August 26, 1996 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
OAK 11
(10) BOS 4
@CAL 1 MIL 3
@CHW 2 CLE 2
@DET 1 SEA 2
NYY 1 TOR 5
MIN 3 COL 9
CIN 5
(7) STL 3
@HOU 2 SFG 1
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 21,624

Monday, August 26, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:07

Cardinals

69-62

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: A Benes (14-9), L: M Hampton (10-9), S: D Eckersley (23)

Astros

70-62

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .281  .699   15    3   2   2B,CS
R Lankford CF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .853   20    1   0   
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .882   14    1   0   SB
B Jordan RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .307  .831   18    4   0   SB
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .268  .771   14    1   0   
W McGee 1B                    4   1   3   2    0   1  .298  .744   14    5   1   HR,2B
  J Mabry 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .777         0   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .724   15   12   0   
M Gallego 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .190  .457   13    0   0   
A Benes P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .148  .372   13    0   3   SH
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .690    2    0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3   9              138   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Clayton (19, off M Hampton); W McGee (12, off M Hampton).

HR: W McGee (5, off M Hampton; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: A Benes (7, off M Hampton).

TB: W McGee 7; R Clayton 4; B Jordan 2.

RBI: W McGee 2 (35); R Clayton (26).

2-out RBI: W McGee 2; R Clayton.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gant (13, 2nd base off M Hampton/R Knorr); B Jordan (18, 2nd base off M Hampton/R Knorr).

CS: R Clayton (15, 3rd base by M Hampton/R Knorr).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .663   14    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .309  .863   21    3   3   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .311 1.027   23   11   0   
D Bell RF                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .271  .760   16    2   0   2B,HBP
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .715   18    0   0   
B Spiers 3B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .245  .709   12    2   1   SB,IW
  R Gutierrez PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .681    1    0   0   
O Miller SS-3B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .270  .746   18    0   3   
R Knorr C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .207  .563   13    7   2   
  S Berry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .789    2    0   0   
  K Manwaring C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .568         1   0   
M Hampton P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .536    8    0   3   SH
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .699    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    5  11              149   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Bell (35, off A Benes).

HR: C Biggio (15, off A Benes; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: M Hampton (7, off A Benes).

IBB: B Spiers (4, by A Benes).

HBP: D Bell (7, by A Benes).

TB: C Biggio 5; D Bell 3; B Spiers; B Hunter.

RBI: B Spiers (18); C Biggio (66).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Spiers (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Spiers (2, 2nd base off A Benes/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
A Benes, W (14-9)              7     5   2   2    5  10   1   4.03   32  130-74   41·12·21    7· 2· 7· 0     64    -     1.17   0.22
R Honeycutt, H (13)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.35    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.51   0.06
T Mathews, H (7)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.93    2    7-5     1· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.08
D Eckersley, S (23)            1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    4   11-8     5· 0· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.00   0.19
Totals                         9     6   2   2    5  11   1          39  149-88   48·15·25    7· 6· 9· 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
M Hampton, L (10-9)            7.1   6   3   3    3   7   1   3.60   31  109-71   45·14·12   12· 5· 4· 0     58    -     1.11  -0.07
D Brocail                      1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.85    7   22-16   10· 4· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          2-0    1.30   0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   9   1          38  131-87   55·18·14   14· 6· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Benes (5; B Spiers).

HBP: A Benes (5; D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 21,624.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. R Clayton            SS    1. B Hunter             CF 
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. D May                LF 
6. W McGee              1B    6. B Spiers             3B 
7. T Pagnozzi           C     7. O Miller             SS 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. R Knorr              C  
9. A Benes              P     9. M Hampton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-0  1--  1   22%  45% W McGee         M Hampton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jordan Scores; McGee Scores
   t 7   2  2-2  -2-  2   21%  69% R Clayton       M Hampton       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Gallego Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  2  -11%  37% C Biggio        A Benes         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Biggio Scores
   b 9   2  3-2  1--  2    9% 100% J Bagwell       D Eckersley     Popfly: SS
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  3    9%  89% J Mouton        D Eckersley     Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   46%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   45%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   37%  C Biggio        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Biggio Scores
          ---  8   35%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--  1   28%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 3B
          -23  7   27%  D May           Walk
   O      123  3   33%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Bell to 3B; May to 2B; Spiers to 1B
   O      123  1   39%  O Miller        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   35%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   37%  W McGee         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  9   39%  T Pagnozzi      Walk
   O      12-  3   34%  M Gallego       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   31%  R Knorr         Walk
   O      1--  1   32%  M Hampton       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Knorr to 2B
   O      -2-  1   35%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  5   35%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  4   38%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   36%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   34%  R Clayton       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   33%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   29%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   31%  D May           Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF); Bell to 2B
   R      -2-  5   23%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell Scores
   O      1--  6   24%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging, Spiers Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   26%  R Knorr         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   24%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   27%  B Jordan        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   23%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1   45%  W McGee         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jordan Scores; McGee Scores
   O      ---  2   44%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  M Hampton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   50%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  M Gallego       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   45%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  R Clayton       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   44%  R Lankford      Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   46%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   43%  D Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   45%  D May           Groundout: P-1B; Bell to 2B
          -2-  4   44%  B Spiers        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   50%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   50%  B Jordan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   46%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  W McGee         Jordan Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   48%  M Hampton       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
          ---  2   46%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   46%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: 3B
          ---  7   50%  M Gallego       Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gallego to 2B
   R      -2-  2   69%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Gallego Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1   65%  R Lankford      Clayton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   70%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   73%  D Bell          Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   75%  D May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   73%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   75%  R Gant          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Gant to 1B
          1--      77%  B Jordan        Gant Steals 2B
          -2-  7   79%  " "             Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces Mike Hampton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   75%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   77%  W McGee         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Gant to 3B; Jordan to 2B
   O      123  1   70%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th; John Mabry replaces Willie McGee playing 1B batting 6th; Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 6th
   O      ---  1   77%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   81%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  Sean Berry pinch hits for Randy Knorr batting 8th
   O      ---  2   84%  S Berry         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
                  Kirt Manwaring replaces Sean Berry playing C batting 8th; Orlando Miller moves to 3B; Ricky Gutierrez moves to SS
   O      ---  1   83%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Ozzie Smith pinch hits for T.J. Mathews batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  O Smith         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  8   82%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  4   81%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 9th; James Mouton pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
   O      ---  3   89%  J Mouton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   95%  B Hunter        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   91%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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