September 20, 1993 San Francisco Giants 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

CHW 10
@CAL 2 CLE 6
BAL 4 DET 6
MIL 3 OAK 2
KCR 1 TEX 2
@SEA 1
(10) CHC 6
STL 5 LAD 5
@CIN 2 SDP 11
@COL 7 SFG 7
@HOU 2 PHI 7
FLA 1 PIT 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 18,066

Monday, September 20, 1993, 5:05
Time of Game: 3:28

Giants

93-56

Won 4

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: J Deshaies (13-15), L: G Swindell (10-13)

Astros

78-72

Lost 2

3rd, 18 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    5   0   1   3    0   0  .256  .634   15    4   0   2B,SB
R Thompson 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .889   18    5   2   
T Benzinger 1B                4   1   3   0    1   0  .295  .805   23    4   1   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .301  .912   26    0   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   2   3   2    2   0  .340 1.129   35    1   0   2·2B
W McGee RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .299  .745   17    3   0   2B
R Clayton SS                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .282  .700   22    3   5   
K Manwaring C                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .274  .697   13    5   1   GDP,2·IW
  J Reed PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .760    4    2   0   
J Deshaies P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    0   2   
  M Carreon PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .320  .877    3    0   0   
  B Hickerson P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .274    8    0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .230         0   0   
  J Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .357 1.143    3    0   0   
  D Righetti P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  10   6    7   8              199   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Lewis (16, off G Swindell); B Bonds 2 (34, off T Edens, off G Swindell); W McGee (27, off G Swindell).

IBB: K Manwaring 2 (13, by T Edens, by G Swindell).

TB: B Bonds 5; W McGee 3; T Benzinger 3; D Lewis 2; R Clayton.

GIDP: K Manwaring (12).

RBI: D Lewis 3 (44); B Bonds 2 (105); R Clayton (68).

2-out RBI: D Lewis 3.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Thompson-R Clayton-T Benzinger.

E: R Clayton (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lewis (41, 3rd base off T Edens/E Tucker).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   3   0    2   0  .287  .851   17    3   1   
S Finley CF                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .265  .685   21    3   0   SF,GDP
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   1   0    0   3  .302  .833   22    5   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .257  .698   14    1   1   CS
K Bass RF                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .284  .757   21    1   0   2B,CS
A Cedeno SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .748   12    0   1   
C Donnels 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .701   18    5   0   
E Tucker C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .375  .750   12    9   0   
G Swindell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .397    2    0   1   SH
  T Edens P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Parker PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .791    8    0   0   
  J Juden P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Candaele PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .659    6    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   9   2    5   7              153   27   5

BATTING

2B: K Bass (15, off J Deshaies).

SF: S Finley (3, off B Hickerson).

SH: G Swindell (10, off J Deshaies).

TB: C Biggio 3; K Bass 3; E Tucker 2; L Gonzalez; A Cedeno.

GIDP: S Finley (7).

RBI: K Bass (33); S Finley (38).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cedeno-C Biggio-C Donnels.

E: K Caminiti (22).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Bass (1, 2nd base by J Deshaies/K Manwaring); K Caminiti (4, 2nd base by J Deshaies/K Manwaring).

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
J Deshaies, W (13-15)          5     6   1   0    1   1   0   4.36   20   57-31   24· 1· 6    7· 6· 5· 0     53    -     1.18   0.17
B Hickerson                    2     2   1   1    2   3   0   4.41   10   44-27   19· 6· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.64   0.04
J Brantley                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.39    4   20-11    5· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
D Righetti                     1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.89    5   23-12    4· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     9   2   1    5   7   0          39  144-81   52·13·16    9·10· 8· 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
G Swindell, L (10-13)          5.2   7   5   2    4   5   0   4.39   28  118-72   46· 9·17    8· 7· 4· 0     42    -     1.15  -0.25
T Edens                        1.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   3.09    8   43-25   20· 1· 4    3· 2· 2· 0          1-0    0.27  -0.03
J Juden                        2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    9   37-22    8· 7· 7    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   4    7   8   0          45  198-119  74·17·28   12·11· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Hickerson (4).

IBB: T Edens (7; K Manwaring); G Swindell (2; K Manwaring).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 18,066.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Lewis              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. S Finley             CF 
3. T Benzinger          1B    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. B Bonds              LF    5. K Bass               RF 
6. W McGee              RF    6. A Cedeno             SS 
7. R Clayton            SS    7. C Donnels            1B 
8. K Manwaring          C     8. E Tucker             C  
9. J Deshaies           P     9. G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-2  123  2   23%  92% D Lewis         G Swindell      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores/unER; Manwaring Scores/unER; Carreon Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  1   13%  67% W McGee         G Swindell      Double to RF (Line Drive); Bonds to 3B
   b 4   1  2-0  --3  4   -9%  55% K Bass          J Deshaies      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Caminiti Scores/unER
   t 4   0  0-0  -23  5    8%  76% R Clayton       G Swindell      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bonds Scores; McGee to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  5    7%  49% S Finley        J Deshaies      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  R Thompson      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   47%  T Benzinger     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   49%  M Williams      Walk; Benzinger to 2B
          12-  8   52%  B Bonds         Walk; Benzinger to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123  4   45%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  5   49%  S Finley        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   48%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  J Deshaies      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Deshaies facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   45%  K Bass          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   48%  A Cedeno        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      1--  6   50%  C Donnels       Bass Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  D Lewis         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   50%  R Thompson      Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  T Benzinger     Lineout: LF
   O      1--  6   45%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Deshaies facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  C Donnels       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   44%  E Tucker        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   46%  G Swindell      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Tucker to 2B
          -2-  5   45%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   54%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   67%  W McGee         Double to RF (Line Drive); Bonds to 3B
   R      -23  5   76%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bonds Scores; McGee to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   71%  K Manwaring     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; McGee Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  9   70%  J Deshaies      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Deshaies facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   65%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   70%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      65%  K Bass          Caminiti Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6; Caminiti to 3B
   R      --3  4   55%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Caminiti Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   59%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B; Bass to 3B
   O      --3  2   64%  C Donnels       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   62%  D Lewis         Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  2   60%  R Thompson      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   62%  T Benzinger     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   59%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Deshaies facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   63%  E Tucker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   65%  G Swindell      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   63%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   67%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   73%  B Bonds         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   69%  W McGee         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      -2-  2   65%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF
          -2-  4   66%  K Manwaring     Intentional Walk
                  Mark Carreon pinch hits for Jim Deshaies batting 9th
          12-  3   69%  M Carreon       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Bonds to 3B; Manwaring to 2B
   RRR    123  2   92%  D Lewis         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores/unER; Manwaring Scores/unER; Carreon Scores/unER
                  Tom Edens replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      92%  R Thompson      Lewis Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   91%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bryan Hickerson facing 3-4-5
                  Bryan Hickerson replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   93%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  K Caminiti      Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   93%  K Bass          Walk
          1--  1   91%  A Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bass to 2B
          12-      90%  C Donnels       Wild Pitch; Bass to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -23  5   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tom Edens facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   95%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   96%  M Williams      Fielder's Choice 2B; Benzinger to 2B; Williams to 1B
   RR     12- 10   99%  B Bonds         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Benzinger Scores; Williams Scores
   O      -2-  7   99%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B; Bonds to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  4   99%  K Manwaring     Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  8   98%  B Hickerson     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Bryan Hickerson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  E Tucker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Rick Parker pinch hits for Tom Edens batting 9th
          ---  8   98%  R Parker        Walk
          1--  1   97%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Parker to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   98%  S Finley        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores
   O      1--  6   98%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Juden replaces Rick Parker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  D Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Thompson      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   98%  T Benzinger     Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  M Williams      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Jeff Brantley facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Bryan Hickerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  K Bass          Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   99%  A Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  C Donnels       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jeff Juden facing 5-6-7
          ---  5  100%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--  4  100%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring batting 8th
   O      12-  4   99%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Jeff Brantley batting 9th
   O      12-  3   99%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Righetti replaces J.R. Phillips pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Reed moves to C
          ---  5   98%  E Tucker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Jeff Juden batting 9th
   O      1--  6   99%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  4   98%  C Biggio        Walk; Candaele to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5  100%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199309200

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 > 1993 > HOU \| SFG > Sep 20, 1993, Giants 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