May 19, 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
SEA 7 BOS 12
OAK 2 CLE 8
TEX 5 CHW 14
@DET 3 TOR 3
@KCR 2 MIL 4
@MIN 2 CAL 10
@NYY 1 ATL 9
CIN 5 FLA 8
@CHC 7
(11) COL 10
STL 3 HOU 4
PIT 3 PHI 5
@LAD 4 SDP 4
MON 3 SFG 1
NYM 0 SFG 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 18,815

Sunday, May 19, 1996, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

18-25

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: T Jones (4-1), L: J Lieber (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

22-23

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Garcia 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .319  .861   15    0   2   2B
A Martin LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .775   14    2   0   
O Merced RF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .240  .747   19    3   0   
M Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .246  .830   11   10   0   2B
  J Lieber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
J Bell SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .713   13    3   6   
C Hayes 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .724   10    0   1   
M Cummings CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .612   11    1   0   
K Osik C                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .317  .903   12    6   2   2B
P Wagner P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .145    5    1   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .593    6    0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J King PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .785    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   4   3    1   7              119   26  11

BATTING

2B: K Osik (6, off D Wall); M Johnson (4, off T Jones); C Garcia (3, off D Wall).

TB: M Johnson 2; K Osik 2; C Garcia 2; O Merced.

RBI: M Johnson 2 (13); O Merced (16).

2-out RBI: M Johnson 2; O Merced.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                4   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .669   22    4   0   
B Spiers 2B-3B                4   1   1   0    0   2  .156  .430   15    1   0   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   4    1   1  .339 1.112   20    9   1   HR
D Bell RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .840   12    1   0   
D May LF                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .767   17    3   0   
  J Mouton PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .573    6    0   0   
S Berry 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .803   10    0   2   
  C Biggio 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .729         0   0   
R Wilkins C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .765   15    7   0   
O Miller SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .838   19    1   4   CS
D Wall P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   10    1   1   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .656    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   7              147   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Bagwell (13, off J Christiansen; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: B Spiers (1, by J Christiansen).

TB: J Bagwell 5; D Bell 2; O Miller 2; J Cangelosi; B Spiers; D Wall; B Hunter.

RBI: J Bagwell 4 (40).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 4.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Miller (1, 2nd base by P Wagner/K Osik).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Wagner                       3     3   0   0    3   3   0   3.86   14   45-23   14· 4· 5    6· 2· 0· 0     53    -     1.30   0.15
J Christiansen                 2     1   2   2    0   1   1   7.33    8   31-20   16· 2· 2    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.17
M Wilkins                      2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   7.94    9   34-25   14· 4· 7    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.05
D Plesac                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    2    9-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.31   0.01
J Lieber, BS (3), L (0-2)      0.2   4   2   2    0   1   0   4.43    6   22-15    9· 3· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    6.32  -0.81
Totals                         8.2  10   4   4    3   7   1          39  141-90   57·14·19   17·10· 1· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wall                         8.2   3   3   3    1   7   0   2.63   30  114-74   40·14·20    9·12· 1· 0     72    -     1.22   0.41
T Jones, BS (5), W (4-1)       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    2    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    3.29  -0.67
Totals                         9     4   3   3    1   7   0          32  119-77   42·14·21   10·13· 1· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: P Wagner (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Christiansen (1; B Spiers).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 18,815.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. C Garcia             2B    1. J Cangelosi          CF 
2. A Martin             LF    2. B Spiers             2B 
3. O Merced             RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Johnson            1B    4. D Bell               RF 
5. J Bell               SS    5. D May                LF 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. S Berry              3B 
7. M Cummings           CF    7. R Wilkins            C  
8. K Osik               C     8. O Miller             SS 
9. P Wagner             P     9. D Wall               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-2  123  6   73% 100% J Bagwell       J Lieber        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Miller Scores; Hunter Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
   t 9   2  2-1  12-  2  -69%  17% M Johnson       T Jones         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Garcia Scores; Merced Scores
   b 5   2  0-0  1--  1   26%  80% J Bagwell       J Christiansen  Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiers Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  123  4  -26%  27% B Spiers        J Lieber        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   b 9   1  3-2  12-  1   20%  53% J Cangelosi     J Lieber        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Miller to 3B; Hunter to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  A Martin        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   55%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--  2   64%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cangelosi to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   54%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          12-  4   57%  D May           Walk; Cangelosi to 3B; Spiers to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  S Berry         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  R Wilkins       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   55%  O Miller        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   52%  D Wall          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Cangelosi     Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   52%  M Cummings      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   54%  K Osik          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   55%  P Wagner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Wagner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--  2   55%  D Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell to 2B
          12-      57%  D May           Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      -23  6   50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  C Garcia        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   44%  A Martin        Flyball: CF; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3  1   51%  O Merced        Popfly: 2B
   O      --3  3   56%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Paul Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   53%  S Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  J Bell          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   55%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  M Cummings      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   54%  D Wall          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   53%  B Spiers        Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  1   80%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiers Scores
   O      ---  4   79%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   82%  K Osik          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th
   O      ---  6   84%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   85%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marc Wilkins facing 5-6-7
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Nelson Liriano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  D May           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   83%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   82%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   88%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   89%  M Johnson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marc Wilkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   88%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   89%  D Wall          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   88%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   87%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   91%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   93%  C Hayes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   94%  M Cummings      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Marc Wilkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   94%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   94%  D Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
                  Dan Plesac replaces Marc Wilkins pitching and batting 9th; James Mouton pinch hits for Derrick May batting 5th
   O      1--  6   94%  J Mouton        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   93%  S Berry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Biggio replaces Sean Berry playing 2B batting 6th; Bill Spiers moves to 3B; James Mouton moves to LF
          ---  4   84%  K Osik          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
                  Jeff King pinch hits for Dan Plesac batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   91%  J King          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   84%  C Garcia        Walk
   O      12-  2   93%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   R      12-  5   86%  O Merced        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Osik Scores; Garcia to 2B
                  Todd Jones replaces Donne Wall pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-  2   17%  M Johnson       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Garcia Scores; Merced Scores
   O      -2-  3   19%  J Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9
                  Jon Lieber replaces Mark Johnson pitching and batting 4th; Jeff King moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   11%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   20%  O Miller        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Todd Jones batting 9th
          1--  1   33%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Miller to 2B
          12-  1   53%  J Cangelosi     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Miller to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  4   27%  B Spiers        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   RR     123  6  100%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Miller Scores; Hunter Scores; Cangelosi to 2B
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199605190

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation