September 10, 1989 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
BOS 1
(14) TOR 5
@CLE 4
(10) DET 6
CHW 5 MIN 8
@KCR 2 OAK 6
NYY 2 MIL 7
@SEA 1 TEX 8
BAL 1 CHC 4
STL 1 CIN 5
ATL 4 SFG 5
@HOU 3 PHI 4
@MON 2 PIT 4
@NYM 1 LAD 14
@SDP 8

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 26,004

Sunday, September 10, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 3:01

Giants

82-61

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Knepper (7-11), L: R Rhoden (1-6), S: C Lefferts (20)

Astros

76-67

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .279  .695   19    2   0   2·SB
R Thompson 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .251  .744   18    0   4   2B
W Clark 1B                    3   1   2   1    2   1  .341  .979   26   10   0   2B,IW
K Mitchell LF                 2   0   0   0    3   1  .289 1.030   23    2   0   2·IW
  D Nixon LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .607         0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   2  .201  .700   23    1   2   HBP
P Sheridan RF                 3   0   1   3    0   1  .213  .625    9    0   0   2B
  C Maldonado PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .672    3    1   0   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .661    9    5   0   
  B Bathe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .554    2    0   0   
  C Lefferts P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .540   15    4   5   
B Knepper P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .701   13    0   0   
  B Brenly C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .515    5    2   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    6  11              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Thompson (25, off R Rhoden); W Clark (36, off B Meyer); P Sheridan (6, off R Rhoden).

IBB: K Mitchell 2 (29, by D Schatzeder, by B Meyer); W Clark (14, by R Rhoden).

HBP: M Williams (2, by R Rhoden).

TB: R Thompson 3; W Clark 3; B Butler 2; P Sheridan 2; T Kennedy.

RBI: P Sheridan 3 (24); R Thompson (41); W Clark (104).

2-out RBI: P Sheridan 3; W Clark; R Thompson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Uribe (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Butler 2 (26, 2nd base off D Schatzeder/C Biggio, 2nd base off R Rhoden/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .236  .606   21    2   0   2B
R Ramirez SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .620    8    0   1   
K Bass LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .305  .805   19    2   0   
G Davis 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .835   15    8   0   HR
G Wilson RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .765   14    2   1   2B
  T Puhl RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .693         0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .682   15    1   1   
C Biggio C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .261  .732   14   11   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   0   1   0    0   1  .273 1.060   10    1   1   2B
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  E Yelding PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .487    2    0   0   
R Rhoden P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .375         0   0   
  B Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  M Davidson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .605    9    0   0   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Nichols PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Meyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Doran 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .639    4    0   1   
Totals                       35   3   7   3    2   7              134   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Lombardozzi (2, off B Knepper); G Wilson (26, off B Knepper); G Young (15, off B Knepper).

HR: G Davis (32, off C Lefferts; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Davis 5; S Lombardozzi 2; G Wilson 2; G Young 2; R Ramirez; B Doran.

RBI: G Young 2 (33); G Davis (82).

2-out RBI: G Young 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Wilson-G Davis.

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          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 (7-11)            6     5   2   2    2   5   0   4.90   26  103-66   40· 9·17   10· 3· 6· 0     57    -     1.06   0.11
C Lefferts, S (20)             3     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.71   11   31-24   14· 6· 4    4· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.12
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   7   1          37  134-90   54·15·21   14· 8· 6· 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
R Rhoden, L (1-6)              1.2   4   4   4    3   2   0   4.15   13   59-30   24· 4· 2    2· 3· 2· 0     30    -     0.96  -0.34
B Forsch                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.25    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.34   0.03
D Schatzeder                   2     2   1   1    1   4   0   3.54    9   40-21    7·10· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.73  -0.03
B Meyer                        2     2   0   0    1   3   0   5.06    9   29-17    9· 3· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.53   0.04
J Agosto                       2.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.11    7   20-10    6· 1· 3    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
L Andersen                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    2    8-6     3· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5    6  11   0          41  158-86   50·21·15    8·10· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Rhoden (7; W Clark); D Schatzeder (2; K Mitchell); B Meyer (2; K Mitchell).

HBP: R Rhoden (3; M Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 26,004.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. G Young              CF 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. R Ramirez            SS 
3. W Clark              1B    3. K Bass               LF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. G Davis              1B 
5. M Williams           3B    5. G Wilson             RF 
6. P Sheridan           RF    6. K Caminiti           3B 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. C Biggio             C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. S Lombardozzi        2B 
9. B Knepper            P     9. R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  123  3   26%  78% P Sheridan      R Rhoden        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thompson Scores; Clark Scores; Williams Scores
   b 2   2  4-0  123  3  -15%  67% G Young         B Knepper       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Wilson Scores; Biggio Scores; Davidson to 3B
   t 4   2  2-4  -2-  7    9%  83% W Clark         D Schatzeder    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Butler Scores; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  6    7%  86% R Thompson      R Rhoden        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Butler Scores
   b 2   2  4-2  -23  3    6%  74% R Ramirez       B Knepper       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   50%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   54%  W Clark         Walk; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-  7   50%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   53%  M Williams      Hit By Pitch; Thompson to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RRR    123  3   78%  P Sheridan      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thompson Scores; Clark Scores; Williams Scores
   O      -2-  2   76%  T Kennedy       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   78%  G Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   76%  R Ramirez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 1B
   O      1--  4   79%  K Bass          Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4   81%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Rhoden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   79%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   79%  B Knepper       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   79%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  R Thompson      Butler Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   86%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Butler Scores
          -2-  4   87%  W Clark         Intentional Walk
          12-  6   88%  K Mitchell      Walk; Thompson to 3B; Clark to 2B
                  Bob Forsch replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   85%  M Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   80%  G Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   84%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   82%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  2   85%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Mark Davidson pinch hits for Bob Forsch batting 9th
          12-  9   82%  M Davidson      Walk; Wilson to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   RR     123  3   67%  G Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Wilson Scores; Biggio Scores; Davidson to 3B
   O      -23  3   74%  R Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dan Schatzeder facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Mark Davidson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   72%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   70%  J Uribe         Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   73%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  G Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dan Schatzeder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   74%  B Knepper       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  B Butler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   74%  R Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          1--      75%  W Clark         Butler Steals 2B
   R      -2-  7   83%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Butler Scores; Clark to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  4   84%  K Mitchell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   82%  M Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  C Biggio        Lineout: SS
          ---  4   83%  S Lombardozzi   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Carl Nichols pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   86%  C Nichols       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brian Meyer facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Meyer replaces Carl Nichols pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   85%  P Sheridan      Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   86%  T Kennedy       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   85%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   84%  B Knepper       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   86%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   84%  R Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   87%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   84%  G Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   89%  G Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brian Meyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   87%  R Thompson      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   88%  W Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   88%  K Mitchell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   87%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   89%  K Caminiti      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   91%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Juan Agosto facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Agosto replaces Steve Lombardozzi pitching and batting 8th; Bill Doran replaces Brian Meyer playing 2B batting 9th; Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Pat Sheridan batting 6th
   O      ---  3   91%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  Bill Bathe pinch hits for Terry Kennedy batting 7th
   O      ---  2   90%  B Bathe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Craig Lefferts facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Bill Bathe pitching and batting 7th; Bob Brenly replaces Bob Knepper playing C batting 9th; Candy Maldonado moves to RF
   O      ---  1   92%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   94%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   94%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Juan Agosto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   94%  B Brenly        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   94%  B Butler        Walk
   OO     1--  1   93%  R Thompson      Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Craig Lefferts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   95%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   90%  G Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   92%  G Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   94%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Juan Agosto facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Puhl replaces Glenn Wilson playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   93%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  Larry Andersen replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   93%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Craig Lefferts facing 7-8-9
                  Donell Nixon replaces Kevin Mitchell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  2   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Eric Yelding pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 8th
   O      ---  2   99%  E Yelding       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  3   96%  B Doran         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198909100

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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