August 25, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 13
@BAL 0 BOS 8
SEA 5 CHW 10
TOR 9
(10) CLE 8
MIL 5 DET 7
@KCR 4 TEX 13
@MIN 2 OAK 6
@NYY 4 CHC 3
@ATL 2 COL 13
PIT 9 FLA 6
CIN 5 HOU 4
STL 1 LAD 6
NYM 5 SDP 11
PHI 2 SFG 7
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 31,609

Sunday, August 25, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:47

Cardinals

68-62

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: D Wall (8-4), L: A Benes (11-8), S: X Hernandez (4)

Astros

70-61

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .694   10    2   2   
R Lankford CF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .279  .862   16    4   0   SB,HBP
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .892   15    3   0   
B Jordan RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .826    8    2   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .778   21    0   1   2B
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .777    9    3   1   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .728   14    5   2   
L Alicea 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .248  .705   12    4   1   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .382    5    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .740    6    0   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667         1   0   
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   1    2   8              116   24   7

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (20, off D Wall).

HBP: R Lankford (3, by D Wall).

TB: G Gaetti 3; O Smith.

RBI: G Gaetti (61).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-L Alicea-J Mabry.

E: O Smith (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Lankford (28, 2nd base off D Wall/K Manwaring).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .760    2    2   0   HBP
  J Mouton LF                 3   1   3   0    0   0  .268  .702   12    0   0   2·CS
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .855   31    1   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .314 1.034   13   10   0   HR
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .754   25    1   0   
S Berry 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .792   13    1   2   HBP,GDP
  B Spiers 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .701         0   0   
B Hunter CF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .666    6    4   0   
O Miller SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .753   13    0   2   
K Manwaring C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .568   11    7   1   
D Wall P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .428    8    1   1   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .722    2    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   4    0   5              136   27   7

BATTING

HR: J Bagwell (28, off A Benes; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: S Berry (8, by A Benes); J Cangelosi (3, by A Benes).

TB: J Bagwell 6; J Mouton 3; C Biggio; B Hunter.

GIDP: S Berry (9).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (101); B Hunter 2 (30).

2-out RBI: B Hunter 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Berry (22); J Mouton (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Mouton 2 (9, 2nd base by A Benes/T Pagnozzi 2).

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
A Benes, L (11-8)              6     5   3   3    0   4   1   4.99   24   93-54   32·10·12    4· 7· 7· 0     54    -     0.75  -0.11
C Bailey                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.32    6   29-19   16· 2· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.02
M Petkovsek                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.14    2   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         8     8   4   4    0   5   1          32  133-80   53·13·14    7· 9· 9· 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
D Wall, W (8-4)                7     3   1   1    2   7   0   4.11   27   95-60   28·16·16    4· 7· 6· 0     72    -     1.01   0.29
X Hernandez, S (4)             2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.77    7   21-13    8· 1· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.29   0.10
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   8   0          34  116-73   36·17·20    8· 9· 6· 0           -

C Bailey faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Wall (5; R Lankford); A Benes 2 (6; J Cangelosi, S Berry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 31,609.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. O Smith              SS    1. J Cangelosi          LF 
2. R Lankford           CF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. R Gant               LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Jordan             RF    4. D Bell               RF 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. S Berry              3B 
6. J Mabry              1B    6. B Hunter             CF 
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. O Miller             SS 
8. L Alicea             2B    8. K Manwaring          C  
9. A Benes              P     9. D Wall               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  1   16%  74% B Hunter        A Benes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berry to 2B
   t 8   0  3-1  ---  2   -9%  78% O Smith         X Hernandez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 6   2  3-0  12-  6   -9%  79% G Gaetti        D Wall          Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
   b 3   1  0-2  ---  2    8%  84% J Bagwell       A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores
   t 8   1  3-1  --3  2    7%  90% R Gant          X Hernandez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   46%  O Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   41%  R Lankford      Hit By Pitch; Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   46%  R Gant          Lineout: LF
   O      12-  1   51%  B Jordan        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   55%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Cangelosi     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   55%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 1B
          1--  3   58%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
          12-  3   57%  S Berry         Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     123  1   74%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berry to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  O Miller        Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
                  James Mouton replaces John Cangelosi playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   73%  J Mabry         Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   74%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   75%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   74%  K Manwaring     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   73%  D Wall          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  J Mouton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   72%  C Biggio        Mouton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   74%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   76%  O Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   76%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   84%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  5   83%  D Bell          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   82%  S Berry         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   85%  R Gant          Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  1   86%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   84%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   87%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   86%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   85%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   85%  K Manwaring     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   87%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   89%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  D Wall          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  J Mouton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      88%  C Biggio        Mouton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   87%  " "             Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   87%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging, Lankford Steals 2B
          -2-  5   88%  B Jordan        Walk
   R      12-  6   79%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  J Mabry         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alan Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   87%  J Bagwell       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bagwell to 1B
   O      1--  5   85%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   84%  S Berry         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   82%  B Hunter        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   86%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   88%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
   O      ---  6   89%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cory Bailey facing 7-8-9
                  Cory Bailey replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   88%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  K Manwaring     Flyball: CF
                  Derrick May pinch hits for Donne Wall batting 9th
   O      ---  2   87%  D May           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Derrick May pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   78%  O Smith         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  3   83%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B
   O      --3  2   90%  R Gant          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      --3  1   94%  B Jordan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cory Bailey facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   95%  J Mouton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1-- 11   96%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mouton to 2B
   R      12-  6   99%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mouton Scores; Biggio to 3B
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Cory Bailey pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  9   98%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   OO     1-3  2   97%  S Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Xavier Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  5   99%  G Gaetti        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199608250

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation