September 5, 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 13
CLE 6 CLE 9
@BOS 5 KCR 4
MIL 1 NYY 7
OAK 3 CHW 11
@TEX 4 TOR 7
MIN 0 HOU 4
PIT 3 STL 6
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 6,003

Thursday, September 5, 1985
Time of Game: 2:06

Pirates

42-89

Lost 1

6th, 39 GB

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

W: B Knepper (12-10), L: B Walk (1-2), S: D Smith (21)

Astros

64-68

Won 4

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Reynolds LF-CF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .690    0    1   0   GDP
D Gonzalez 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .667    0    1   1   SH
J Ray 2B                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .661    0    1   5   
M Brown RF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .302  .786    0    1   0   2B,GDP
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .760    0   11   2   
T Pena C                      3   1   2   0    0   0  .252  .638    0    3   1   2B,SB,CS
S Khalifa SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .563    0    1   2   CS,SH
J Orsulak CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .658    0    3   0   
  B Almon PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .748    0    0   0   
B Walk P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    0    2   0   HBP
  S Lezcano PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .712    0    0   0   
  P Clements P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   3   8   2    1   3                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Brown (22, off B Knepper); T Pena (19, off B Knepper).

SH: D Gonzalez (1, off B Knepper); S Khalifa (5, off B Knepper).

HBP: B Walk (1, by B Knepper).

TB: M Brown 3; T Pena 3; J Ray 2; R Reynolds; S Khalifa.

GIDP: M Brown (12); R Reynolds (4).

RBI: M Brown 2 (36).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Pena (9, 3rd base off B Knepper/M Bailey).

CS: S Khalifa (2, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Bailey); T Pena (8, 3rd base by B Knepper/M Bailey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .800    0    4   5   
C Reynolds SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .696    0    2   4   
D Walling 3B-LF               3   2   1   0    1   0  .269  .696    0    2   3   
J Cruz LF                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .767    0    0   0   
  P Garner 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .693    0    0   1   
J Mumphrey RF                 3   0   0   2    0   0  .269  .715    0    2   1   SF
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   2    0   2  .249  .752    0   12   0   
K Bass CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .688    0    2   0   
M Bailey C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .824    0    3   2   
B Knepper P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .346    0    0   3   SH
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       27   4   5   4    3   3                    27  19

BATTING

SF: J Mumphrey (6, off B Walk).

SH: B Knepper (6, off B Walk).

TB: J Cruz; C Reynolds; M Bailey; G Davis; D Walling.

RBI: J Mumphrey 2 (51); G Davis 2 (44).

2-out RBI: G Davis 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Garner-B Doran-G Davis; B Doran-C Reynolds-G Davis.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Walk, L (1-2)                7     5   4   4    3   3   0   3.27   29     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 5     51    -     0.99  -0.16
P Clements                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     5   4   4    3   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 5           -

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, W (12-10)           8     8   3   3    1   3   0   3.49   30     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 8     56    -     1.31   0.10
D Smith, S (21)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.54    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.02   0.26
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 8          1-0

B Knepper faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Knepper (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Knepper (3; B Walk).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 6,003.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. R Reynolds           LF    1. B Doran              2B 
2. D Gonzalez           3B    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. J Ray                2B    3. D Walling            3B 
4. M Brown              RF    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. J Mumphrey           RF 
6. T Pena               C     6. G Davis              1B 
7. S Khalifa            SS    7. K Bass               CF 
8. J Orsulak            CF    8. M Bailey             C  
9. B Walk               P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-3  1--      23%  97% M Brown         D Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   2  2-1  -23      19%  63% G Davis         B Walk          Single; Walling Scores; Cruz Scores
   t 8   0  4-3  1--      18%  85% R Reynolds      B Knepper       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 9   0  4-3  ---     -12%  74% J Ray           B Knepper       Single
   t 7   1  4-3  -2-      11%  78% J Orsulak       B Knepper       Pena Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      48%  D Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
          -2-      43%  J Ray           Single; Reynolds to 3B
   RRO    1-3      32%  M Brown         Double; Reynolds Scores; Ray Scores; Brown out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
   O      ---      33%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      33%  C Reynolds      Single
          1--      37%  D Walling       Walk; Reynolds to 2B
          12-      44%  J Cruz          Walk; Reynolds to 3B; Walling to 2B
   RO     123      45%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reynolds Scores; Walling to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RR     -23      63%  G Davis         Single; Walling Scores; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      62%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  T Pena          Double
          -2-      51%  S Khalifa       Pena Steals 3B
   O      --3      56%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      63%  J Orsulak       Foul Flyball: 1B
          --3      61%  B Walk          Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      51%  R Reynolds      Wild Pitch; Pena Scores; Walk to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Walk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  B Knepper       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  B Doran         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  D Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Walk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  D Walling       Single
          1--      63%  J Cruz          Single; Walling to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Walling Scores
   O      1--      64%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      67%  S Khalifa       Single
   O      1--      70%  J Orsulak       Khalifa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Knepper       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Walk          Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  R Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      69%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      68%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  D Gonzalez      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Ray           Flyball: 2B
          ---      72%  M Brown         Single
   O      1--      75%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  T Pena          Single
   O      1--      67%  S Khalifa       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  J Orsulak       Pena Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 8th
   O      ---      80%  B Almon         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Walk facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Almon moves to LF; R.J. Reynolds moves to CF
   O      ---      79%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  M Bailey        Single
   O      1--      79%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bailey to 2B
          -2-      80%  B Doran         Walk
   O      12-      77%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Garner replaces Jose Cruz playing 3B batting 4th; Denny Walling moves to LF; Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Bob Walk batting 9th
          ---      68%  S Lezcano       Walk
   OO     1--      85%  R Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pat Clements facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Clements replaces Sixto Lezcano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  J Ray           Single
                  Dave Smith replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      97%  M Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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