April 7, 1984 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 3
@CAL 1 DET 4
@CHW 0 MIN 13
BAL 4 BOS 3
@OAK 0 SEA 3
MIL 2 TEX 8
NYY 5
(5) MON 7
@ATL 2 PHI 9
@CIN 1 NYM 3
@HOU 2 PIT 3
@LAD 0 SDP 7
CHC 6 SFG 11
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 18,925

Saturday, April 7, 1984
Time of Game: 2:47

Mets

3-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: D Gooden (1-0), L: B Knepper (0-1), S: J Orosco (1)

Astros

1-3

Lost 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gardenhire 2B               5   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    1   4   
J Oquendo SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .718    0    1   2   
K Hernandez 1B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .176  .411    0   10   1   
G Foster LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .353 1.059    0    3   1   2B
D Strawberry RF               4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .919    0    0   0   HR
M Wilson CF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .375  .875    0    4   0   2B
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .494    0    0   2   
M Fitzgerald C                2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    7   0   
  J Ortiz C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    0   0   
D Gooden P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   GDP
  D Tidrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  D Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: G Foster (3, off B Knepper); M Wilson (1, off B Knepper).

HR: D Strawberry (2, off B Knepper; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D Strawberry 4; M Wilson 2; G Foster 2; K Hernandez 2; R Gardenhire; J Oquendo; M Fitzgerald.

GIDP: D Gooden (1).

RBI: M Wilson 2 (2); D Strawberry (2).

2-out RBI: M Wilson 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: M Fitzgerald (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .176  .516    0    3   3   
T Puhl RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .732    0    1   0   
  P Garner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Thon SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    2   2   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .404    0    3   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .273  .831    0    3   0   
R Knight 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .600    0    9   0   
D Walling 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .536    0    0   4   SB
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .517    0    6   1   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  H Spilman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Cabell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Bannister PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    6   6                    27  11

BATTING

TB: B Doran 2; A Ashby; D Thon; D Walling; R Knight.

RBI: B Doran (1); R Knight (3).

2-out RBI: B Doran.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Walling-B Doran-R Knight.

E: D Walling (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Walling (1, 2nd base off D Gooden/M Fitzgerald).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, W (1-0)              5     3   1   1    2   5   0   1.80   20     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 3     60    -     1.19   0.16
D Tidrow, H (1)                1     2   1   1    3   1   0   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.98  -0.06
D Sisk, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
J Orosco, S (1)                2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    2.78   0.30
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 6           -

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 (0-1)             5     7   3   3    0   2   1   5.40   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 7     43    -     0.81  -0.15
M LaCoss                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.54   0.03
F DiPino                       3     1   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.09   0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 18,925.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. R Gardenhire         2B    1. B Doran              2B 
2. J Oquendo            SS    2. T Puhl               RF 
3. K Hernandez          1B    3. D Thon               SS 
4. G Foster             LF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. D Strawberry         RF    5. J Mumphrey           CF 
6. M Wilson             CF    6. R Knight             1B 
7. H Brooks             3B    7. D Walling            3B 
8. M Fitzgerald         C     8. A Ashby              C  
9. D Gooden             P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  -23      18%  84% M Wilson        B Knepper       Double; Hernandez Scores; Foster Scores
   b 6   2  3-2  123      13%  72% E Cabell        D Tidrow        Flyball: CF
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      12%  60% D Strawberry    B Knepper       Home Run
   b 5   2  3-0  12-     -10%  74% B Doran         D Gooden        Single; Walling Scores; Spilman to 3B
   b 6   0  3-1  1--     -10%  62% J Cruz          D Tidrow        Walk; Thon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Gardenhire    Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  J Oquendo       Single
   O      1--      46%  K Hernandez     Baserunner Out Advancing; Oquendo out at 2B/C-SS
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Thon          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Foster        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      60%  D Strawberry    Home Run
   O      ---      59%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  M Fitzgerald    Single
   OO     1--      60%  D Gooden        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  R Gardenhire    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  D Walling       Walk
          1--      51%  A Ashby         Walling Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Single; Walling to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      1-3      58%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      1-3      64%  T Puhl          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  K Hernandez     Single
          1--      73%  G Foster        Double; Hernandez to 3B
   O      -23      65%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
   RR     -23      84%  M Wilson        Double; Hernandez Scores; Foster Scores
   O      -2-      82%  H Brooks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dwight Gooden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  D Thon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  M Fitzgerald    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  D Gooden        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  R Gardenhire    Single
   O      1--      84%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--      86%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-SS-P; Walling to 2B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bob Knepper batting 9th
          -2-      84%  H Spilman       Walk
   R      12-      74%  B Doran         Single; Walling Scores; Spilman to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike LaCoss facing 3-4-5
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  K Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Tidrow facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Dwight Gooden pitching and batting 9th
          ---      72%  D Thon          Single
          1--      62%  J Cruz          Walk; Thon to 2B
          12-      54%  J Mumphrey      Passed Ball; Thon to 3B; Cruz to 2B
          -23      49%  " "             Walk
   RO     123      56%  R Knight        Single to LF; Thon Scores; Cruz out at Hm/LF-C; Mumphrey to 2B
   O      12-      64%  D Walling       Strikeout
          12-      59%  A Ashby         Walk; Mumphrey to 3B; Knight to 2B
                  Enos Cabell pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
   O      123      72%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
                  Frank DiPino replaces Enos Cabell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  M Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  M Fitzgerald    Walk
                  Ross Jones pinch hits for Dick Tidrow batting 9th
          1--      72%  R Jones         Walk; Fitzgerald to 2B
   O      12-      67%  R Gardenhire    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Sisk facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Sisk replaces Ross Jones pitching and batting 9th; Junior Ortiz replaces Mike Fitzgerald playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      72%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      75%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank DiPino facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  J Oquendo       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oquendo to 1B
          1--      89%  K Hernandez     Single; Oquendo to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      1-3      78%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      1-3      73%  M Wilson        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Doug Sisk pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  J Mumphrey      Walk
   O      1--      80%  R Knight        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      86%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank DiPino facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  H Brooks        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  J Orosco        Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Jesse Orosco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Alan Bannister pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  A Bannister     Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  B Doran         Single
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198404070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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