May 17, 1992 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
@BOS 1 CHW 14
BAL 10 MIN 9
@CLE 5 KCR 2
DET 1 TEX 2
@MIL 1
(10) NYY 11
OAK 2 SEA 3
@TOR 2 MON 5
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CIN 4 STL 7
@HOU 5 LAD 6
NYM 3 SDP 6
@PIT 5 CHC 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,218

Sunday, May 17, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 3:14

Cardinals

22-15

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: C Carpenter (2-1), L: D Jones (3-3), S: L Smith (14)

Astros

16-21

Lost 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Lankford CF                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .299  .839   27    2   0   2B
L Alicea 2B                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .231  .705   16    1   2   3B
F Jose RF                     5   1   2   5    0   0  .414 1.160   19    4   0   HR
G Perry 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .800   17    7   0   CS
T Zeile 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .715   20    1   2   
M Thompson LF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .710   19    2   0   2B,HBP
  B Jordan LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .749         0   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .307  .740   18    8   1   
B Figueroa SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   15    0   2   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J DeLeon P                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .077    6    1   0   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Gilkey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .692    3    0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  O Smith SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .724    2    1   1   
Totals                       38   7  11   7    2   5              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (7, off D Jones); M Thompson (3, off A Osuna).

3B: L Alicea (4, off D Jones).

HR: F Jose (4, off P Harnisch; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: M Thompson (2, by P Harnisch).

TB: F Jose 5; L Alicea 4; M Thompson 3; R Lankford 2; T Zeile; B Figueroa; T Pagnozzi; G Perry.

RBI: F Jose 5 (20); B Figueroa (1); L Alicea (12).

2-out RBI: F Jose 4.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Perry (2, 2nd base by P Harnisch/E Taubensee).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .301  .800   14    3   1   2B
S Finley CF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .286  .724   12    3   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .223  .693   24    3   2   
E Anthony RF                  5   0   2   2    0   1  .273  .733   27    5   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .143  .414   11    1   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Candaele 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .461   10    5   1   
E Taubensee C                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .174  .481   11    5   1   2B
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .485    9    0   1   
  J Boever P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Distefano LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .437    1    1   0   
P Harnisch P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .650    9    1   0   2B
  A Cedeno SS                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .608   13    0   0   
Totals                       38   5  10   5    2   9              141   27   6

BATTING

2B: P Harnisch (3, off J DeLeon); E Taubensee (4, off J DeLeon); C Biggio (8, off J DeLeon).

TB: C Biggio 3; P Harnisch 2; E Anthony 2; E Taubensee 2; S Finley 2; L Gonzalez; J Bagwell.

RBI: E Anthony 2 (10); E Taubensee (4); S Finley (10); L Gonzalez (6).

2-out RBI: E Taubensee; E Anthony.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (8, 2nd base off J DeLeon/T Pagnozzi).

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
J DeLeon                       4.1   9   5   5    0   6   0   4.11   23   70-48   28· 7·13    7· 5· 5· 0     31    -     1.24  -0.55
M Perez                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.35    3    6-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.03   0.07
J Agosto                       2.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   5.66    9   35-23   16· 3· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.60   0.19
C Carpenter, W (2-1)           0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    2    9-5     1· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.05
L Smith, S (14)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.37    3   15-10    8· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.07
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   9   0          40  135-88   55·12·21   14· 8· 7· 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
P Harnisch                     5     7   5   5    2   3   1   3.75   24  100-61   40·10·11    7· 5· 6· 0     34    -     1.16  -0.45
J Boever, BS (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3    7-6     4· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.82  -0.02
A Osuna                        1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.24    6   26-16   12· 3· 1    0· 5· 1· 0          2-0    1.55   0.09
D Jones, L (3-3)               1.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   3.10    8   26-19   12· 2· 5    0· 5· 2· 0          1-0    1.85  -0.28
Totals                         9    11   7   7    2   5   1          41  159-102  68·17·17    8·16· 9· 0          5-1

P Harnisch faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Agosto (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Harnisch (1; M Thompson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - (none), 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 17,218.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. R Lankford           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. L Alicea             2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. F Jose               RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. G Perry              1B    4. E Anthony            RF 
5. T Zeile              3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. M Thompson           LF    6. C Candaele           3B 
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. E Taubensee          C  
8. B Figueroa           SS    8. R Ramirez            SS 
9. J DeLeon             P     9. P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  123  2   40%  81% F Jose          P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Figueroa Scores; DeLeon Scores; Alicea Scores; Jose Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  -2-  2   34%  90% L Alicea        D Jones         Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Lankford Scores
   b 5   1  4-3  1-3  1  -16%  34% E Anthony       J DeLeon        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Finley to 3B
   t 6   1  5-4  1-3  3   12%  56% B Figueroa      J Boever        Fielder's Choice ; Zeile Scores; Thompson to 2B; Figueroa to 1B
   t 9   1  5-5  ---  3   12%  56% R Lankford      D Jones         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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      ---  8   48%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   47%  L Alicea        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  F Jose          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   45%  S Finley        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking, Finley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   35%  E Anthony       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Finley Scores; Anthony to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   38%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   42%  G Perry         Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  2   38%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--      34%  M Thompson      Perry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   33%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose DeLeon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   35%  C Candaele      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   36%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   37%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   42%  T Pagnozzi      Walk
          1--  7   49%  B Figueroa      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Pagnozzi to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  J DeLeon        Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Figueroa to 2B; DeLeon to 1B
   O      12-  6   37%  R Lankford      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          12-  4   41%  L Alicea        Walk; Figueroa to 3B; DeLeon to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   81%  F Jose          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Figueroa Scores; DeLeon Scores; Alicea Scores; Jose Scores
   O      ---  1   80%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   82%  P Harnisch      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   78%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  3   82%  S Finley        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  5   85%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   85%  M Thompson      Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   86%  T Pagnozzi      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Thompson to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  B Figueroa      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  2   82%  J DeLeon        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   84%  E Anthony       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   82%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   85%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   74%  E Taubensee     Double (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  4   78%  R Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   78%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   77%  F Jose          Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  4   75%  G Perry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   67%  P Harnisch      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  3   56%  C Biggio        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Harnisch to 3B
   R      1-3  1   47%  S Finley        Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Harnisch Scores; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  1   34%  E Anthony       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Finley to 3B
   R      1-3  3   24%  L Gonzalez      Fielder's Choice ; Finley Scores; Anthony to 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
                  Mike Perez replaces Jose DeLeon pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   28%  C Candaele      Flyball: LF
          12-  4   25%  E Taubensee     Walk; Anthony to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  1   31%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Ramirez to 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   38%  T Zeile         Single to 2B (Line Drive)
          1--  5   48%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Zeile to 2B
                  Joe Boever replaces Rafael Ramirez pitching and batting 8th; Andujar Cedeno replaces Pete Harnisch playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  1   44%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: CF; Zeile to 3B
   R      1-3  3   56%  B Figueroa      Fielder's Choice ; Zeile Scores; Thompson to 2B; Figueroa to 1B
                  Bernard Gilkey pinch hits for Mike Perez batting 9th
   O      12-  3   49%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
                  Al Osuna replaces Joe Boever pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  5   43%  R Lankford      Foul Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Juan Agosto facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Agosto replaces Bernard Gilkey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8   46%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   43%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  S Finley        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--  3   44%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
          12-      41%  E Anthony       Wild Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -23  7   50%  " "             Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Al Osuna facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   46%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   44%  F Jose          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   42%  G Perry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Juan Agosto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   46%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   48%  C Candaele      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  E Taubensee     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Al Osuna facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   46%  T Zeile         Popfly: 3B
          ---  3   55%  M Thompson      Double (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Doug Jones replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Benny Distefano replaces Al Osuna playing LF batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   48%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   40%  B Figueroa      Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Juan Agosto facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   45%  B Distefano     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Bien Figueroa pitching and batting 8th; Ozzie Smith replaces Juan Agosto playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   48%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   45%  O Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   56%  R Lankford      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   90%  L Alicea        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Lankford Scores
   R      --3  4   94%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Alicea Scores
   O      1--  6   93%  G Perry         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   93%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Lee Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Lee Smith replaces Cris Carpenter pitching and batting 8th; Brian Jordan replaces Milt Thompson playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   97%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   99%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  E Anthony       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199205170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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