September 12, 1985 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
@BOS 1 CAL 5
TEX 3 CHW 4
MIN 2 NYY 7
TOR 5 ATL 11
LAD 6 CIN 2
SDP 1 HOU 5
SFG 2 NYM 7
STL 6 MON 6
@PHI 3 PIT 10
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 4,113

Thursday, September 12, 1985
Time of Game: 2:16

Giants

54-85

Lost 2

6th, 28½ GB

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

W: C Kerfeld (2-2), L: D LaPoint (7-13)

Astros

69-70

Won 2

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Woodard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .444  .888    0    1   3   
R Roenicke LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .864    0    2   0   2B
J Youngblood CF               4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .676    0    2   0   GDP
D Driessen 1B                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .246  .675    0    7   1   
B Brenly C                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .225  .719    0    6   0   
D Green RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .655    0    2   0   
  D Gladden PR-RF             1   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .607    0    1   0   
B Wellman 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .593    0    0   1   GDP
R Adams SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .537    0    2   1   
  R Deer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .588    0    0   0   
D LaPoint P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .450    0    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         1   1   
  C Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .763    0    0   0   
  S Garrelts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R Roenicke (4, off C Kerfeld).

TB: B Brenly 3; J Youngblood 2; R Roenicke 2; D Green; B Wellman; M Woodard.

GIDP: B Wellman (3); J Youngblood (6).

RBI: D Driessen (41); D Gladden (29).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: B Brenly (14).

E: R Adams (5); B Wellman (9).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .289  .800    0    4   5   
  J Mumphrey RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .708         0   0   
J Pankovits RF-2B             4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .706    0    2   0   
K Bass CF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .258  .709    0    1   0   3B,2B
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .304  .766    0    3   0   
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .254  .760    0    9   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
M Bailey C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .280  .823    0    5   0   
D Thon SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .619    0    1   3   
  C Reynolds PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .693    0    0   1   
G Rivera 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .206  .613    0    0   6   
C Kerfeld P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Walling 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .708    0    2   0   
Totals                       33   5   7   4    4   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: K Bass (23, off D LaPoint).

3B: K Bass (3, off D LaPoint).

TB: K Bass 5; J Cruz; J Pankovits; M Bailey; G Davis; D Thon.

RBI: K Bass (55); M Bailey (43); J Cruz (68); G Davis (51).

2-out RBI: J Cruz; M Bailey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Doran-D Thon-G Davis; D Thon-B Doran-G Davis.

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
D LaPoint, L (7-13)            6.1   6   5   3    4   5   0   3.06   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 6     46    -     1.08  -0.14
G Minton                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.31    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.54  -0.06
S Garrelts                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.02    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   3    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 7          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Kerfeld, W (2-2)             7     6   1   1    1   3   0   5.82   26     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 6     63    -     1.19   0.28
D Smith                        2     3   1   1    0   2   0   2.58    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.61   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 4,113.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. M Woodard            2B    1. B Doran              2B 
2. R Roenicke           LF    2. J Pankovits          RF 
3. J Youngblood         CF    3. K Bass               CF 
4. D Driessen           1B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. B Brenly             C     5. G Davis              1B 
6. D Green              RF    6. M Bailey             C  
7. B Wellman            3B    7. D Thon               SS 
8. R Adams              SS    8. G Rivera             3B 
9. D LaPoint            P     9. C Kerfeld            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-1  12-      18%  86% B Wellman       C Kerfeld       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Brenly to 3B
   b 5   2  1-1  --3      15%  70% J Cruz          D LaPoint       Single; Bass Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  1--      13%  57% K Bass          D LaPoint       Double; Doran Scores/unER
   b 5   2  1-2  12-      11%  83% M Bailey        D LaPoint       Single; Cruz Scores; Davis to 2B
   t 6   0  3-1  1--      10%  85% J Youngblood    C Kerfeld       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Kerfeld facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Woodard       Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  R Roenicke      Double
          -2-      43%  J Youngblood    Single; Roenicke to 3B
   RO     1-3      41%  D Driessen      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Roenicke Scores
          1--      40%  B Brenly        Single; Driessen to 2B
   O      12-      43%  D Green         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  B Doran         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Doran to 1B
   O      1--      44%  J Pankovits     Flyball: CF
   R      1--      57%  K Bass          Double; Doran Scores/unER
   O      -2-      54%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF; Bass to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Wellman       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Adams         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D LaPoint       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  M Bailey        Walk
          1--      65%  D Thon          Single; Bailey to 2B
   O      12-      59%  G Rivera        Strikeout
   O      12-      54%  C Kerfeld       Bunt Popfly: C
          12-      58%  B Doran         Walk; Bailey to 3B; Thon to 2B
   O      123      50%  J Pankovits     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  M Woodard       Single
   O      1--      50%  R Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  J Youngblood    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  D Driessen      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  B Wellman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  M Bailey        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Thon          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  G Rivera        Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Kerfeld       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Kerfeld facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Adams         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D LaPoint       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  M Woodard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  J Pankovits     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  K Bass          Triple
   R      --3      70%  J Cruz          Single; Bass Scores
          1--      72%  G Davis         Walk; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-      83%  M Bailey        Single; Cruz Scores; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      80%  D Thon          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Charlie Kerfeld facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  R Roenicke      Walk
   OO     1--      85%  J Youngblood    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  G Rivera        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  C Kerfeld       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Charlie Kerfeld facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  B Brenly        Single
          1--      68%  D Green         Single; Brenly to 2B
                  Dan Gladden pinch runs for David Green batting 6th
   OO     12-      86%  B Wellman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Brenly to 3B
   O      --3      90%  R Adams         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Gladden moves to RF
          ---      91%  J Pankovits     Single
          1--      93%  K Bass          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pankovits to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  Greg Minton replaces Dave LaPoint pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      96%  G Davis         Single; Pankovits Scores; Bass to 2B
   O      12-      95%  M Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P; Bass to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Dickie Thon batting 7th
   R      -23      98%  C Reynolds      Passed Ball; Bass Scores/unER; Davis to 3B
   O      --3      97%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Smith replaces Glenn Davis pitching and batting 5th; Denny Walling replaces Charlie Kerfeld playing 1B batting 9th; Craig Reynolds moves to SS; Chili Davis pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  C Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Woodard       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  R Roenicke      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Garrelts facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Garrelts replaces Chili Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Rivera        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  B Doran         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  J Youngblood    Single
   O      1--      99%  D Driessen      Flyball: RF; Youngblood to 2B
          -2-      97%  B Brenly        Single; Youngblood to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Youngblood Scores
                  Jim Pankovits moves to 2B; Jerry Mumphrey replaces Bill Doran playing RF batting 1st
          1--      97%  B Wellman       Single; Gladden to 3B
                  Rob Deer pinch hits for Ricky Adams batting 8th
   O      1-3     100%  R Deer          Strikeout
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198509120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation