September 11, 1985 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
BAL 1 KCR 2
@CAL 1 CHW 5
MIN 0 MIL 4
NYY 3 TEX 6
@OAK 3 SEA 9
CLE 5 TOR 3
DET 2 LAD 12
@ATL 3 CIN 2
SDP 0 SFG 11
@HOU 4 HOU 10
SFG 9 STL 1
@NYM 0
(10) PHI 4
MON 1 CHC 3
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Astrodome, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, September 11, 1985
Time of Game: 2:39

Giants

54-83

Won 1

6th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  4   3  1  0   0  1  1   11 14  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  1    4  8  1

W: J Gott (7-10), L: J Niekro (9-12)

Astros

67-70

Lost 1

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF-CF               6   4   4   1    0   1  .234  .615    0    1   0   HR,2B
M Trillo 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   0  .224  .573    0    0   3   
  M Woodard 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Davis CF                    1   1   0   0    2   1  .271  .767    0    0   0   
  R Deer LF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .168  .598    0    2   0   2B
D Driessen 1B                 3   2   1   2    1   1  .248  .681    0   10   2   2B,SF
C Brown 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .281  .814    0    1   0   
  B Wellman 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .553    0    0   1   
J Youngblood RF               4   1   2   3    0   0  .256  .665    0    4   0   HR,SF
B Brenly C                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .218  .708    0    4   0   
R Adams SS                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .205  .529    0    3   3   
J Gott P                      5   1   2   1    0   3  .180  .596    0    2   2   HR,2B
Totals                       39  11  14  10    6   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Gott (2, off J Solano); R Deer (3, off M Madden); D Driessen (26, off R Mathis); D Gladden (12, off J Niekro).

HR: J Youngblood (4, off J Solano; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); J Gott (3, off R Mathis; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); D Gladden (3, off R Mathis; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: J Youngblood (1, off J Niekro); D Driessen (4, off J Niekro).

TB: D Gladden 8; J Gott 6; J Youngblood 5; R Deer 2; D Driessen 2; R Adams; M Trillo; C Brown; B Brenly.

RBI: J Youngblood 3 (19); D Driessen 2 (40); R Adams 2 (7); D Gladden (28); C Brown (56); J Gott (3).

2-out RBI: R Adams 2; J Youngblood.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Trillo-R Adams-D Driessen.

E: D Gladden (6).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Bass CF                     3   1   0   0    2   1  .252  .682    0    5   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   2   3   1    0   0  .277  .695    0    0   3   3B,2B
D Walling 3B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .267  .697    0    0   5   2B
J Cruz LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .769    0    1   0   
  B Pena 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .700    0    1   0   
J Mumphrey RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .708    0    2   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .249  .744    0    9   1   
P Garner 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .700    0    0   1   GDP
  J Pankovits 2B-LF           2   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .705    0    0   0   
J Mizerock C                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .527    0    8   0   
J Niekro P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .522         0   0   
  E Bullock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    0    0   0   
  R Mathis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204         0   0   
  A Ashby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .797    0    0   0   
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .388    0    0   0   
  J Solano P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Bailey PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .823    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Walling (20, off J Gott); C Reynolds (16, off J Gott).

3B: C Reynolds (6, off J Gott).

TB: C Reynolds 6; D Walling 2; J Cruz; J Pankovits; J Mumphrey; G Davis.

GIDP: P Garner (10).

RBI: D Walling 2 (39); C Reynolds (29); J Mizerock (4).

2-out RBI: C Reynolds; D Walling.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Pankovits (2).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Gott, W (7-10)               9     8   4   3    3   4   0   3.73   37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3· 8     58    -     0.32   0.14
Totals                         9     8   4   3    3   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3· 8           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, L (9-12)             3     5   5   5    4   3   0   3.72   18     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     28    -     1.22  -0.31
R Mathis                       2     4   4   4    1   0   2   5.64   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 4          0-0    0.12  -0.05
M Madden                       3     2   1   1    1   4   0   4.86   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Solano                       1     3   1   1    0   1   1   4.28    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  11  11    6   8   3          47     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·14           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Gladden            LF    1. K Bass               CF 
2. M Trillo             2B    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. C Davis              CF    3. D Walling            3B 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. C Brown              3B    5. J Mumphrey           RF 
6. J Youngblood         RF    6. G Davis              1B 
7. B Brenly             C     7. P Garner             2B 
8. R Adams              SS    8. J Mizerock           C  
9. J Gott               P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  1-3      13%  62% P Garner        J Gott          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-3  123       9%  92% R Adams         J Niekro        Single; Driessen Scores; Brown Scores; Brenly to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  1--       9%  75% M Trillo        J Niekro        Single; Gladden to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  123       9%  80% C Brown         J Niekro        Single; Gladden Scores; Trillo to 3B; Driessen to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% D Gladden       J Niekro        Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Gladden       Double
   O      -2-      55%  M Trillo        Groundout: 2B-1B; Gladden to 3B
          --3      57%  C Davis         Walk
   RO     1-3      59%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gladden Scores
          1--      60%  C Brown         Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  K Bass          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  C Reynolds      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      62%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  B Brenly        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  R Adams         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Gott          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Gott facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      55%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      49%  G Davis         Single; Cruz to 3B
   OO     1-3      62%  P Garner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  D Gladden       Single
          1--      75%  M Trillo        Single; Gladden to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  C Davis         Strikeout
          1-3      72%  D Driessen      Walk; Trillo to 2B
   R      123      80%  C Brown         Single; Gladden Scores; Trillo to 3B; Driessen to 2B
   RO     123      82%  J Youngblood    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Trillo Scores; Driessen to 3B
          1-3      83%  B Brenly        Walk; Brown to 2B
   RR     123      92%  R Adams         Single; Driessen Scores; Brown Scores; Brenly to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Gott          Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Gott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  J Mizerock      Flyball: 1B
                  Eric Bullock pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  E Bullock       Lineout: 3B
          ---      93%  K Bass          Walk
          1--      91%  C Reynolds      Single; Bass to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Walling       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Mathis facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Mathis replaces Eric Bullock pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      96%  D Gladden       Home Run
   O      ---      96%  M Trillo        Lineout: RF
          ---      96%  C Davis         Walk
   R      1--      98%  D Driessen      Double; Davis Scores
   O      -2-      98%  C Brown         Flyball: CF; Driessen to 3B
   R      --3      99%  J Youngblood    Single; Driessen Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Jim Gott facing 4-5-6
                  Rob Deer replaces Chili Davis playing LF batting 3rd; Dan Gladden moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      99%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-0, Ron Mathis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  R Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  J Gott          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Trillo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-9, Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Mizerock      Flyball: LF
                  Alan Ashby pinch hits for Ron Mathis batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-0, Mike Madden facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Madden replaces Alan Ashby pitching and batting 9th; Jim Pankovits replaces Phil Garner playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  R Deer          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Driessen      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-9, Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Wellman replaces Chris Brown playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  K Bass          Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Reynolds      Triple
   RO     --3     100%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynolds Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-1, Mike Madden facing 6-7-8
                  Bert Pena replaces Jose Cruz playing 2B batting 4th; Jim Pankovits moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Brenly        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Adams         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Gott          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Pankovits     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 9-1, Mike Madden facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  D Gladden       Single
   O      1--     100%  M Trillo        Flyball: RF
   R      1--     100%  R Deer          Double to LF; Gladden Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Deer to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B-P; Deer to 3B
   O      --3     100%  B Wellman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Jim Gott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Mizerock      Flyball: RF
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Mike Madden batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  K Bass          Walk
   R      1--     100%  C Reynolds      Double; Bass Scores
   R      -2-     100%  D Walling       Double; Reynolds Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Pena          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-3, Julio Solano facing 6-7-8
                  Julio Solano replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---     100%  J Youngblood    Home Run
          ---     100%  B Brenly        Single
   O      1--     100%  R Adams         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  J Gott          Double; Brenly to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Gladden       Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  M Trillo        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 11, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-11, Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Woodard replaces Manny Trillo playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Single; Mumphrey to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     100%  G Davis         Strikeout
          -2-     100%  J Pankovits     Single; Mumphrey to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Mizerock      Groundout: 1B-P; Mumphrey Scores/unER; Pankovits to 2B
                  Mark Bailey pinch hits for Julio Solano batting 9th
          -2-     100%  M Bailey        Walk
   O      12-     100%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 11, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation