September 5, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 8
@BAL 2 BOS 12
MIN 2 NYY 7
@CAL 4 CHW 5
TOR 0 CLE 13
@MIL 5 DET 9
@OAK 4 TEX 7
KCR 6 ATL 4
PIT 3 CIN 11
CHC 2 STL 8
@HOU 5 SFG 8
@MON 4 PHI 4
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 23,547

Friday, September 5, 1986
Time of Game: 2:50

Cardinals

68-66

Won 2

3rd, 21½ GB

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

W: R Soff (2-0), L: A Lopez (3-2)

Astros

76-58

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .245  .614    0    1   1   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   3   4    1   0  .241  .658    0    3   2   3B,CS
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .248  .658    0    3   0   
J Lindeman 1B                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.429    0    5   1   HR
  J Morris PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .625    0    0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .579    0    2   3   
A Van Slyke RF-1B             4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .797    0    7   0   
O Smith SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .685    0    2   3   
M LaValliere C                3   2   2   0    0   0  .224  .612    0    3   1   SH
T Conroy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .481    0    0   1   SH
  F Manrique PH               1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   0   HR
  R Soff P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
  C Ford PH                   1   1   1   1    0   0  .254  .688    0    0   0   SB
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572         0   0   
Totals                       34   8  11   7    3   7                    27  12

BATTING

3B: T Herr (4, off C Kerfeld).

HR: F Manrique (1, off J Deshaies; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Lindeman (1, off J Deshaies; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: M LaValliere (8, off A Lopez); T Conroy (7, off J Deshaies); R Soff (1, off A Lopez).

TB: J Lindeman 5; T Herr 5; F Manrique 4; M LaValliere 2; C Ford; O Smith; V Coleman.

RBI: T Herr 4 (53); C Ford (27); F Manrique (1); J Lindeman (2).

2-out RBI: T Herr 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Ford (12, 2nd base off A Lopez/A Ashby); V Coleman (89, 3rd base off J Deshaies/A Ashby).

CS: T Herr (8, 2nd base by J Deshaies/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF                  5   2   2   2    0   0  .274  .697    0    0   0   HR,3B
B Doran 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .729    0    3   5   SF
P Garner 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .749    0    0   2   
  D Walling PH-3B             2   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .872    0    0   0   
G Davis 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .815    0   12   1   
K Bass RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .309  .845    0    4   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .715    0    0   0   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .669    0    7   1   
D Thon SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .237  .644    0    1   3   CS
J Deshaies P                  1   1   0   0    1   1  .053  .235    0    0   1   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .617    0    0   0   
  A Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  D Driessen PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .310  .911    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       35   5  11   5    4   3                    27  14

BATTING

3B: B Hatcher (4, off T Conroy).

HR: B Hatcher (5, off T Conroy; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); D Driessen (1, off T Worrell; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Doran (5, off T Conroy).

TB: B Hatcher 7; D Driessen 4; D Walling 2; K Bass; J Cruz; P Garner; G Davis; D Thon; B Doran.

RBI: B Hatcher 2 (27); D Driessen (3); B Doran (29); K Bass (63).

2-out RBI: B Hatcher 2; K Bass.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: J Deshaies (2); A Ashby (10); B Doran (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Thon (4, 2nd base by R Soff/M LaValliere).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Conroy                       4     7   4   4    3   3   1   4.93   21     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 7     32    -     0.96  -0.31
R Soff, W (2-0)                3     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.53   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 2          0-0    1.44   0.24
R Horton, H (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.32    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.13
T Worrell                      1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   3   2          40     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·11           -

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 Deshaies                     4.2   6   4   3    2   5   2   3.64   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 6     41    -     1.06  -0.28
L Andersen                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.53    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.10
A Lopez, L (3-2)               2.1   4   4   4    1   0   0   3.18   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 4          0-0    1.19  -0.21
C Kerfeld                      0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.81    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.31  -0.04
Totals                         9    11   8   7    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1·11          3-2

Balks: J Deshaies (7).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 23,547.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Hatcher            CF 
2. T Herr               2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. W McGee              CF    3. P Garner             3B 
4. J Lindeman           1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. K Bass               RF 
6. A Van Slyke          RF    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. O Smith              SS    7. A Ashby              C  
8. M LaValliere         C     8. D Thon               SS 
9. T Conroy             P     9. J Deshaies           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-2  1--     -25%  22% B Hatcher       T Conroy        Home Run; Deshaies Scores
   t 7   2  4-4  --3      20%  68% T Herr          A Lopez         Single; LaValliere Scores
   b 3   2  2-1  12-     -14%  44% K Bass          T Conroy        Single; Doran Scores; Garner to 3B
   t 5   1  4-2  ---      11%  32% F Manrique      J Deshaies      Home Run
   t 2   0  1-0  ---      11%  50% J Lindeman      J Deshaies      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  V Coleman       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  T Herr          Walk
   O      1--      46%  W McGee         Herr Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  B Hatcher       Triple
   RO     --3      37%  B Doran         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hatcher Scores
   O      ---      38%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      37%  G Davis         Single
   O      1--      39%  K Bass          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Deshaies facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  J Lindeman      Home Run
   O      ---      48%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  O Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Conroy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Cruz          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  D Thon          Single
   O      1--      50%  J Deshaies      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Deshaies facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  M LaValliere    Single to P; LaValliere to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      56%  T Conroy        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; LaValliere to 3B
   O      --3      49%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      60%  T Herr          Single; LaValliere Scores/unER
   O      1--      58%  W McGee         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      53%  P Garner        Walk; Doran to 2B
   O      12-      58%  G Davis         Flyball: RF
   R      12-      44%  K Bass          Single; Doran Scores; Garner to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Deshaies facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  J Lindeman      Single to 2B; Lindeman to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      56%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Lindeman to 3B
   O      --3      49%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
   O      --3      44%  O Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Conroy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  A Ashby         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  D Thon          Strikeout
          ---      47%  J Deshaies      Walk
   RR     1--      22%  B Hatcher       Home Run; Deshaies Scores
          ---      22%  B Doran         Single
   O      1--      23%  P Garner        Single; Doran out at 3B/LF-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Deshaies facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      20%  M LaValliere    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Fred Manrique pinch hits for Tim Conroy batting 9th
   R      ---      32%  F Manrique      Home Run
          ---      35%  V Coleman       Single
          1--      38%  T Herr          Balk; Coleman to 2B
   R      -2-      47%  " "             Coleman Steals 3B; Coleman Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  W McGee         Walk
                  Larry Andersen replaces Jim Deshaies pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  J Lindeman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Ray Soff facing 4-5-6
                  Ray Soff replaces Fred Manrique pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  G Davis         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      49%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      47%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Ray Soff facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  D Thon          Walk
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   O      1--      42%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  B Hatcher       Thon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
          ---      56%  M LaValliere    Single
   O      1--      54%  R Soff          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; LaValliere to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  V Coleman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; LaValliere to 3B
   R      --3      68%  T Herr          Single; LaValliere Scores
   O      1--      66%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Ray Soff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Phil Garner batting 3rd
          ---      65%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--      71%  G Davis         Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      76%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aurelio Lopez facing 4-5-6
                  Denny Walling moves to 3B; John Morris pinch hits for Jim Lindeman batting 4th
   O      ---      74%  J Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  T Pendleton     Lineout: SS
   O      ---      72%  A Van Slyke     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
                  Ricky Horton replaces Ray Soff pitching and batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke moves to 1B; John Morris moves to RF
   O      ---      78%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aurelio Lopez facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  O Smith         Single
   O      1--      86%  M LaValliere    Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
   R      -2-      94%  C Ford          Single; Smith Scores
          1--      94%  V Coleman       Ford Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-      99%  T Herr          Triple; Ford Scores; Coleman Scores
   O      --3      99%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      --3      98%  J Morris        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Todd Worrell facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Worrell replaces Curt Ford pitching and batting 9th; Dan Driessen pinch hits for Charlie Kerfeld batting 9th
   R      ---      97%  D Driessen      Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Hatcher       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  D Walling       Single
   O      1--     100%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198609050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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