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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
5
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
0
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

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