September 6, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 6
@BAL 2 BOS 3
MIN 2 CAL 9
NYY 2 TOR 4
@CHW 0 CLE 17
@MIL 9 OAK 5
DET 4
(10) TEX 6
KCR 4 ATL 4
PIT 2 CIN 5
CHC 1 HOU 7
STL 6 MON 3
SFG 1 NYM 4
SDP 3 LAD 3
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 21,802

Saturday, September 6, 1986
Time of Game: 2:58

Cardinals

68-67

Lost 1

3rd, 22½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  5   1  0  0    6 14  0
Astros          0  2  3   0  0  0   0  0  2    7 12  1

W: C Kerfeld (9-2), L: T Worrell (8-10)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

77-58

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .612    0    1   0   SB
T Herr 2B                     5   0   4   0    0   0  .247  .670    0    2   2   2B
W McGee CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .655    0    8   0   GDP
J Lindeman 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   2  .444 1.178    0    4   0   
  A Van Slyke PH-1B-RF        2   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .792    0    0   0   SB
T Landrum RF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .541    0    2   0   
  J Morris PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .635    0    1   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572         0   0   
O Smith SS                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .268  .690    0    4   0   SB
T Pendleton 3B                5   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .578    0    2   1   
S Lake C                      3   1   2   3    0   0  .321  .767    0    2   0   HR
  M Laga PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .716    0    0   0   IW
  M LaValliere C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .612         0   0   
B Forsch P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .463    0    0   0   
  P Perry P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  C Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .684    0    0   0   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
  C Hurdle 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .612         0   0   
Totals                       41   6  14   6    2   6                    26   5

BATTING

2B: T Herr (24, off B Knepper).

HR: S Lake (1, off B Knepper; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

IBB: M Laga (2, by L Andersen).

TB: T Herr 5; S Lake 5; O Smith 2; J Lindeman; T Pendleton; J Morris; T Landrum; W McGee; V Coleman.

GIDP: W McGee (7).

RBI: S Lake 3 (12); O Smith 2 (45); T Pendleton (51).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pendleton-T Herr-J Lindeman.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (27, 2nd base off B Knepper/J Mizerock); A Van Slyke (17, 2nd base off L Andersen/R Wine); V Coleman (90, 2nd base off B Knepper/J Mizerock).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .693    0    3   0   
B Doran 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .730    0    1   2   
D Walling 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .874    0    2   2   2B
G Davis 1B                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .261  .828    0    9   0   HR,IW
  T Walker PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .224  .704         0   0   
K Bass RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .836    0    1   0   GDP
J Cruz LF                     3   2   2   3    2   0  .278  .731    0    3   0   HR,2B
C Reynolds SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .644    0    0   3   
  D Thon PH-SS                1   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .645    0    1   2   
J Mizerock C                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .172  .652    0    5   0   
  D Lopes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .818    0    0   0   
  R Wine C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
B Knepper P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .096  .216    0    1   0   
  J Pankovits PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .757    0    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Garner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .752    0    0   0   
  C Kerfeld P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  12   7    5   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Walling (19, off P Perry); J Cruz (18, off B Forsch).

HR: G Davis (28, off B Forsch; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out); J Cruz (7, off T Worrell; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

IBB: G Davis (3, by P Perry).

TB: G Davis 6; J Cruz 6; D Walling 3; B Doran 2; J Pankovits; J Mizerock; B Hatcher.

GIDP: K Bass (12).

RBI: G Davis 3 (84); J Cruz 3 (58); J Mizerock (5).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2; J Mizerock.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Doran-D Thon-G Davis.

E: G Davis (9).

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
B Forsch                       2.2   6   5   5    1   0   1   2.89   15     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 6     25    -     0.79  -0.29
P Perry                        3.1   2   0   0    2   1   0   3.71   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 2          1-0    0.80   0.09
R Horton, H (7)                2.1   2   0   0    2   0   0   2.24   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 2· 2          0-0    3.23   0.32
T Worrell, BS (9), L (8-10)    0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   2.19    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    3.76  -0.90
Totals                         8.2  12   7   7    5   1   2          42     -       ·  ·      5·16· 3·12          1-0

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                      6    12   5   5    0   5   1   2.88   30     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1·12     33    -     1.04  -0.20
L Andersen                     2     2   1   0    1   1   0   3.43    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.56  -0.11
C Kerfeld, W (9-2)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.78    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.03
Totals                         9    14   6   5    2   6   1          43     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·14           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Perry (7; G Davis); L Andersen (9; M Laga).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 21,802.

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. D Walling            3B 
4. J Lindeman           1B    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Landrum            RF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. O Smith              SS    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. T Pendleton          3B    7. C Reynolds           SS 
8. S Lake               C     8. J Mizerock           C  
9. B Forsch             P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  1--      91% 100% J Cruz          T Worrell       Home Run; Walker Scores
   t 6   0  5-2  12-     -27%  50% S Lake          B Knepper       Home Run; Smith Scores; Pendleton Scores
   b 8   2  6-5  123     -20%  15% B Doran         R Horton        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  12-      14%  94% G Davis         B Forsch        Home Run; Doran Scores; Walling Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-      11%  68% J Cruz          B Forsch        Double; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  V Coleman       Single
          1--      44%  T Herr          Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-      37%  " "             Single; Coleman to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
   O      1-3      55%  T Landrum       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  O Smith         Single
   O      1--      50%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  S Lake          Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      55%  B Forsch        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Davis         Single
   O      1--      57%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 2B
   R      -2-      68%  J Cruz          Double; Davis Scores
   O      -2-      65%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      74%  J Mizerock      Single; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      73%  B Knepper       Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  T Herr          Lineout: 3B
          ---      76%  W McGee         Single
   O      1--      78%  J Lindeman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF
          ---      78%  B Doran         Single
          1--      80%  D Walling       Single; Doran to 2B
   RRR    12-      94%  G Davis         Home Run; Doran Scores; Walling Scores
   O      ---      94%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  J Cruz          Walk
                  Pat Perry replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  C Reynolds      Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  T Landrum       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pat Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  J Mizerock      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Knepper       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Hatcher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  S Lake          Single
   O      1--      95%  P Perry         Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  V Coleman       Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  T Herr          Single; Lake to 2B
   O      12-      97%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pat Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Doran         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  D Walling       Double
          -2-      97%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      96%  K Bass          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  J Lindeman      Single
          1--      91%  T Landrum       Single; Lindeman to 2B
   R      12-      83%  O Smith         Single; Lindeman Scores; Landrum to 3B
   R      1-3      77%  T Pendleton     Single; Landrum Scores; Smith to 2B
   RRR    12-      50%  S Lake          Home Run; Smith Scores; Pendleton Scores
   O      ---      53%  P Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  T Herr          Double
   O      -2-      57%  W McGee         Groundout: P unassisted
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Pat Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  J Cruz          Walk
                  Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 7th
   O      1--      58%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  Davey Lopes pinch hits for John Mizerock batting 8th
   O      1--      53%  D Lopes         Flyball: SS
                  Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Bob Knepper batting 9th
          1--      58%  J Pankovits     Single; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Hatcher       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Andersen facing 4-5-6
                  Larry Andersen replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 9th; Robbie Wine replaces Davey Lopes playing C batting 8th; Dickie Thon moves to SS; Andy Van Slyke pinch hits for Jim Lindeman batting 4th
          ---      44%  A Van Slyke     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Van Slyke to 1B
                  John Morris pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 5th
          1--      39%  J Morris        Van Slyke Steals 2B
          -2-      28%  " "             Single; Van Slyke to 3B
   RO     1-3      27%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B; Van Slyke Scores/unER; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-      30%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Laga pinch hits for Steve Lake batting 8th
          -2-      30%  M Laga          Intentional Walk
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Pat Perry batting 9th
   O      12-      34%  C Ford          Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Ricky Horton facing 2-3-4
                  Ricky Horton replaces Curt Ford pitching and batting 9th; Mike LaValliere replaces Mike Laga playing C batting 8th; Andy Van Slyke moves to 1B; John Morris moves to RF
          ---      42%  B Doran         Single
   O      1--      35%  D Walling       Lineout: SS
   O      1--      29%  G Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      24%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Larry Andersen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      24%  T Herr          Single
   OO     1--      28%  W McGee         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  J Cruz          Flyball: 2B
          ---      29%  D Thon          Walk
   O      1--      22%  R Wine          Flyball: CF
                  Phil Garner pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
          1--      27%  P Garner        Walk; Thon to 2B
          12-      35%  B Hatcher       Single; Thon to 3B; Garner to 2B
   O      123      15%  B Doran         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Charlie Kerfeld facing 4-5-6
                  Charlie Kerfeld replaces Phil Garner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      16%  A Van Slyke     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  J Morris        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      17%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--      18%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Ricky Horton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      10%  D Walling       Lineout: SS
                  Todd Worrell replaces John Morris pitching and batting 5th; Clint Hurdle replaces Ricky Horton playing 1B batting 9th; Andy Van Slyke moves to RF
          ---      19%  G Davis         Single
                  Tony Walker pinch runs for Glenn Davis batting 4th
   O      1--       9%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
   RR     1--     100%  J Cruz          Home Run; Walker Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198609060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation