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Standings
CLE
@BOS		2
4
DET
@CAL		12
6
CHW
@KCR		5
6		 
(16)
TEX
@MIL		3
6
TOR
@MIN		2
1
BAL
@OAK		13
6
NYY
@SEA		7
2
ATL
@CHC		0
5
STL
@HOU		3
2
SDP
@MON		2
1
SFG
@NYM		6
11
LAD
@PHI		8
10
CIN
@PIT		1
7
Sunday, August 26, 1984,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,378, Time of Game: 2:24
Cardinals
3
64-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
2
67-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Kurt Kepshire (4-3)
L: Nolan Ryan (11-8)
S: Bruce Sutter (35)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    3  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .713 -0.139 1.21 0.000 -0.139 -1.6 5 0
Tom Herr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .637 -0.091 0.95 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 2 5
Terry Pendleton 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .322 .761 0.015 0.58 0.045 -0.030 0.1 1 1
George Hendrick RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .705 -0.070 1.00 0.012 -0.082 -0.6 2 1
Lonnie Smith LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .255 .705 0.082 0.91 0.145 -0.063 0.7 1 0 SB,CS
   Tito Landrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .755 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Darrell Porter C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .688 -0.020 1.23 0.035 -0.055 -0.2 6 2 HBP
David Green 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .267 .720 0.207 1.47 0.238 -0.032 1.7 6 0 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 .248 .668 0.098 1.47 0.153 -0.055 0.8 3 0 CS
Kurt Kepshire P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .048 .139 -0.038 1.21 0.021 -0.059 -0.6 0 0
   Bruce Sutter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.009 0.40 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 5 7 .194 .518 0.035 1.10 0.649 -0.615 -0.8 27 10
HBP: D Porter (5, by N Ryan).
TB: D Green 3; L Smith 2; O Smith.
RBI: O Smith 2 (32); D Green (48).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: G Hendrick (D Walling at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: L Smith (35, 2nd base off N Ryan/M Bailey); D Green (15, 2nd base off N Ryan/M Bailey).
CS: L Smith (12, 2nd base by N Ryan/M Bailey); O Smith (6, 2nd base by N Ryan/M Bailey).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Doran 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .739 -0.117 1.21 0.000 -0.117 -0.7 3 2
Terry Puhl RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .319 .854 -0.027 0.93 0.034 -0.061 -0.4 0 0
Denny Walling 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .709 -0.102 1.00 0.000 -0.102 -0.5 1 3 3B
Jose Cruz LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .319 .858 0.014 1.53 0.153 -0.139 0.3 4 0 2B,CS
Jerry Mumphrey CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .292 .753 0.001 1.51 0.165 -0.163 0.4 1 0 2B,CS
Enos Cabell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .305 .750 0.157 1.44 0.211 -0.054 0.7 7 3 2B
Mark Bailey C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .678 -0.179 2.45 0.041 -0.221 -0.4 7 2
Bert Pena SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.060 1.33 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 1 3
   Phil Garner PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .726 -0.049 1.82 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 0 0
Nolan Ryan P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .291 -0.045 0.98 0.000 -0.045 -0.3 2 0
   Kevin Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .597 -0.058 2.41 0.000 -0.058 -0.2
   Bill Dawley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 2 6 2 4 5 .200 .661 -0.465 1.45 0.604 -1.069 -1.7 27 13
2B: E Cabell (15, off B Sutter); J Mumphrey (17, off K Kepshire); J Cruz (24, off K Kepshire).
3B: D Walling (4, off K Kepshire).
TB: E Cabell 3; D Walling 3; J Cruz 3; J Mumphrey 2.
RBI: E Cabell (38); J Mumphrey (77).
2-out RBI: J Mumphrey.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: M Bailey (11).
Baserunning
CS: J Mumphrey (7, 2nd base by K Kepshire/D Porter); J Cruz (8, 2nd base by K Kepshire/D Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kurt Kepshire, W (4-3) 6.1 5 2 2 3 4 0 3.31 24 56 0.060 1.08 0.5
Bruce Sutter, S (35) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.36 10 1 0 0.405 2.40 1.3
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 5 0 2.00 34 56 1 0 0.465 1.10 1.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, L (11-8) 8 6 3 3 5 7 0 2.93 34 60 -0.064 1.16 0.3
Bill Dawley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 3 0 0 0.029 0.41 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 5 7 0 3.00 37 60 0 0 -0.035 1.45 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Ryan (4; D Porter).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 16,378.
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 Terry Puhl RF
3 Terry Pendleton 3B 3 Denny Walling 3B
4 George Hendrick RF 4 Jose Cruz LF
5 Lonnie Smith LF 5 Jerry Mumphrey CF
6 Darrell Porter C 6 Enos Cabell 1B
7 David Green 1B 7 Mark Bailey C
8 Ozzie Smith SS 8 Bert Pena SS
9 Kurt Kepshire P 9 Nolan Ryan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 2 1-- R HOU J. Mumphrey K. Kepshire -14% 62% Double; Cruz Scores
b9 2-3 2 -2- O HOU M. Bailey B. Sutter 13% 100% Strikeout
b7 1-3 1 -2- R HOU E. Cabell K. Kepshire -12% 67% Single; Cruz Scores
t4 0-0 1 123 R STL D. Green N. Ryan 11% 74% Single; Pendleton Scores; Smith to 3B; Porter to 2B
b7 1-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz K. Kepshire -10% 72% Double

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' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL W. McGee N. Ryan -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Herr N. Ryan -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton N. Ryan -1% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Doran K. Kepshire 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl K. Kepshire 1% 49% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Walling K. Kepshire 1% 50% Triple; Walling out at Hm/RF-2B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick N. Ryan -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- STL L. Smith N. Ryan 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL D. Porter N. Ryan -4% 46% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL D. Porter N. Ryan -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Cruz K. Kepshire -4% 41% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Mumphrey K. Kepshire 6% 47% Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Mumphrey K. Kepshire -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU E. Cabell K. Kepshire 4% 49% Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell K. Kepshire 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Green N. Ryan 4% 54% Single
t3 0-0 0 1-- O STL O. Smith N. Ryan -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Green to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- STL K. Kepshire N. Ryan 2% 55% Walk
t3 0-0 1 12- O STL W. McGee N. Ryan -5% 50% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 12- O STL T. Herr N. Ryan -5% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- HOU M. Bailey K. Kepshire -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O HOU B. Pena K. Kepshire 4% 45% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O HOU N. Ryan K. Kepshire 3% 48% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 1-- O HOU B. Doran K. Kepshire 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- STL T. Pendleton N. Ryan 5% 55% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- O STL G. Hendrick N. Ryan -4% 50% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- STL L. Smith N. Ryan 9% 59% Single; Pendleton to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 STL D. Porter N. Ryan 4% 63% Hit By Pitch; Smith to 2B
t4 0-0 1 123 R STL D. Green N. Ryan 11% 74% Single; Pendleton Scores; Smith to 3B; Porter to 2B
t4 1-0 1 123 R STL O. Smith N. Ryan 9% 83% Walk; Smith Scores; Porter to 3B; Green to 2B
t4 2-0 1 123 O STL K. Kepshire N. Ryan -5% 78% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 123 O STL W. McGee N. Ryan -5% 73% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl K. Kepshire 3% 75% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- O HOU D. Walling K. Kepshire 2% 77% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 2 --- HOU J. Cruz K. Kepshire -2% 75% Walk
b4 0-2 2 1-- R HOU J. Mumphrey K. Kepshire -14% 62% Double; Cruz Scores
b4 1-2 2 -2- O HOU E. Cabell K. Kepshire 4% 66% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
t5 2-1 0 --- O STL T. Herr N. Ryan -2% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2-1 1 --- O STL T. Pendleton N. Ryan -1% 62% Flyball: LF
t5 2-1 2 --- STL G. Hendrick N. Ryan 1% 64% Walk
t5 2-1 2 1-- O STL L. Smith N. Ryan -2% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- O HOU M. Bailey K. Kepshire 3% 65% Flyball: 3B
b5 1-2 1 --- O HOU B. Pena K. Kepshire 2% 67% Flyball: SS
b5 1-2 2 --- O HOU N. Ryan K. Kepshire 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t6 2-1 0 --- O STL D. Porter N. Ryan -2% 66% Groundout: 1B-2B-P
t6 2-1 1 --- STL D. Green N. Ryan 2% 69% Single
t6 2-1 1 1-- STL O. Smith N. Ryan 6% 75% Green Steals 2B; Green to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t6 2-1 1 --3 R STL O. Smith N. Ryan 7% 81% Single; Green Scores
t6 3-1 1 1-- O STL K. Kepshire N. Ryan -2% 79% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 3-1 2 --- O STL K. Kepshire N. Ryan -1% 78% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- O HOU B. Doran K. Kepshire 3% 81% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl K. Kepshire 2% 83% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 2 --- O HOU D. Walling K. Kepshire 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- O STL W. McGee N. Ryan -1% 83% Flyball: 3B
t7 3-1 1 --- O STL T. Herr N. Ryan -1% 82% Flyball: LF
t7 3-1 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton N. Ryan -1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Kurt Kepshire facing 4-5-6
b7 1-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz K. Kepshire -10% 72% Double
b7 1-3 0 -2- O HOU J. Mumphrey K. Kepshire 7% 79% Flyball: CF
b7 1-3 1 -2- R HOU E. Cabell K. Kepshire -12% 67% Single; Cruz Scores
Bruce Sutter replaces Kurt Kepshire pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-3 1 1-- O HOU M. Bailey B. Sutter 6% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bailey to 1B
Phil Garner pinch hits for Bert Pena (SS) batting 8th
b7 2-3 2 1-- O HOU P. Garner B. Sutter 5% 77% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
Phil Garner moves from PH to 2B
Bill Doran moves from 2B to SS
t8 3-2 0 --- O STL G. Hendrick N. Ryan -2% 75% Flyball: 1B
t8 3-2 1 --- STL L. Smith N. Ryan 2% 77% Single
t8 3-2 1 1-- O STL D. Porter N. Ryan -2% 75% Flyball: SS
t8 3-2 2 1-- STL D. Green N. Ryan 1% 76% Smith Steals 2B
t8 3-2 2 -2- O STL D. Green N. Ryan -3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 9-1-2
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Nolan Ryan (P) batting 9th
b8 2-3 0 --- O HOU K. Bass B. Sutter 6% 79% Flyball: 1B
b8 2-3 1 --- O HOU B. Doran B. Sutter 4% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- HOU T. Puhl B. Sutter -3% 80% Walk
b8 2-3 2 1-- O HOU D. Walling B. Sutter 6% 86% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Bill Dawley facing 8-9-1
Bill Dawley replaces Kevin Bass (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-2 0 --- O STL O. Smith B. Dawley -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-2 1 --- O STL B. Sutter B. Dawley -1% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 3-2 2 --- O STL W. McGee B. Dawley -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Bruce Sutter facing 4-5-6
Tito Landrum replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 5th
b9 2-3 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Sutter 8% 91% Flyball: LF
b9 2-3 1 --- O HOU J. Mumphrey B. Sutter 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-3 2 --- HOU E. Cabell B. Sutter -9% 87% Double
b9 2-3 2 -2- O HOU M. Bailey B. Sutter 13% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

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