September 8, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

KCR 3
@BAL 2 BOS 17
SEA 6 CAL 1
MIL 0 TOR 11
@CLE 5 OAK 7
@DET 4 MIN 6
NYY 5 TEX 7
CHW 6 SFG 4
@CHC 3 PHI 5
@HOU 0 MON 4
CIN 2 ATL 7
@NYM 5 LAD 5
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,847

Sunday, September 8, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:30

Phillies

65-71

Won 1

4th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        1  0  0   1  0  1   2  0  0    5 14  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: T Mulholland (14-11), L: R Bowen (4-3)

Astros

57-79

Lost 1

6th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .676   19    2   1   SB
V Hayes RF                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .231  .609   22    5   0   2B,SB
D Hollins 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .300  .946   16    1   3   GDP
  C Hayes 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .589         0   1   
J Kruk CF-1B                  4   2   1   0    1   2  .287  .835   21    3   0   2B
R Jordan 1B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .269  .754   10    6   0   2B
  B Castillo PR-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .411    4    0   0   
W Chamberlain LF              3   0   0   1    2   1  .256  .746   23    3   0   
S Lake C                      5   0   3   1    0   1  .207  .460   17    3   1   
K Batiste SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   14    3   3   IW
T Mulholland P                4   0   0   0    0   4  .072  .171   17    1   1   
Totals                       39   5  14   5    4  10              163   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Kruk (21, off R Bowen); R Jordan (21, off C Schilling); V Hayes (13, off R Bowen).

IBB: K Batiste (1, by C Schilling).

TB: V Hayes 4; R Jordan 3; S Lake 3; J Kruk 2; D Hollins 2; W Backman 2; K Batiste.

GIDP: D Hollins (2).

RBI: R Jordan 2 (49); W Chamberlain (37); D Hollins (15); S Lake (8).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Mulholland-K Batiste-R Jordan.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Hayes (8, 2nd base off J Corsi/C Biggio); W Backman (3, 2nd base off R Bowen/C Biggio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .558   15    0   1   
C Biggio C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .739   13   11   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .825   18    7   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .700    8    0   4   
M Davidson RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .572   15    2   0   
C Candaele LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .687   11    2   0   GDP
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .722   15    3   4   
A Mota 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .493    8    2   2   
R Bowen P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .528    4    0   0   
  M Simms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .603    2    0   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Corsi P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .582    4    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    1   4              113   27  12

BATTING

TB: A Cedeno; G Young; K Caminiti.

GIDP: C Candaele (5).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Mota-A Cedeno-J Bagwell.

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Mulholland, W (14-11)        9     3   0   0    1   4   0   3.58   30  113-74   46·12·16   10·12· 3· 0     84    -     0.76   0.35
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   4   0          30  113-74   46·12·16   10·12· 3· 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 Bowen, L (4-3)               5     8   2   2    0   4   0   4.85   21   78-46   30· 6·10    7· 4· 6· 0     47    -     0.87  -0.03
C Schilling                    1.2   5   3   3    3   3   0   4.32   13   45-24   10· 9· 5    3· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.12
J Corsi                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.78    5   22-14    6· 4· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.11   0.01
D Henry                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.13    4   15-7     2· 4· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   5   5    4  10   0          43  160-91   48·23·20   12· 6·11· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Schilling (6; K Batiste).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 7,847.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. W Backman            2B    1. G Young              CF 
2. V Hayes              RF    2. C Biggio             C  
3. D Hollins            3B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Kruk               CF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. R Jordan             1B    5. M Davidson           RF 
6. W Chamberlain        LF    6. C Candaele           LF 
7. S Lake               C     7. A Cedeno             SS 
8. K Batiste            SS    8. A Mota               2B 
9. T Mulholland         P     9. R Bowen              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  2    6%  70% J Kruk          R Bowen         Double (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  2    6%  58% D Hollins       R Bowen         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Hayes Scores; Hollins out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   b 2   1  1-0  1--  6    6%  63% C Candaele      T Mulholland    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   t 7   1  0-3  12-  3    5%  98% R Jordan        C Schilling     Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hayes Scores; Hollins Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  12-  2    5%  64% C Biggio        T Mulholland    Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   52%  V Hayes         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     -2-  2   58%  D Hollins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Hayes Scores; Hollins out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   O      ---  6   57%  J Kruk          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   59%  G Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   61%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   62%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Bowen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   60%  R Jordan        Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   58%  W Chamberlain   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   60%  S Lake          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  3   61%  K Batiste       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lake to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   53%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   57%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Davidson to 1B
   OO     1--  6   63%  C Candaele      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Bowen facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   66%  W Backman       Single (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  2   63%  V Hayes         Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  4   58%  D Hollins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   61%  A Cedeno        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   63%  A Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   61%  R Bowen         Walk
          1--  8   59%  G Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Bowen to 2B
   O      12-  2   64%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Bowen facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   70%  J Kruk          Double (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  3   70%  R Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kruk to 3B
   RO     --3  4   73%  W Chamberlain   Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line); Kruk Scores
          ---  9   74%  S Lake          Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   72%  K Batiste       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   77%  K Caminiti      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   78%  M Davidson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ryan Bowen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   76%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  W Backman       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   76%  V Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      77%  D Hollins       Backman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   75%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   77%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   74%  A Cedeno        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   78%  A Mota          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Ryan Bowen batting 9th
   O      1--  2   81%  M Simms         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 4-5-6
                  Curt Schilling replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   83%  J Kruk          Walk
          1--  1   86%  R Jordan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Kruk to 2B
          12-  5   91%  W Chamberlain   Walk; Kruk to 3B; Jordan to 2B
   RO     123  2   92%  S Lake          Groundout: 3B-1B; Kruk Scores; Jordan to 3B; Chamberlain to 2B
          -23  4   92%  K Batiste       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   90%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   87%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Backman to 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Curt Schilling facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   92%  V Hayes         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   94%  D Hollins       Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Hayes to 2B
   O      12-  5   93%  J Kruk          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  3   98%  R Jordan        Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hayes Scores; Hollins Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  W Chamberlain   Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  1   98%  S Lake          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jordan to 3B
                  Jim Corsi replaces Curt Schilling pitching and batting 9th; Braulio Castillo pinch runs for Ricky Jordan batting 5th
   O      1-3  5   97%  K Batiste       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Batiste to 1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
                  John Kruk moves to 1B; Braulio Castillo moves to CF
   O      ---  3   98%  K Caminiti      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Davidson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  C Candaele      Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Corsi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  T Mulholland    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  W Backman       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  6   99%  V Hayes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      99%  D Hollins       Hayes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
                  Charlie Hayes replaces Dave Hollins playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   99%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   99%  A Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rafael Ramirez pinch hits for Jim Corsi batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dwayne Henry facing 4-5-6
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Rafael Ramirez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kruk          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  B Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  W Chamberlain   Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  S Lake          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  G Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Bagwell       Lineout: P (P's Left)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199109080

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1991 > HOU \| PHI > Sep 8, 1991, Phillies at Astros Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation