April 16, 1983 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
CLE 0 CLE 7
@BAL 4 BOS 2
TEX 1 CHW 3
DET 1 CAL 9
@MIN 5 OAK 5
@SEA 2 MON 2
@HOU 0 LAD 8
SDP 5 PHI 8
ATL 4 CHC 6
@PIT 5 CIN 8
@SFG 3 STL 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,182

Saturday, April 16, 1983
Time of Game: 2:03

Expos

6-3

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: C Lea (2-0), L: B Knepper (0-2)

Astros

1-10

Lost 1

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .597    0    2   0   
J Wohlford RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.500    0    1   0   
A Dawson CF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .444 1.404    0    1   0   HR,CS,GDP
A Oliver 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .808    0   11   0   
  T Francona 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
G Carter C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .147  .381    0    6   0   GDP
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .542    0    1   0   
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .944    0    3   4   
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .281  .647    0    1   6   
C Lea P                       3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

HR: A Dawson (3, off F LaCorte; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: A Dawson 5; A Oliver; D Flynn; G Carter; J Wohlford; C Speier.

GIDP: A Dawson (2); G Carter (1).

RBI: D Flynn (3); A Dawson (9).

2-out RBI: D Flynn.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Flynn-C Speier-A Oliver.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Dawson (3, 2nd base by B Knepper/J Mizerock).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .751    0    3   0   
B Doran 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .175  .577    0    2   2   
D Thon SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .716    0    1   6   
P Garner 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .657    0    1   4   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .779    0    1   0   
H Spilman 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .476    0   12   0   
K Bass RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .313 1.014    0    2   0   
J Mizerock C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192    0    4   1   GDP
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .440    0    0   0   
  L Pujols C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         1   0   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   0   1   0    3   6                    27  14

BATTING

TB: T Puhl.

GIDP: J Mizerock (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thon-B Doran-H Spilman 2.

E: P Garner (2).

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
C Lea, W (2-0)                 9     1   0   0    3   6   0   0.57   30     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 1     88    -     1.23   0.67
Totals                         9     1   0   0    3   6   0          30     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 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
B Knepper, L (0-2)             8     6   1   1    1   4   0   2.49   28     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 6     69    -     0.88   0.24
F LaCorte                      1     1   1   1    1   1   1   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.42  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 12,182.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. T Raines             LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. J Wohlford           RF    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. T Wallach            3B    6. H Spilman            1B 
7. C Speier             SS    7. K Bass               RF 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. J Mizerock           C  
9. C Lea                P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  12-      13%  68% J Mizerock      C Lea           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      12%  61% D Flynn         B Knepper       Single to LF; Carter Scores; Speier to 2B
   t 9   1  0-1  ---       9%  93% A Dawson        F LaCorte       Home Run
   t 4   0  0-1  1--      -7%  60% G Carter        B Knepper       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   2  1-0  1--       6%  86% D Walling       C Lea           Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Wohlford      Single to LF
   OO     1--      45%  A Dawson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Thon          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  G Carter        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  T Wallach       Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  C Speier        Single to RF; Carter to 2B
   R      12-      61%  D Flynn         Single to LF; Carter Scores; Speier to 2B
   O      12-      58%  C Lea           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  H Spilman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  A Dawson        Walk
   O      1--      58%  A Oliver        Dawson Caught Stealing 2B (P-C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  K Bass          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Mizerock      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  B Knepper       Walk
   O      1--      64%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   OO     1--      60%  G Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  T Wallach       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  B Doran         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      64%  D Thon          Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  P Garner        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Flynn         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      61%  C Lea           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      61%  H Spilman       Walk
          1--      55%  K Bass          Walk; Spilman to 2B
   OO     12-      68%  J Mizerock      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Wohlford      Flyball: 3B
          ---      67%  A Dawson        Single to 3B; Dawson to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      63%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  B Doran         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  G Carter        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  D Thon          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      75%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  C Lea           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Lea facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  H Spilman       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for John Mizerock batting 8th
          ---      79%  T Puhl          Single to RF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Bob Knepper batting 9th
   O      1--      86%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th; Luis Pujols replaces Terry Puhl playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      84%  J Wohlford      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      93%  A Dawson        Home Run
   O      ---      93%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  G Carter        Walk
   O      1--      93%  T Wallach       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Francona replaces Al Oliver playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198304160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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