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Standings
CLE
@BOS		6
11
DET
@CAL		5
1
CHW
@KCR		3
0
TEX
@MIL		6
7
TOR
@MIN		4
5		 
(12)
BAL
@OAK		4
2
NYY
@SEA		14
1
ATL
@CHC		3
2
STL
@HOU		2
5
SDP
@MON		4
3		 
(13)
SFG
@NYM		5
4
LAD
@PHI		7
4
CIN
@PIT		3
5
Saturday, August 25, 1984
, Astrodome
Attendance: 19,654, Time of Game: 2:06
Cardinals
2
63-65
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 12 GB
 at Astros
5
67-64
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 9½ GB
W: Bob Knepper (13-9)
L: Dave LaPoint (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  1  1   2  0  X    5 12  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .722 -0.162 1.65 0.000 -0.162 -1.3 2 1
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .642 -0.071 0.74 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 2 2
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .329 .772 -0.046 0.48 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 1 6
George Hendrick RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .708 -0.006 0.74 0.042 -0.048 -0.0 1 0
Lonnie Smith LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .252 .699 0.110 1.10 0.147 -0.037 0.9 0 0
David Green 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .261 .711 0.227 1.25 0.250 -0.023 1.9 10 1
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .666 -0.101 1.29 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 0 2
Tom Nieto C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .701 -0.046 1.42 0.011 -0.057 -0.3 7 1 IW
Dave LaPoint P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .080 .176 -0.118 2.19 0.000 -0.118 -1.1 1 0
   Art Howe PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .612 0.024 0.77 0.024 0.000 0.1
   Jeff Lahti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 2 4 2 1 5 .121 .268 -0.189 1.13 0.474 -0.663 -1.7 24 14
IBB: T Nieto (2, by B Knepper).
TB: D Green 2; A Howe; G Hendrick.
RBI: D Green 2 (47).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: T Nieto (1).
Outfield Assists: W McGee (P Garner at 2nd base).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .279 .746 0.063 0.76 0.103 -0.039 0.6 2 4 3·SB
Enos Cabell 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .302 .745 0.150 0.90 0.213 -0.063 0.5 10 0 2B
Phil Garner 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .265 .729 0.013 1.10 0.070 -0.057 0.3 0 2
Jose Cruz LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .853 0.106 1.07 0.162 -0.057 0.3 3 0 3B
Jerry Mumphrey CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .292 .750 0.026 1.20 0.136 -0.110 1.0 4 0
Terry Puhl RF 3 0 3 1 1 0 .322 .860 0.152 1.05 0.193 -0.041 1.1 0 0 3B,CS,IW
Mark Bailey C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .226 .683 -0.083 0.83 0.013 -0.096 -1.0 6 0
Bert Pena SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .473 -0.006 0.91 0.029 -0.035 -0.1 2 3 IW
Bob Knepper P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .452 -0.110 1.10 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 0 1
Team Totals 34 5 12 5 4 7 .353 .921 0.311 0.97 0.919 -0.608 1.7 27 10
2B: E Cabell (14, off J Lahti).
3B: T Puhl (6, off D LaPoint); J Cruz (12, off D LaPoint).
IBB: T Puhl (12, by J Lahti); B Pena (1, by D LaPoint).
TB: T Puhl 5; E Cabell 3; J Cruz 3; B Doran 2; B Pena; J Mumphrey; M Bailey; P Garner.
RBI: J Mumphrey 2 (76); T Puhl (45); E Cabell (37); P Garner (33).
2-out RBI: J Mumphrey 2; E Cabell.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
E: B Pena 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: B Doran 3 (16, 2nd base off J Lahti/T Nieto, 2nd base off D LaPoint/T Nieto 2).
CS: T Puhl (6, 2nd base by D LaPoint/T Nieto).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave LaPoint, L (9-10) 6 10 3 3 1 5 0 3.75 27 44 -0.178 1.15 -0.5
Jeff Lahti 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 3.28 11 0 0 -0.133 0.51 -1.2
Team Totals 8 12 5 5 4 7 0 5.62 38 44 0 0 -0.311 1.13 -1.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper, W (13-9) 9 4 2 1 1 5 0 2.95 34 77 0.189 1.13 1.7
Team Totals 9 4 2 1 1 5 0 1.00 34 77 0.189 0.97 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D LaPoint (7; B Pena); J Lahti (10; T Puhl); B Knepper (4; T Nieto).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 19,654.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Willie McGee CF 1 Bill Doran 2B
2 Tom Herr 2B 2 Enos Cabell 1B
3 Terry Pendleton 3B 3 Phil Garner 3B
4 George Hendrick RF 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 Lonnie Smith LF 5 Jerry Mumphrey CF
6 David Green 1B 6 Terry Puhl RF
7 Ozzie Smith SS 7 Mark Bailey C
8 Tom Nieto C 8 Bert Pena SS
9 Dave LaPoint P 9 Bob Knepper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-2 2 -2- R HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint 18% 55% Single; Doran Scores; Cabell to 2B
b6 2-2 0 --- HOU J. Cruz D. LaPoint 16% 73% Triple
t2 0-1 0 12- R STL D. Green B. Knepper -15% 36% Single; Hendrick Scores; Smith to 3B
b6 2-2 1 --3 R HOU T. Puhl D. LaPoint 15% 81% Triple; Cruz Scores
b7 3-2 2 -23 RR HOU J. Mumphrey J. Lahti 14% 95% Single; Cabell Scores; Garner Scores; Mumphrey to 2B/Adv on throw

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 W. McGee B. Knepper 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper 1% 54% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Doran D. LaPoint 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint 3% 61% Doran Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint -4% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 -2- RO HOU P. Garner D. LaPoint 6% 63% Single to CF; Doran Scores; Garner out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
b1 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. LaPoint -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- STL G. Hendrick B. Knepper -4% 58% Single
t2 0-1 0 1-- STL L. Smith B. Knepper -7% 51% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hendrick to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- R STL D. Green B. Knepper -15% 36% Single; Hendrick Scores; Smith to 3B
t2 1-1 0 1-3 O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 4% 40% Fielder's Choice 3B; Smith out at Hm/3B-C; Green to 3B; Smith to 2B
t2 1-1 1 -23 STL T. Nieto B. Knepper -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t2 1-1 1 123 O STL D. LaPoint B. Knepper 8% 47% Flyball: CF
t2 1-1 2 123 O STL W. McGee B. Knepper 8% 55% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- O HOU J. Mumphrey D. LaPoint -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- HOU T. Puhl D. LaPoint 3% 55% Single
b2 1-1 1 1-- O HOU M. Bailey D. LaPoint -4% 51% Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 1-1 2 --- HOU M. Bailey D. LaPoint 1% 52% Single
b2 1-1 2 1-- HOU B. Pena D. LaPoint 2% 54% Single; Bailey to 2B
b2 1-1 2 12- O HOU B. Knepper D. LaPoint -4% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick B. Knepper 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O HOU B. Doran D. LaPoint -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 2 --- O HOU P. Garner D. LaPoint -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- STL L. Smith B. Knepper -8% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B
t4 1-1 0 -2- R STL D. Green B. Knepper -10% 32% Single; Smith Scores/unER
t4 2-1 0 1-- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B; Green to 2B
t4 2-1 1 -2- O STL T. Nieto B. Knepper 3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B; Green to 3B
t4 2-1 2 --3 O STL D. LaPoint B. Knepper 4% 40% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. LaPoint -3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-2 1 --- O HOU J. Mumphrey D. LaPoint -2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- HOU T. Puhl D. LaPoint 2% 37% Single
b4 1-2 2 1-- O HOU M. Bailey D. LaPoint -3% 34% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- O STL W. McGee B. Knepper 2% 36% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 1 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 1% 38% Strikeout
t5 2-1 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper 1% 39% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
b5 1-2 0 --- O HOU B. Pena D. LaPoint -3% 35% Strikeout
b5 1-2 1 --- O HOU B. Knepper D. LaPoint -2% 33% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1-2 2 --- HOU B. Doran D. LaPoint 2% 35% Single
b5 1-2 2 1-- HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint 2% 37% Doran Steals 2B
b5 1-2 2 -2- R HOU E. Cabell D. LaPoint 18% 55% Single; Doran Scores; Cabell to 2B
b5 2-2 2 -2- O HOU P. Garner D. LaPoint -5% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
t6 2-2 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick B. Knepper 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t6 2-2 1 --- O STL L. Smith B. Knepper 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-2 2 --- O STL D. Green B. Knepper 2% 57% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- HOU J. Cruz D. LaPoint 16% 73% Triple
b6 2-2 0 --3 O HOU J. Mumphrey D. LaPoint -7% 66% Flyball: CF
b6 2-2 1 --3 R HOU T. Puhl D. LaPoint 15% 81% Triple; Cruz Scores
b6 3-2 1 --3 O HOU M. Bailey D. LaPoint -6% 75% Strikeout
b6 3-2 2 --3 HOU B. Pena D. LaPoint 1% 76% Intentional Walk
b6 3-2 2 1-3 O HOU B. Knepper D. LaPoint -4% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
t7 2-3 0 --- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 4% 76% Flyball: LF
t7 2-3 1 --- O STL T. Nieto B. Knepper 3% 79% Flyball: 1B
Art Howe pinch hits for Dave LaPoint (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 --- STL A. Howe B. Knepper -2% 76% Single
t7 2-3 2 1-- O STL W. McGee B. Knepper 4% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Jeff Lahti facing 1-2-3
Jeff Lahti replaces Art Howe (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O HOU B. Doran J. Lahti -2% 79% Strikeout
b7 3-2 1 --- HOU E. Cabell J. Lahti 3% 83% Double
b7 3-2 1 -2- HOU P. Garner J. Lahti 1% 83% Walk
b7 3-2 1 12- O HOU J. Cruz J. Lahti -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cabell to 3B; Garner to 2B
b7 3-2 2 -23 RR HOU J. Mumphrey J. Lahti 14% 95% Single; Cabell Scores; Garner Scores; Mumphrey to 2B/Adv on throw
b7 5-2 2 -2- HOU T. Puhl J. Lahti 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 2 12- O HOU M. Bailey J. Lahti -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
t8 2-5 0 --- O STL T. Herr B. Knepper 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-5 1 --- O STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper 1% 97% Flyball: 2B
t8 2-5 2 --- O STL G. Hendrick B. Knepper 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Jeff Lahti facing 8-9-1
b8 5-2 0 --- O HOU B. Pena J. Lahti -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-2 1 --- O HOU B. Knepper J. Lahti -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 5-2 2 --- HOU B. Doran J. Lahti 0% 98% Walk
b8 5-2 2 1-- HOU E. Cabell J. Lahti 0% 98% Doran Steals 2B; Doran to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b8 5-2 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell J. Lahti -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
t9 2-5 0 --- O STL L. Smith B. Knepper 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 2-5 1 --- O STL D. Green B. Knepper 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-5 2 --- O STL O. Smith B. Knepper 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

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