September 4, 1988 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@CAL 5
(10) CLE 3
CHW 2 CHW 5
@CLE 2 MIL 6
@DET 1 KCR 3
@MIN 2 OAK 11
NYY 2 BAL 6
@SEA 4 TOR 9
TEX 7 CIN 17
@CHC 0 HOU 4
STL 3 MON 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 20,309

Sunday, September 4, 1988, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:38

Cardinals

63-73

Lost 2

5th, 18 GB

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

W: B Knepper (13-4), L: G Mathews (3-5), S: D Smith (24)

Astros

73-63

Won 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .653   19    3   0   GDP
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .667   21    3   3   
P Guerrero 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .788   13    6   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .784   15    1   0   2B,GDP
T Pendleton 3B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .252  .649   11    1   2   HR
J Oquendo 2B                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .288  .728   19    6   3   2B
J Lindeman LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .589    8    1   0   GDP
  D Walling PH-LF             1   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .638    9    1   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .654   11    2   1   
G Mathews P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .398    3    0   0   
  T Pagnozzi PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .599    3    0   0   
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .470    1    0   0   
  J Costello P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Morris LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   1    3   4              135   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Oquendo (9, off B Knepper); T Brunansky (18, off B Knepper).

HR: T Pendleton (6, off B Knepper; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Pendleton 5; J Oquendo 3; T Brunansky 2; G Mathews; O Smith; P Guerrero; J Morris; T Pena.

GIDP: V Coleman (4); J Lindeman (1); T Brunansky (14).

RBI: T Pendleton (49).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-J Oquendo.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .682   19    0   0   3B
B Doran 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .693   15    3   5   
K Bass RF                     4   2   1   2    0   1  .263  .725   11    1   0   HR
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .846   17    9   0   IW
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .636   15    1   4   
B Hatcher LF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .268  .683   11    5   0   3B,SF
A Ashby C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .763   11    6   1   
  A Trevino PR-C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .694         0   0   
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .634   12    2   3   
B Knepper P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .098  .234    6    0   1   
  D Darwin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .057  .167         0   0   
  L Meadows PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .790    5    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .561         0   0   
  J Pankovits PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .613    2    0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   4  10   4    3   2              124   27  15

BATTING

3B: B Hatcher (4, off G Mathews); G Young (9, off J Costello).

HR: K Bass (13, off G Mathews; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: B Hatcher (8, off G Mathews).

IBB: G Davis (18, by J Costello).

TB: G Young 4; K Bass 4; B Hatcher 3; A Ashby 2; B Knepper; B Bell; G Davis; B Doran.

RBI: B Hatcher 2 (43); K Bass 2 (65).

2-out RBI: B Hatcher.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Bell-B Doran-G Davis 2; B Doran-R Ramirez-G Davis.

PB: A Ashby (1).

E: A Ashby (3).

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
G Mathews, L (3-5)             3     5   4   4    2   0   1   3.67   16   59-35   24· 0·11    5· 5· 4· 0     31    -     0.69  -0.28
D Quisenberry                  2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    7   19-11    8· 2· 1    2· 0· 5· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
J Costello                     2.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   1.13   12   43-24   16· 3· 5    2· 2· 5· 0          0-0    0.96   0.09
K Dayley                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   2   1          36  123-71   49· 5·17    9· 7·15· 0          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, W (13-4)            5     8   3   1    2   1   1   3.34   24   90-54   38· 8· 8   10· 5· 6· 0     42    -     1.06   0.00
D Darwin, H (3)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.25    5   14-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          1-1    2.86   0.00
L Andersen, H (5)              2     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.43    6   19-13    5· 4· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.20
D Smith, S (24)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    3   10-7     5· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.99   0.14
Totals                         9    10   3   1    3   4   1          38  133-81   53·12·16   14· 8· 9· 0          1-1

B Knepper faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: G Mathews (4).

WP: None.

IBB: J Costello (4; G Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 20,309.

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. T Brunansky          RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. B Bell               3B 
6. J Oquendo            2B    6. B Hatcher            LF 
7. J Lindeman           LF    7. A Ashby              C  
8. T Pena               C     8. R Ramirez            SS 
9. G Mathews            P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-3  1--  3   23%  97% V Coleman       D Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  2   17%  74% K Bass          G Mathews       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores
   t 6   1  4-3  -23  3   16%  69% V Coleman       D Darwin        Fielder's Choice SS; Walling out at Hm/SS-C; Coleman to 1B
   t 6   1  4-2  123  2  -13%  53% V Coleman       D Darwin        Passed Ball; Oquendo Scores/unER; Walling to 3B; Pena to 2B
   t 6   0  4-2  12-  1  -12%  54% T Pena          D Darwin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Oquendo to 3B; Walling to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   53%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   54%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  G Young         Flyball: RF
          ---  7   55%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      57%  K Bass          Balk; Doran to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   74%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores
   O      ---  5   73%  G Davis         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  5   74%  B Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   83%  B Hatcher       Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      --3  1   81%  A Ashby         Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   75%  T Brunansky     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   79%  T Pendleton     Fielder's Choice P; Brunansky out at 3B/P-3B-2B-3B; Pendleton to 2B
          -2-  5   75%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Pendleton to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   85%  J Lindeman      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  B Knepper       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   82%  G Mathews       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   85%  V Coleman       Flyball: SS
          1--  5   83%  O Smith         Walk; Mathews to 2B
   O      12-  5   86%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Mathews facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   88%  B Doran         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   88%  G Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bass to 2B
          12-  4   91%  B Bell          Walk; Bass to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123  4   92%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bass Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  2   90%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   92%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   90%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   84%  J Oquendo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pendleton to 3B
   R      -23  5   75%  J Lindeman      Fielder's Choice P; Pendleton Scores/No RBI/unER; Oquendo to 3B; Lindeman to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      -23  1   83%  T Pena          Groundout: C-1B
                  Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Greg Mathews batting 9th
   O      -23  3   88%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   88%  B Knepper       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   90%  G Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Knepper to 2B
   OO     12-  3   87%  B Doran         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   89%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   86%  O Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   80%  P Guerrero      Single to RF (Line Drive); Smith to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   91%  T Brunansky     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   90%  K Bass          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   89%  G Davis         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   89%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   81%  T Pendleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  8   76%  J Oquendo       Walk
                  Danny Darwin replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Jim Lindeman batting 7th
          1--  6   67%  D Walling       Walk; Oquendo to 2B
          12-  1   54%  T Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Oquendo to 3B; Walling to 2B
                  Curt Ford pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry batting 9th
   O      123  1   65%  C Ford          Foul Flyball: LF
   R      123      53%  V Coleman       Passed Ball; Oquendo Scores/unER; Walling to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      -23  3   69%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Walling out at Hm/SS-C; Coleman to 1B
   O      12-  3   76%  O Smith         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Costello facing 6-7-8
                  John Costello replaces Curt Ford pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling moves to LF
   O      ---  2   74%  B Hatcher       Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   76%  A Ashby         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   75%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B; Ashby to 2B
                  Louie Meadows pinch hits for Danny Darwin batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   72%  L Meadows       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry Andersen facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Andersen replaces Louie Meadows pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   76%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   79%  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4   81%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Costello facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   89%  G Young         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      --3  2   86%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B unassisted
   O      --3  4   80%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   81%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   77%  B Bell          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry Andersen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   82%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  D Walling       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   88%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Costello facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   87%  B Hatcher       Lineout: LF
          ---  5   88%  A Ashby         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Alex Trevino pinch runs for Alan Ashby batting 7th
   O      1--  5   87%  R Ramirez       Lineout: SS
                  Ken Dayley replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 7th; John Morris replaces John Costello playing LF batting 9th; Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Harry Spilman batting 9th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   O      1--  2   86%  J Pankovits     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Smith replaces Jim Pankovits pitching and batting 9th; Alex Trevino moves to C
          ---  2   74%  J Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   97%  V Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198809040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation