August 18, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
@CAL 1 BOS 14
@CHW 8 CLE 9
MIL 8
(12) DET 11
MIN 2 TOR 2
@OAK 1 NYY 4
@SEA 3 TEX 3
KCR 1 ATL 9
CHC 5 PIT 7
@CIN 4 HOU 4
STL 0 MON 2
LAD 1 NYM 7
SFG 2 SDP 9
@PHI 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 28,790

Tuesday, August 18, 1987
Time of Game: 2:34

Cardinals

70-48

Lost 3

1st

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

W: N Ryan (5-13), L: D Cox (8-4), S: D Smith (20)

Astros

60-59

Won 5

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .280  .686    0    2   0   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .749    0    2   3   SB
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .305  .813    0    0   2   
  S Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         0   0   
J Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .289 1.078    0   10   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .741    0    4   0   
J Morris RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .759    0    1   0   
J Oquendo 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .312  .805    0    3   6   
T Pena C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .666    0    2   1   
D Cox P                       2   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .351    0    0   1   
  R Horton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .453         0   1   
  R Booker PH-3B              0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .732    0    0   1   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    3  10                    24  15

BATTING

TB: T Pendleton; T Pena; J Oquendo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Booker-J Oquendo-J Clark; J Oquendo-J Clark.

E: J Clark (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (33, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .652    0    2   0   3B
B Hatcher LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .312  .810    0    2   0   CS
B Doran 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .283  .772    0    1   2   2B
A Ashby C                     3   1   2   3    1   0  .308  .869    0   10   0   HR
K Bass RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .778    0    2   0   GDP
G Davis 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .800    0    7   1   2B
D Walling 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .773    0    1   3   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .701    0    1   0   
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .189    0    0   1   SH
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .718    0    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         1   0   
Totals                       29   4   8   4    3   1                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Doran (18, off D Cox); G Davis (29, off D Cox).

3B: G Young (2, off D Cox).

HR: A Ashby (12, off D Cox; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SH: N Ryan (7, off D Cox).

TB: A Ashby 5; G Young 3; B Doran 3; G Davis 2; C Reynolds; B Hatcher.

GIDP: K Bass (11).

RBI: A Ashby 3 (55); C Reynolds (25).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Hatcher (7, 2nd base by D Cox/T Pena).

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
D Cox, L (8-4)                 6.1   6   3   3    2   1   1   3.69   26     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 6     48    -     0.76  -0.05
R Horton                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.64    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.02
S Peters                       0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.59    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.14  -0.01
B Dawley                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     8   4   4    3   1   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 8          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (5-13)               7     3   0   0    2   9   0   2.95   26     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 3     78    -     0.82   0.40
D Smith, S (20)                2     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.10    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3  10   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 28,790.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. V Coleman            LF    1. G Young              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. B Hatcher            LF 
3. T Pendleton          3B    3. B Doran              2B 
4. J Clark              1B    4. A Ashby              C  
5. W McGee              CF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. J Morris             RF    6. G Davis              1B 
7. J Oquendo            2B    7. D Walling            3B 
8. T Pena               C     8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. D Cox                P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  -2-      16%  79% A Ashby         D Cox           Home Run; Doran Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  64% G Young         D Cox           Triple
   b 1   0  0-0  --3      -9%  55% B Hatcher       D Cox           Fielder's Choice ; Young out at Hm/3B-C; Hatcher to 1B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---       8%  63% B Doran         D Cox           Double
   t 8   0  3-0  ---      -4%  89% R Booker        D Smith         Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  V Coleman       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  T Pendleton     Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  G Young         Triple
   O      --3      55%  B Hatcher       Fielder's Choice ; Young out at Hm/3B-C; Hatcher to 1B
   O      1--      51%  B Doran         Hatcher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W McGee         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      53%  J Oquendo       Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Bass          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  G Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D Cox           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  V Coleman       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  O Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  C Reynolds      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 1B
   O      1--      58%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  B Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  B Doran         Double
   RR     -2-      79%  A Ashby         Home Run; Doran Scores
   O      ---      78%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  J Oquendo       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  T Pena          Single
   O      1--      82%  D Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  N Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  V Coleman       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  O Smith         Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Pendleton     Single
   O      1--      85%  J Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  B Hatcher       Single
   OO     1--      83%  B Doran         Double Play: Flyball: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  A Ashby         Walk
   O      1--      82%  K Bass          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Morris        Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  J Oquendo       Single
   O      1--      89%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Cox facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  G Davis         Double
   O      -2-      92%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      95%  C Reynolds      Single; Davis Scores; Reynolds to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Ricky Horton replaces Danny Cox pitching and batting 9th; Jose Cruz pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  J Cruz          Fielder's Choice ; Reynolds out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Cruz to 1B
   O      1--      93%  G Young         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Smith replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th; Rod Booker pinch hits for Ricky Horton batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Booker        Walk
   O      1--      93%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      95%  T Pendleton     Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Peters facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Peters replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 3rd; Rod Booker moves to 3B
          ---      98%  B Hatcher       Walk
          1--      99%  B Doran         Single; Hatcher to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  A Ashby         Single; Hatcher Scores; Doran to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  K Bass          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Doran to 3B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Steve Peters pitching and batting 3rd
   O      --3      99%  G Davis         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Clark         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Morris        Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198708180

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