September 4, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 2 BOS 5
CLE 2 KCR 6
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1
(12) NYY 8
CAL 4 DET 11
@TEX 2 TOR 6
SEA 5
(10) ATL 7
MON 4 CIN 4
@CHC 3 HOU 2
PIT 0 NYM 5
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PHI 2
(10) STL 4
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,367

Friday, September 4, 1987
Time of Game: 2:23

Pirates

61-73

Lost 1

6th, 19½ GB

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

W: N Ryan (6-14), L: M Bielecki (1-2), S: J Agosto (2)

Astros

67-67

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi RF                2   0   0   0    2   1  .279  .860    0    2   0   2·SB,CS
J Lind 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .544    0    0   2   
A Van Slyke CF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .860    0    3   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .808    0    0   1   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .829    0    0   0   SB
S Bream 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .749    0   10   1   
M LaValliere C                2   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .753    0    7   1   
  U Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Pedrique SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .741    0    1   2   GDP
M Bielecki P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Coles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .567    0    0   0   
  J Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    5   6                    24   7

BATTING

TB: B Bonds; B Bonilla.

GIDP: A Pedrique (7).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Bielecki (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (26, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby); J Cangelosi 2 (19, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby 2).

CS: J Cangelosi (5, 3rd base by N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .288  .695    0    1   0   CS
B Doran 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .287  .779    0    3   3   SB
T Gainey LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .347    0    2   0   
  T Puhl LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .559         0   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .831    0    6   1   
K Bass RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .796    0    5   0   SB
G Davis 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .751    0    7   0   
D Walling 3B                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .288  .776    0    3   0   
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .694    0    0   3   2B
N Ryan P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .165    0    0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .717    0    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       28   2   4   2    2   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: C Reynolds (15, off M Bielecki).

TB: C Reynolds 2; A Ashby; G Young; B Doran.

RBI: B Doran 2 (72).

2-out RBI: B Doran 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Reynolds-B Doran-G Davis.

E: D Walling (5); B Doran (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bass (16, 2nd base off M Bielecki/M LaValliere); B Doran (29, 2nd base off M Bielecki/M LaValliere).

CS: G Young (6, 2nd base by M Bielecki/M LaValliere).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Bielecki, L (1-2)            5     4   2   2    2   5   0   3.15   21     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1· 4     54    -     1.18  -0.01
V Palacios                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
J Robinson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     4   2   2    2   7   0          30     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 4           -

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 (6-14)               7     2   0   0    5   6   0   2.79   26     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 2· 2     74    -     1.25   0.41
J Agosto, S (2)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    8     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.29   0.14
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 16,367.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. J Cangelosi          RF    1. G Young              CF 
2. J Lind               2B    2. B Doran              2B 
3. A Van Slyke          CF    3. T Gainey             LF 
4. B Bonilla            3B    4. A Ashby              C  
5. B Bonds              LF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. S Bream              1B    6. G Davis              1B 
7. M LaValliere         C     7. D Walling            3B 
8. A Pedrique           SS    8. C Reynolds           SS 
9. M Bielecki           P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  123      23%  82% B Doran         M Bielecki      Single; Walling Scores; Reynolds Scores; Young to 3B
   b 5   1  0-0  1--      11%  68% C Reynolds      M Bielecki      Double; Walling to 3B
   b 5   1  0-0  -23     -10%  58% N Ryan          M Bielecki      Strikeout
   t 7   0  2-0  1--     -10%  67% B Bonds         N Ryan          Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% A Pedrique      N Ryan          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      44%  J Lind          Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Cangelosi Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  A Van Slyke     Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  G Young         Single
   O      1--      53%  B Doran         Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Gainey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  B Bonds         Single
          1--      44%  S Bream         Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: 2B
          -2-      46%  M LaValliere    Walk
   OO     12-      55%  A Pedrique      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      55%  K Bass          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Bass to 1B
          1--      57%  G Davis         Bass Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  M Bielecki      Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Lind          Lineout: 2B
          1--      52%  A Van Slyke     Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  N Ryan          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      50%  G Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Bonilla       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  S Bream         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  T Gainey        Strikeout
          ---      53%  A Ashby         Single
   O      1--      50%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M LaValliere    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  A Pedrique      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  M Bielecki      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Bielecki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  G Davis         Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  D Walling       Walk
          1--      68%  C Reynolds      Double; Walling to 3B
   O      -23      58%  N Ryan          Strikeout
          -23      59%  G Young         Walk
   RR     123      82%  B Doran         Single; Walling Scores; Reynolds Scores; Young to 3B
          1-3      82%  T Gainey        Doran Steals 2B
   O      -23      79%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  J Lind          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vicente Palacios facing 4-5-6
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Mike Bielecki pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      83%  K Bass          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  G Davis         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  B Bonilla       Single
          1--      67%  B Bonds         Walk; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-      76%  S Bream         Lineout: LF
   O      12-      83%  M LaValliere    Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  A Pedrique      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vicente Palacios facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  D Walling       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Agosto facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Agosto replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th; Darnell Coles pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  D Coles         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      93%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  J Lind          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lind to 1B
          1--      87%  A Van Slyke     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lind to 3B; Van Slyke to 1B
   O      1-3      94%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  G Young         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  T Gainey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Agosto facing 5-6-7
                  Terry Puhl replaces Ty Gainey playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Bream         Groundout: P-1B
                  U L Washington pinch hits for Mike LaValliere batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  U Washington    Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198709040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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