September 3, 1988 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,463

Saturday, September 3, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:44

Cardinals

63-72

Lost 1

5th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  0
Astros          1  6  2   0  0  0   0  1  X   10 13  0

W: N Ryan (10-11), L: L McWilliams (4-6)

Astros

72-63

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .658    8    0   0   
  L Alicea 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .576    8    0   4   
O Smith SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .667    7    0   0   
  K Hill P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Lindeman PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .622    3    0   0   
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Pagnozzi PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .603    1    0   0   
  S Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
P Guerrero 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .791    9    5   0   
  M Laga 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .137  .323    9    7   0   
D Walling LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .639   14    1   0   SB
T Brunansky RF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .784    8    0   0   
  C Ford RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .474    6    3   0   
T Pendleton 3B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .637    5    0   3   
  R Booker 3B                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    7    1   1   
J Oquendo 2B-SS               0   0   0   0    2   0  .285  .719   11    1   1   
  T Jones PR-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .719    2    0   2   
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .656    5    4   0   
  S Lake C                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .799    4    1   0   2B
L McWilliams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .355         0   2   
  J Costello P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morris PH-CF              3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    2   9              118   24  16

BATTING

2B: S Lake (3, off N Ryan).

TB: S Lake 2; R Booker; D Walling; L Alicea.

RBI: S Lake (4).

2-out RBI: S Lake.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Walling (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Trevino).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .675   21    3   0   2B
  L Meadows CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .819         0   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .258  .693   20    1   1   
  J Pankovits 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .617    2    0   0   
K Bass RF                     4   2   3   2    1   0  .263  .720   25    2   0   2B,SB
  D Meads P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933         0   1   
  B Meyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
G Davis 1B                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .279  .845   21    2   0   2B,IW
  H Spilman 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .561    5    5   0   
B Bell 3B                     2   1   2   2    1   0  .239  .633   17    1   0   2B
  K Caminiti 3B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .510    6    0   1   
B Hatcher LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .267  .680   20    3   0   
  J Fishel PH-LF              1   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .900    2    0   0   HR
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .261  .639   11    0   0   
  C Reynolds SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .593    7    1   0   
A Trevino C                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .246  .694   27    9   0   
N Ryan P                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .065  .186    9    0   1   SH
  T Puhl RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .825         0   0   
Totals                       35  10  13  10    8   4              193   27   6

BATTING

2B: K Bass (21, off L McWilliams); B Bell (9, off K Hill); G Davis (21, off K Hill); G Young (18, off L McWilliams).

HR: J Fishel (1, off S Peters; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: N Ryan (7, off L McWilliams).

IBB: G Davis (17, by J Costello).

TB: J Fishel 4; K Bass 4; B Bell 3; G Davis 2; G Young 2; R Ramirez; N Ryan; K Caminiti; B Doran; B Hatcher.

RBI: R Ramirez 2 (49); K Bass 2 (63); B Bell 2 (36); G Young (32); G Davis (89); B Doran (52); J Fishel (1).

2-out RBI: B Bell 2; R Ramirez 2; K Bass; G Davis; G Young; B Doran.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bass (27, 2nd base off L McWilliams/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
L McWilliams, L (4-6)          1.2   4   5   5    3   1   0   3.25   12   59-32   16· 4·12    5· 1· 2· 0     25    -     0.96  -0.31
J Costello                     0.1   2   2   2    3   0   0   1.22    6   21-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.50  -0.08
K Hill                         3     6   2   2    1   2   0   6.00   15   65-38   29· 4· 5    8· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
D Quisenberry                  2     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.56    7   25-16   11· 1· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
S Peters                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   6.94    4   17-10    5· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10  10    8   4   1          44  187-105  66·11·28   17· 8· 7· 0          1-1

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 (10-11)              7     4   1   1    2   8   0   3.78   27   92-63   40·11·12    6· 8· 3· 0     71    -     0.37   0.11
D Meads                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.78    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
B Meyer                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   15-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   9   0          33  118-80   50·13·17   10· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: L McWilliams (2).

WP: L McWilliams (6).

IBB: J Costello (3; G Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 24,463.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. V Coleman            CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. B Doran              2B 
3. P Guerrero           1B    3. K Bass               RF 
4. D Walling            LF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. B Bell               3B 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. B Hatcher            LF 
7. J Oquendo            2B    7. R Ramirez            SS 
8. T Pena               C     8. A Trevino            C  
9. L McWilliams         P     9. N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-  1   10%  76% G Young         L McWilliams    Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Trevino Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  6    9%  66% K Bass          L McWilliams    Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Doran Scores
   b 2   2  0-2  -2-  6    8%  84% B Doran         L McWilliams    Single to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Doran to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 2   2  0-3  -2-  6    6%  90% K Bass          L McWilliams    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Doran Scores
   t 2   2  1-0  12-  2    5%  67% T Pena          N Ryan          Groundout: P-1B

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      ---  4   52%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   53%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   54%  P Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  G Young         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   55%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      57%  K Bass          Wild Pitch; Doran to 2B
   R      -2-  6   66%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Doran Scores
   O      1--  7   65%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging, Bass Steals 2B
          -2-      65%  B Bell          Balk; Bass to 3B
          --3  6   66%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   62%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   58%  D Walling       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   62%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   63%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging, Walling Steals 2B
          -2-  5   62%  J Oquendo       Walk
   O      12-  2   67%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   65%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   67%  A Trevino       Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  N Ryan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Trevino to 2B
   R      -2-  1   76%  G Young         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Trevino Scores
   R      -2-  6   84%  B Doran         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Doran to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  6   90%  K Bass          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Doran Scores
                  John Costello replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   90%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   94%  B Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bass Scores; Davis to 2B
          12-  5   94%  B Hatcher       Walk; Davis to 3B; Bell to 2B
   RR     123  3   98%  R Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Davis Scores; Bell Scores; Hatcher to 3B
          1-3  5   98%  A Trevino       Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  1   97%  N Ryan          Foul Flyball: C
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
                  John Morris pinch hits for John Costello batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  J Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  V Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  O Smith         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Hill replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Luis Alicea replaces Vince Coleman playing 2B batting 1st; Jose Oquendo moves to SS; John Morris moves to CF
   O      ---  6   98%  G Young         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   98%  K Bass          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   R      1--  6   99%  G Davis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bass Scores
   R      -2-  7   99%  B Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Davis Scores
   O      -2-  5   99%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  100%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Laga replaces Pedro Guerrero playing 1B batting 3rd; Curt Ford replaces Tom Brunansky playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  5  100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Trevino       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2  100%  N Ryan          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6  100%  G Young         Walk; Ryan to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Caminiti replaces Buddy Bell playing 3B batting 5th; Craig Reynolds replaces Rafael Ramirez playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
          ---  6  100%  J Oquendo       Walk
                  Tim Jones pinch runs for Jose Oquendo batting 7th
   O      1--  3  100%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pena to 1B
   O      1--  2  100%  J Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Ken Hill facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Lake replaces Tony Pena playing C batting 8th; Rod Booker replaces Terry Pendleton playing 3B batting 6th; Tim Jones moves to SS
   O      ---  1  100%  K Bass          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  G Davis         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1  100%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6  100%  B Hatcher       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Caminiti out at 2B/3B-2B-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
                  Harry Spilman replaces Glenn Davis playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Ken Hill batting 2nd
   O      1--  3  100%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  M Laga          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dan Quisenberry facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Jim Lindeman pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Trevino       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  N Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Pankovits replaces Bill Doran playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  C Ford          Flyball: CF
          ---  1  100%  R Booker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  T Jones         Flyball: LF
   R      1--  4  100%  S Lake          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Booker Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  100%  G Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Pankovits     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  100%  K Bass          Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  H Spilman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-9, Dave Meads facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Meads replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 3rd; Terry Puhl replaces Nolan Ryan playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Alicea        Lineout: SS
                  Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Laga          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Steve Peters facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Peters replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  K Caminiti      Lineout: CF
                  John Fishel pinch hits for Billy Hatcher batting 6th
   R      ---  2  100%  J Fishel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5  100%  C Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  A Trevino       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Brian Meyer facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Meyer replaces Dave Meads pitching and batting 3rd; John Fishel moves to LF; Louie Meadows replaces Gerald Young playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  D Walling       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Ford          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  R Booker        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198809030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation