July 30, 1991 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
TEX 6 CAL 4
@CLE 2 MIL 9
KCR 3 MIN 9
DET 7 OAK 6
@NYY 5 SEA 8
BAL 2 CHW 8
@TOR 7 ATL 10
PIT 3 CIN 6
CHC 5
(10) HOU 7
STL 5 LAD 3
NYM 1 PHI 2
SDP 1 SFG 10
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,208

Tuesday, July 30, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

53-46

Lost 2

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: A Osuna (6-3), L: C Carpenter (7-3)

Astros

40-59

Won 3

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Lankford CF                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .252  .649   23    2   0   HR,SB
O Smith SS                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .303  .767   15    4   1   
G Perry 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .257  .770   11    6   0   HR,SB
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .759   24    1   2   
F Jose RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .313  .813   17    2   1   HR
M Thompson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .873   14    1   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .446   12    7   2   
  B Gilkey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .622    5    0   0   
J Oquendo 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .673   18    0   3   
K Hill P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    4    1   0   SH
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .566    3    0   0   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  C Wilson PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .196  .511    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   7   5    3   6              150   24  10

BATTING

HR: F Jose (3, off A Osuna; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); R Lankford (2, off P Harnisch; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out); G Perry (6, off P Harnisch; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: K Hill (4, off P Harnisch).

TB: G Perry 5; R Lankford 5; F Jose 4; M Thompson; J Oquendo.

RBI: R Lankford 2 (37); F Jose 2 (49); G Perry (25).

2-out RBI: F Jose 2; G Perry.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Zeile-R Gedman-O Smith-K Hill.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Lankford (29, 2nd base off P Harnisch/C Biggio); G Perry (8, 2nd base off P Harnisch/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF-RF                5   0   2   0    0   1  .301  .780   15    4   0   
C Biggio C                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .310  .749    8    6   0   3B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .290  .826   13   11   0   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 2   0   0   1    1   1  .238  .731   11    2   0   SH
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .246  .689   16    2   1   
M Simms RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .208  .629   22    0   0   
  G Young CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .566         0   0   
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .250  .732   15    0   1   2B,CS
C Candaele 2B                 2   1   1   1    2   1  .269  .731   28    1   5   3B
P Harnisch P                  1   0   0   1    1   0  .100  .240    9    0   1   SF
  M Davidson LF               1   1   1   2    0   0  .244  .683    4    1   0   HR
Totals                       29   7  10   7    6   7              141   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Cedeno (1, off K Hill).

3B: C Biggio (1, off K Hill); C Candaele (6, off K Hill).

HR: M Davidson (2, off C Carpenter; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Bagwell (9, off C Carpenter; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: P Harnisch (1, off K Hill).

SH: L Gonzalez (1, off K Hill).

TB: C Biggio 4; M Davidson 4; J Bagwell 4; A Cedeno 3; C Candaele 3; S Finley 2; M Simms.

RBI: M Davidson 2 (12); J Bagwell 2 (42); L Gonzalez (45); P Harnisch (2); C Candaele (34).

2-out RBI: M Davidson 2; C Candaele.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: C Biggio (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Cedeno (1, 2nd base by C Carpenter/R Gedman).

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
K Hill                         6     6   3   3    5   6   0   4.10   27  100-56   29·15·12    9· 4· 3· 0     49    -     1.27  -0.14
C Carpenter, L (7-3)           2     4   4   4    1   1   2   4.73   10   35-18   13· 1· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.40  -0.64
Totals                         8    10   7   7    6   7   2          37  135-74   42·16·16   13· 7· 4· 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
P Harnisch                     7     6   4   4    2   4   2   2.49   29  106-71   48· 9·14   12· 8· 3· 0     51    -     1.01  -0.12
A Osuna, BS (3), W (6-3)       2     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.22    8   40-23   14· 5· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    1.45  -0.16
Totals                         9     7   5   5    3   6   3          37  146-94   62·14·18   13·11· 4· 0          1-1

P Harnisch faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Carpenter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Charlie Williams.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 16,208.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. R Lankford           CF    1. S Finley             CF 
2. O Smith              SS    2. C Biggio             C  
3. G Perry              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. F Jose               RF    5. K Caminiti           3B 
6. M Thompson           LF    6. M Simms              RF 
7. R Gedman             C     7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. J Oquendo            2B    8. C Candaele           2B 
9. K Hill               P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-5  1--  4   39%  94% M Davidson      C Carpenter     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Candaele Scores; Davidson Scores
   t 8   2  5-3  -2-  3  -34%  57% F Jose          A Osuna         Home Run (Fly Ball); Smith Scores; Jose Scores
   b 7   1  3-3  1--  2   31%  89% J Bagwell       C Carpenter     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  -2-  6  -22%  53% R Lankford      P Harnisch      Home Run (Fly Ball); Oquendo Scores; Lankford Scores
   b 6   2  3-2  --3  7   21%  56% C Candaele      K Hill          Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Caminiti Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   52%  G Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  T Zeile         Perry Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   55%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  S Finley        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   68%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Finley to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   53%  J Bagwell       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-C-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Finley out at Hm/SS-P; Bagwell to 2B
          -2-  4   54%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   48%  M Thompson      Single (Ground Ball to P's Right); Thompson to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      -2-  2   51%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thompson to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  J Oquendo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   53%  M Simms         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   51%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   52%  C Candaele      Walk
          1--  5   54%  P Harnisch      Walk; Candaele to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   52%  K Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  R Lankford      Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  O Smith         Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
          1--      51%  G Perry         Lankford Steals 2B
          -2-  4   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   67%  C Biggio        Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  3   61%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     --3  1   65%  L Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Biggio Scores
   O      ---  5   64%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   67%  F Jose          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   69%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   70%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   73%  M Simms         Walk
          1--  4   83%  A Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Simms to 3B
   O      -23  3   78%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  1   80%  P Harnisch      Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Simms Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3  4   78%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   73%  J Oquendo       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   75%  K Hill          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Oquendo to 2B
   RR     -2-  6   53%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball); Oquendo Scores; Lankford Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  O Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   38%  G Perry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Perry Scores
   O      ---  3   39%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   36%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   33%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   32%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      --- 10   34%  F Jose          Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   36%  M Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   37%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   43%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  6   46%  M Simms         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Caminiti to 3B; Simms out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      --3  5   35%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  7   56%  C Candaele      Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Caminiti Scores
   O      --3  3   50%  P Harnisch      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Harnisch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   54%  J Oquendo       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Ken Hill batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   58%  R Lankford      Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Luis Alicea pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   64%  S Finley        Single (Bunt)
          1--      70%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Finley to 2B
   O      -2-  2   58%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Finley out at 3B/P-3B; Biggio to 1B
   RR     1--  2   89%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  5   89%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   88%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   82%  O Smith         Walk
                  Al Osuna replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 4th; Mark Davidson replaces Pete Harnisch playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  1   86%  G Perry         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-  7   91%  T Zeile         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  3   57%  F Jose          Home Run (Fly Ball); Smith Scores; Jose Scores
   O      ---  4   60%  M Thompson      Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Cris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   55%  M Simms         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   60%  A Cedeno        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  C Candaele      Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   55%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--  4   94%  M Davidson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Candaele Scores; Davidson Scores
   O      ---  2   94%  S Finley        Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Al Osuna facing 7-8-9
                  Gerald Young replaces Mike Simms playing CF batting 6th; Steve Finley moves to RF; Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Rich Gedman batting 7th
   O      ---  5   97%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   99%  J Oquendo       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Cris Carpenter batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  C Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  8  100%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199107300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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