April 15, 1983 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
TEX 1 DET 6
@CHW 0 KCR 4
@MIL 3 CAL 8
@MIN 2 TOR 6
@NYY 5 SEA 5
OAK 1 HOU 7
MON 6
(10) LAD 6
SDP 2 CIN 3
@SFG 1 STL 5
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,237

Friday, April 15, 1983
Time of Game: 3:09

Expos

5-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  0   2  2  1   0  0  0   0    6 12  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  3   3  0  0   1    7 10  1

W: B Dawley (1-0), L: R Burris (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

1-9

Won 1

6th, 7 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .666    0    4   0   SB
B Little SS-2B                4   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .594    0    2   4   CS
A Dawson CF                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .424 1.305    0    1   0   HR
A Oliver 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .845    0    8   1   
G Carter C                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .129  .332    0    6   3   2B
B Mills 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   3   
W Cromartie RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .653    0    2   0   GDP
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .645    0    3   1   
  C Speier PR-SS              0   1   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    0   1   HBP
S Rogers P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Lerch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Francona RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   0   GDP
Totals                       39   6  12   5    2   2                    28  13

BATTING

2B: G Carter (1, off M LaCoss).

HR: A Dawson (2, off M LaCoss; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: S Rogers (2, off M LaCoss).

HBP: C Speier (1, by B Dawley).

TB: A Dawson 5; G Carter 3; B Mills 2; B Little 2; D Flynn 2; A Oliver; T Raines.

GIDP: W Cromartie (1); T Francona (2).

RBI: A Dawson 3 (8); G Carter (3); B Little (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Little (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Raines (3, 2nd base off M LaCoss/J Mizerock).

CS: B Little (1, 2nd base by B Dawley/J Mizerock).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .359  .826    0    3   0   
B Doran 2B                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .194  .634    0    2   2   CS
  H Spilman PH-1B             1   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    2   0   
D Thon SS                     5   1   3   4    0   1  .318  .780    0    4   5   HR,SB
P Garner 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .709    0    0   2   CS
J Cruz LF                     3   0   2   0    2   0  .324  .837    0    4   0   SB,CS
R Knight 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .505    0    9   2   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    0    0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Ashby PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .929    0    0   0   IW
T Puhl RF                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .385    0    0   0   
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  C Reynolds PH-2B            3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   0   
J Mizerock C                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .077  .220    0    2   1   
M LaCoss P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
  K Bass RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .357 1.114    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       36   7  10   7    7   4                    30  16

BATTING

HR: K Bass (1, off S Rogers; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Thon (1, off S Rogers; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: A Ashby (2, by R Burris).

TB: D Thon 6; K Bass 4; P Garner 2; J Cruz 2; C Reynolds; B Doran.

RBI: D Thon 4 (5); K Bass (2); P Garner (5); C Reynolds (1).

2-out RBI: D Thon 2; P Garner.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Knight-D Thon-M Madden; P Garner-D Thon-H Spilman.

E: B Doran (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thon (3, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter); J Cruz (2, 2nd base off S Rogers/G Carter).

CS: P Garner (1, 2nd base by S Rogers/G Carter); B Doran (3, 2nd base by S Rogers/G Carter); J Cruz (1, 2nd base by S Rogers/G Carter).

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
S Rogers                       6.2   6   6   6    5   3   2   3.63   29     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6     36    -     0.88   0.11
B Smith, BS (1)                0     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          3-3    3.73  -0.45
R Lerch                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.30  -0.02
J Reardon                      2.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          3-0    2.08   0.33
R Burris, L (0-1)              0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.22  -0.38
Totals                         9.1  10   7   7    7   4   2          43     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·10          8-3

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss                       5.1  10   6   5    1   2   1   6.75   28     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0·10     27    -     0.69  -0.25
M Madden                       1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-1    0.34   0.01
B Dawley, W (1-0)              3     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    2.04   0.34
Totals                        10    12   6   5    2   2   1          43     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 2·12          2-1

B Smith faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
R Lerch faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Burris (1; A Ashby).

HBP: B Dawley (1; C Speier).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 10,237.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. T Raines             LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. B Little             SS    2. B Doran              2B 
3. A Dawson             CF    3. D Thon               SS 
4. A Oliver             1B    4. P Garner             3B 
5. G Carter             C     5. J Cruz               LF 
6. B Mills              3B    6. R Knight             1B 
7. W Cromartie          RF    7. T Puhl               RF 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. J Mizerock           C  
9. S Rogers             P     9. M LaCoss             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  6-6  12-      30% 100% C Reynolds      R Burris        Single to CF; Garner Scores; Ashby to 2B
   b 7   2  6-5  12-      27%  60% P Garner        B Smith         Single to LF; Spilman Scores; Thon to 3B; Garner to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 7   2  6-3  123      17%  32% D Thon          B Smith         Single to RF; Mizerock Scores; Moreno Scores; Spilman to 2B
   t 8   0  6-6  1--      14%  57% T Francona      B Dawley        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
   t 9   0  6-6  1--      13%  55% A Dawson        B Dawley        Little Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Raines        Walk
          1--      44%  B Little        Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Raines to 3B
   R      --3      39%  A Dawson        Single to CF; Raines Scores
   O      1--      40%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B; Dawson to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          ---      43%  B Doran         Walk
   O      1--      39%  D Thon          Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      41%  " "             Single to SS
          1--      42%  P Garner        Thon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      38%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike LaCoss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  B Mills         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      42%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
          ---      40%  D Flynn         Single to RF
   O      1--      42%  S Rogers        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Rogers facing 5-6-7
          ---      47%  J Cruz          Single to 3B
          1--      50%  R Knight        Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      41%  T Puhl          Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      37%  J Mizerock      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      41%  B Little        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      42%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  M LaCoss        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike LaCoss facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  A Oliver        Single to LF
   R      1--      20%  G Carter        Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      -2-      23%  B Mills         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      16%  W Cromartie     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carter Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      17%  D Flynn         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      18%  S Rogers        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Rogers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      16%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---      19%  P Garner        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      15%  J Cruz          Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      16%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      14%  R Knight        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      15%  T Raines        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      14%  B Little        Single to LF
   RR     1--       5%  A Dawson        Home Run; Little Scores
   O      ---       5%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
          ---       5%  G Carter        Single to SS
          1--       5%  B Mills         Single to CF; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3       6%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       4%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      ---       4%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---       3%  J Mizerock      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
          ---       3%  D Flynn         Single to 3B
                  Chris Speier pinch runs for Doug Flynn batting 8th
   O      1--       3%  S Rogers        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Speier to 2B
          -2-       3%  T Raines        Single to CF; Speier to 3B
                  Mike Madden replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 7th; Kevin Bass replaces Mike LaCoss playing RF batting 9th
   R      1-3       2%  B Little        Single to CF; Speier Scores; Raines to 2B
   O      12-       2%  A Dawson        Groundout: P-1B; Raines to 3B; Little to 2B
   O      -23       2%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Steve Rogers facing 9-1-2
                  Bryan Little moves to 2B; Chris Speier moves to SS
   R      ---       4%  K Bass          Home Run
   O      ---       3%  O Moreno        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       4%  B Doran         Single to CF
   RR     1--      11%  D Thon          Home Run; Doran Scores
   O      ---       9%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      11%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--       9%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Madden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       9%  G Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---       9%  B Mills         Single to SS
   OO     1--      10%  W Cromartie     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve Rogers facing 7-8-9
                  Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Mike Madden batting 7th
   O      ---       8%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      11%  J Mizerock      Walk
   O      1--       8%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
          1--      10%  O Moreno        Walk; Mizerock to 2B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bill Doran batting 2nd
          12-      15%  H Spilman       Walk; Mizerock to 3B; Moreno to 2B
                  Bryn Smith replaces Steve Rogers pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      32%  D Thon          Single to RF; Mizerock Scores; Moreno Scores; Spilman to 2B
   R      12-      60%  P Garner        Single to LF; Spilman Scores; Thon to 3B; Garner to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Randy Lerch replaces Bryn Smith pitching and batting 9th
          -23      61%  J Cruz          Walk
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Warren Cromartie pitching and batting 7th; Terry Francona replaces Randy Lerch playing RF batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Ray Knight batting 6th
   O      123      50%  D Walling       Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Bill Dawley facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Dawley replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 6th; Harry Spilman moves to 1B; Craig Reynolds moves to 2B
          ---      43%  C Speier        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      57%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Reardon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  C Reynolds      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      52%  J Mizerock      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Bill Dawley facing 2-3-4
          ---      42%  B Little        Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Dawson        Little Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      59%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      ---      62%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      53%  H Spilman       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 6-6, Bill Dawley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  G Carter        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      59%  B Mills         Lineout: SS
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Jeff Reardon batting 7th
   O      ---      62%  J White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Ray Burris facing 4-5-6
                  Ray Burris replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 7th
          ---      70%  P Garner        Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Garner to 2B
                  Alan Ashby pinch hits for Bill Dawley batting 6th
          -2-      70%  A Ashby         Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  C Reynolds      Single to CF; Garner Scores; Ashby to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Astros 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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