July 12, 1983 Montreal Expos at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,027

Tuesday, July 12, 1983
Time of Game: 2:59

Expos

42-40

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  3
Astros          0  0  3   0  4  0   0  0  X    7 11  1

W: V Ruhle (2-3), L: R Lerch (1-3), S: D Smith (3)

Astros

43-41

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   1   1   1   0    1   0  .291  .806    0    0   0   SB
  T Crowley PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .834    0    0   0   
  R Lerch P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Little 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .656    0    0   1   
C Speier SS                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .251  .699    0    2   2   
A Dawson CF                   5   0   3   1    0   2  .322  .908    0    3   0   SB
A Oliver 1B                   4   0   2   2    1   1  .327  .832    0   10   0   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .262  .767    0    6   0   
W Cromartie RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .741    0    2   0   
T Wallach 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .790    0    0   4   
D Flynn 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .518    0    1   1   SH
  B James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
C Welsh P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .513    0    0   0   
  T Francona PH-LF            3   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .498    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  11   5    4   8                    24  11

BATTING

SH: D Flynn (1, off V Ruhle).

TB: A Dawson 3; A Oliver 2; T Francona; T Crowley; T Raines; G Carter; T Wallach; C Speier.

RBI: A Oliver 2 (43); G Carter (35); A Dawson (67); C Speier (14).

2-out RBI: A Oliver 2; G Carter; C Speier.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

PB: G Carter (4).

E: T Wallach (12); C Speier (9); A Oliver (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Dawson (14, 2nd base off D Smith/G Bjorkman); T Raines (37, 2nd base off M Scott/G Bjorkman).

PO: A Dawson (1st base by M Scott); T Raines (1st base by M Scott).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .601    0    0   0   
  T Tolman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .804    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
T Puhl RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .775    0    2   0   2B,SB
D Thon SS                     4   2   1   0    1   0  .314  .849    0    1   4   
P Garner 3B                   3   2   1   1    0   0  .248  .715    0    0   3   HBP
J Cruz LF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .313  .854    0    1   1   
R Knight 1B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .339  .876    0   13   1   2B
B Doran 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .703    0    1   2   SH
G Bjorkman C                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    8   0   
M Scott P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    0   1   
  V Ruhle P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .297    0    0   0   
  T Scott PH-CF               2   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .538    0    1   0   SB
Totals                       36   7  11   5    1   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (8, off R Lerch); R Knight (23, off C Welsh).

SH: B Doran (4, off B Smith).

HBP: P Garner (5, by C Welsh).

TB: R Knight 3; T Puhl 3; J Cruz 2; G Bjorkman; T Scott; P Garner; D Thon; B Doran.

RBI: R Knight 2 (43); J Cruz (40); G Bjorkman (2); P Garner (47).

2-out RBI: R Knight.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

E: G Bjorkman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Puhl (10, 2nd base off B James/G Carter); T Scott (3, 2nd base off B James/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
C Welsh                        3     3   3   0    1   0   0   4.89   16     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 3     46    -     1.14  -0.24
R Lerch, L (1-3)               1     4   4   4    0   2   0   6.57    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.56  -0.43
B Smith                        0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.41    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.46  -0.10
W Fryman                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.62   0.05
B James                        2     2   0   0    0   2   0   7.50    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.39   0.03
Totals                         8    11   7   4    1   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·11          4-2

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 Scott                        3.2   8   5   5    3   4   0   3.56   21     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 8     26    -     1.21  -0.28
V Ruhle, W (2-3)               1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   4.92    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          3-2    1.57  -0.16
D Smith, S (3)                 4     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.33   13     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.16   0.25
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   8   0          41     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0·11          3-2

R Lerch faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Lerch (1); M Scott (3).

IBB: None.

PO: M Scott 2 (2; T Raines, 1st base; A Dawson, 1st base).

HBP: C Welsh (4; P Garner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 17,027.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Houston Astros                       
1. T Raines             LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. C Speier             SS    2. T Puhl               RF 
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. W Cromartie          RF    6. R Knight             1B 
7. T Wallach            3B    7. B Doran              2B 
8. D Flynn              2B    8. G Bjorkman           C  
9. C Welsh              P     9. M Scott              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  12-      25%  54% J Cruz          C Welsh         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thon Scores/unER/No RBI; Garner Scores/unER/No RBI; Cruz to 3B
   t 4   2  3-3  123     -22%  25% A Oliver        V Ruhle         Single to LF; Crowley Scores; Speier Scores; Dawson to 2B
   t 4   2  3-2  1-3     -13%  50% C Speier        M Scott         Single to LF; Francona Scores; Crowley to 2B
   b 3   2  2-2  --3      13%  67% R Knight        C Welsh         Double to LF; Cruz Scores/unER
   b 5   0  5-4  -23      12%  74% J Cruz          R Lerch         Single to CF; Thon Scores; Garner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Raines        Single to 2B
   O      1--      52%  C Speier        Raines Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      52%  A Dawson        Strikeout Looking
          1--      50%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Speier to 2B
   R      12-      39%  G Carter        Single to LF; Speier Scores; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      43%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Welsh facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  T Puhl          Single to RF
   O      1--      41%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      38%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  D Flynn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  C Welsh         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Welsh facing 5-6-7
          ---      47%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      43%  G Bjorkman      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 3B; Bjorkman to 1B
   O      1-3      37%  M Scott         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      34%  T Raines        Walk
          1--      31%  C Speier        Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      26%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Raines Scores
          1--      25%  A Oliver        Dawson Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Dawson to 2B
          -2-      24%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      27%  G Carter        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      30%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Welsh facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      27%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      26%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  D Thon          Walk
          1--      29%  P Garner        Hit By Pitch; Thon to 2B
   RR     12-      54%  J Cruz          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thon Scores/unER/No RBI; Garner Scores/unER/No RBI; Cruz to 3B
   R      --3      67%  R Knight        Double to LF; Cruz Scores/unER
   O      -2-      64%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  T Wallach       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  D Flynn         Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Flynn to 1B
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Chris Welsh batting 9th
          1--      59%  T Francona      Single to CF; Flynn to 2B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Tim Raines batting 1st
   O      12-      64%  T Crowley       Single to LF; Flynn out at Hm/LF-C; Francona to 3B
   R      1-3      50%  C Speier        Single to LF; Francona Scores; Crowley to 2B
          12-      47%  A Dawson        Single to LF; Crowley to 3B; Speier to 2B
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      25%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Crowley Scores; Speier Scores; Dawson to 2B
          12-      23%  G Carter        Walk; Dawson to 3B; Oliver to 2B
   O      123      28%  W Cromartie     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
                  Randy Lerch replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 1st; Terry Francona moves to LF
   O      ---      25%  G Bjorkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  V Ruhle         Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-3, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
          ---      20%  T Wallach       Single to CF
   O      1--      21%  D Flynn         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wallach to 2B
   O      -2-      23%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-1B; Wallach to 3B
   O      --3      25%  R Lerch         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
          ---      34%  T Puhl          Double to RF
          -2-      45%  D Thon          Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  P Garner        Single to LF; Puhl Scores; Thon to 2B
          12-      62%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Thon to 3B; Garner to 2B
   R      -23      74%  " "             Single to CF; Thon Scores; Garner to 3B
                  Bryn Smith replaces Randy Lerch pitching and batting 1st
   R      1-3      80%  R Knight        Single to SS; Garner Scores; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      81%  B Doran         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 3B; Knight to 2B
   R      -23      87%  G Bjorkman      Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Knight to 3B
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
   O      1-3      83%  T Scott         Strikeout
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Bryn Smith pitching and batting 1st; Tim Tolman pinch hits for Omar Moreno batting 1st
   O      1-3      81%  T Tolman        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Tim Tolman pitching and batting 1st; Tony Scott moves to CF
   O      ---      83%  C Speier        Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  A Dawson        Single to RF
          1--      78%  A Oliver        Dawson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Flyball: CF; Dawson to 3B
   O      --3      86%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Woodie Fryman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  W Cromartie     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  T Wallach       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Flynn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob James facing 5-6-7
                  Bob James replaces Doug Flynn pitching and batting 8th; Bryan Little replaces Woodie Fryman playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      89%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  B Doran         Single to LF
          1--      90%  G Bjorkman      Passed Ball; Doran to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  T Francona      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Little        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob James facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  T Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  D Smith         Strikeout
          1--      95%  T Puhl          Scott Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Scott out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Puhl to 1B
          1--      95%  D Thon          Puhl Steals 2B; Puhl to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      --3      94%  " "             Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  A Dawson        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  A Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Carter        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Astros 7.

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