May 18, 1989 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CLE 2
(10) BOS 5
@CAL 2 OAK 6
NYY 2 SEA 9
MIL 5 TEX 6
MIN 5
(11) STL 4
@HOU 3
(10) NYM 5
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,124

Thursday, May 18, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:26

Cardinals

20-18

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  0   1    4 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0    3  8  1

W: K Dayley (2-1), L: L Andersen (1-1)

Astros

19-20

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .324  .806   26    3   0   2·SB
O Smith SS                    6   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .607   23    2   2   2B,GDP
P Guerrero 1B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .328  .934   14    9   0   HR,IW
T Brunansky RF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .254  .718   17    2   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .652   17    1   0   GDP
W McGee CF                    5   2   1   1    0   0  .163  .457   17    4   0   
J Oquendo 2B                  4   0   3   1    1   0  .230  .574   20    2   2   
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .645    7    5   1   HBP
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.315    4    0   0   
  T Pagnozzi C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .616         0   0   
D Heinkel P                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    9    0   1   SH
  M Kinzer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                4    0   0   SH
  D Quisenberry P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  M Thompson PH-RF            1   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .840    7    2   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   4    6   1              165   30   8

BATTING

2B: O Smith (2, off B Knepper).

HR: P Guerrero (5, off B Knepper; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SH: M Kinzer (1, off B Knepper); D Heinkel (2, off B Knepper).

IBB: P Guerrero (3, by D Darwin).

HBP: T Pena (1, by B Knepper).

TB: P Guerrero 5; O Smith 3; J Oquendo 3; T Pendleton; W McGee; D Walling; V Coleman.

GIDP: O Smith (4); T Pendleton (6).

RBI: D Walling (2); W McGee (4); P Guerrero (29); J Oquendo (10).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Coleman 2 (18, 3rd base off D Darwin/C Biggio, 2nd base off D Darwin/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .194  .550   18    4   0   SB
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .323   13    5   4   
  A Trevino PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269    3    0   0   
B Doran 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .791   19    1   4   CS
G Davis 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .784   19   13   1   
T Puhl LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .774   22    3   0   
K Bass RF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .295  .806   15    2   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .270  .712   12    1   1   
C Biggio C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .602   16    1   0   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .077  .220    4    0   3   SH
  D Darwin P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  B Hatcher PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .545    4    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   3   8   3    2   5              149   30  14

BATTING

SH: B Knepper (2, off D Heinkel).

TB: K Bass 2; K Caminiti 2; C Biggio; T Puhl; G Davis; B Doran.

RBI: K Bass (15); B Knepper (1); K Caminiti (17).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Darwin-C Reynolds-G Davis; G Davis-C Reynolds-G Davis.

E: B Doran (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Young (13, 2nd base off D Heinkel/T Pena).

CS: B Doran (1, 2nd base by M Kinzer/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 Heinkel                      3.2   6   3   3    2   1   0   5.81   19   69-45   31· 4·10    7· 4· 5· 0     36    -     1.35  -0.27
M Kinzer                       3.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   10   33-23   14· 5· 4    3· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.20   0.25
D Quisenberry                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    3   15-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
K Dayley, W (2-1)              2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    7   26-19   14· 2· 3    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.34   0.29
Totals                        10     8   3   3    2   5   0          39  143-98   67·12·19   14·13· 5· 0          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
B Knepper                      6     9   3   3    3   1   1   4.99   30   98-58   40· 6·12   16· 6· 3· 0     40    -     1.26  -0.25
D Darwin                       3     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.78   10   38-24   17· 3· 4    2· 4· 2· 0          2-0    2.84   0.45
L Andersen, L (1-1)            0.1   2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   17-9     5· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.09  -0.38
J Agosto                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.91    3   10-3     2· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.79   0.05
Totals                        10    11   4   3    6   1   1          47  163-94   64·10·20   21·13· 5· 0          4-0

B Knepper faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Darwin (6; P Guerrero).

HBP: B Knepper (1; T Pena).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 17,124.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. V Coleman            LF    1. G Young              CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. P Guerrero           1B    3. B Doran              2B 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. T Pendleton          3B    5. T Puhl               LF 
6. W McGee              CF    6. K Bass               RF 
7. J Oquendo            2B    7. K Caminiti           3B 
8. T Pena               C     8. C Biggio             C  
9. D Heinkel            P     9. B Knepper            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  3-3  1--  4   19%  69% J Oquendo       L Andersen      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGee to 3B
   t10   1  3-3  1-3  4   18%  88% D Walling       L Andersen      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGee Scores/unER; Oquendo to 2B
   t 5   1  3-2  ---  4   16%  47% P Guerrero      B Knepper       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 7   1  3-3  12-  1  -14%  42% T Pendleton     D Darwin        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  2   14%  66% W McGee         B Knepper       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Brunansky Scores; McGee to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

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   48%  V Coleman       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  2   52%  O Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  2   49%  P Guerrero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   46%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Heinkel facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  G Young         Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  C Reynolds      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   48%  B Doran         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      47%  G Davis         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   46%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  J Oquendo       Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Heinkel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   45%  K Bass          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   41%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bass to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  2   50%  B Knepper       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   54%  D Heinkel       Walk
          1--  7   61%  V Coleman       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Heinkel to 2B
   OO     12-  2   49%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B); Heinkel to 3B
   O      --3  3   45%  P Guerrero      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Heinkel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  G Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   49%  C Reynolds      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   50%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   54%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Brunansky to 2B
   R      -2-  2   66%  W McGee         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Brunansky Scores; McGee to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  3   76%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGee Scores
          1--  2   78%  T Pena          Hit By Pitch; Oquendo to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  D Heinkel       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Oquendo to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      -23  4   72%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Heinkel facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   67%  G Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   59%  T Puhl          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Davis to 2B
   R      12-  5   46%  K Bass          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Davis Scores; Puhl to 2B
   R      12-  4   33%  K Caminiti      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Puhl Scores; Bass to 2B
   O      12-  3   35%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bass to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   31%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bass Scores; Biggio to 2B
          -2-  4   30%  G Young         Walk
                  Matt Kinzer replaces Don Heinkel pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   34%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   31%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  4   47%  P Guerrero      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   47%  T Pendleton     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   44%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Kinzer facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   39%  B Doran         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   43%  G Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      49%  T Puhl          Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   55%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   48%  M Kinzer        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Oquendo to 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Kinzer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   46%  K Bass          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   48%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   56%  O Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   65%  P Guerrero      Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
                  Danny Darwin replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   56%  T Brunansky     Foul Popfly: 1B
   OO     12-  1   42%  T Pendleton     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Kinzer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   46%  D Darwin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   48%  G Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   43%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   40%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Matt Kinzer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   45%  B Doran         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  G Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   50%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry batting 9th
   O      ---  3   45%  M Thompson      Lineout: LF
          ---  5   50%  V Coleman       Walk
          1--      56%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   47%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   48%  P Guerrero      Intentional Walk
          12-      51%  T Brunansky     Coleman Steals 3B
   O      1-3  5   38%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Ken Dayley facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Dayley replaces Tom Brunansky pitching and batting 4th; Milt Thompson moves to RF
   O      ---  3   43%  K Bass          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   47%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   44%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Billy Hatcher pinch hits for Danny Darwin batting 9th
   O      1--  4   50%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Andersen replaces Billy Hatcher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   45%  T Pendleton     Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   50%  W McGee         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   69%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGee to 3B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
   R      1-3  4   88%  D Walling       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGee Scores/unER; Oquendo to 2B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Larry Andersen pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   91%  M Thompson      Walk; Oquendo to 3B; Walling to 2B
   O      123  2   87%  V Coleman       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      123  4   83%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Pagnozzi replaces Denny Walling playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  2   90%  G Young         Flyball: RF
                  Alex Trevino pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   96%  A Trevino       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Doran         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198905180

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