe J. Andujar 14% 74% Double to RF
Dickie Thon pinch runs for Art Howe (1B) batting 7th
b8 0-0 0 -2- O HOU C. Reynolds J. Andujar 1% 74% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thon to 3B
Denny Walling pinch hits for Bob Knepper (P) batting 9th
b8 0-0 1 --3 R HOU D. Walling J. Andujar 14% 88% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Thon Scores/No RBI/unER
b8 1-0 1 1-- O HOU T. Puhl J. Andujar -1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P; Walling to 2B
b8 1-0 2 -2- HOU P. Garner J. Andujar 1% 88% Single to SS; Walling to 3B
Bruce Sutter replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 2 1-3 O HOU T. Scott B. Sutter -3% 86% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
Dave Smith replaces Dickie Thon (PR) pitching and batting 7th
Denny Walling moves from PH to 1B
t9 0-1 0 --- O STL L. Smith D. Smith 7% 92% Lineout: RF
t9 0-1 1 --- O STL T. Herr D. Smith 5% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 0-1 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez D. Smith 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

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