April 4, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,985

Friday, April 4, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:56

Cardinals

0-4

Lost 4

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    2  9  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1    3 14  3

W: R Springer (1-0), L: E Ludwick (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

3-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .631   22    2   3   SB
R Gant LF                     6   0   1   0    0   2  .125  .364   20    3   0   CS
R Clayton SS                  6   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .470   24    3   6   2B
B Jordan CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .544   16    3   0   SB
D Young 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .375 1.319   17   10   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .266   20    1   3   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Ludwick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Mabry RF                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .643   17    2   0   2B
  R Batchelor P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mejia PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Bell PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
T Lampkin C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .091   20    6   1   IW
M Morris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W McGee RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .929    7    0   0   
  M Sweeney RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
Totals                       44   2   9   2    4   8              183   31  13

BATTING

2B: J Mabry (1, off C Holt); R Clayton (2, off C Holt); D Young (1, off C Holt).

IBB: T Lampkin (1, by C Holt).

TB: D Young 3; J Mabry 3; B Jordan 2; R Clayton 2; D DeShields; R Gant.

RBI: J Mabry 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Mabry.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-D DeShields-D Young; D DeShields-R Clayton.

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeShields (2, 2nd base off R Springer/B Ausmus); B Jordan (1, 2nd base off C Holt/B Ausmus).

CS: R Gant (1, 2nd base by C Holt/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .529 1.226   22    6   4   SB,HBP
P Listach SS                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .670   20    1   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   3   2    1   0  .333  .777   29   11   1   CS,HBP,IW
D Bell CF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .561   25    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .688   20    3   0   
B Spiers 3B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.071   10    0   4   
  S Berry PH-3B               3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   0   GDP
B Abreu RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .583   17    2   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .444  .989   16    8   1   
C Holt P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .667 2.000    6    0   0   2B
  R Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .450    2    0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Montgomery RF             1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
Totals                       42   3  14   3    4   6              189   33  15

BATTING

2B: T Howard (2, off R Batchelor).

IBB: J Bagwell (2, by J Frascatore).

HBP: C Biggio (1, by R Batchelor); J Bagwell (1, by J Frascatore).

TB: C Biggio 3; J Bagwell 3; T Howard 2; L Gonzalez; P Listach; B Ausmus; B Abreu; B Spiers; D Bell; R Montgomery.

GIDP: S Berry (1).

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (3); T Howard (1).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Berry (1); P Listach (2); B Spiers (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (1, 2nd base off M Morris/T Lampkin).

CS: J Bagwell (1, 2nd base by M Morris/T Lampkin).

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
M Morris                       5     7   1   1    1   1   0   1.80   22   77-50   33· 4·13    7· 5· 8· 0     49    -     1.17  -0.09
L Painter, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    3.06   0.11
R Batchelor, BS (1)            1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    6   21-12    6· 2· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          3-0    2.51   0.11
J Frascatore                   2     2   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   11   46-22   17· 2· 3    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    3.47   0.24
T Fossas                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   6.00    3   14-11    5· 1· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
E Ludwick, L (0-1)             0.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5   19-12    6· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.37  -0.36
Totals                        10.1  14   3   3    4   6   0          48  180-108  68·12·28   15· 9·12· 0          6-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt                         6.1   6   2   2    2   4   0   2.84   28   97-60   35·12·13   16· 4· 2· 0     55    -     1.13   0.08
J Lima                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    3-3     3· 0· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.17   0.06
R Garcia                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87  -0.07
B Wagner                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   30-24   11·10· 3    4· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.52   0.31
J Hudek                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.50    4   17-10    6· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.77   0.14
R Springer, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   29-20   11· 3· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.12   0.14
Totals                        11     9   2   2    4   8   0          48  177-118  67·28·23   23·10· 3· 0          2-0

M Morris faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
R Garcia faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Frascatore (1; J Bagwell); C Holt (1; T Lampkin).

HBP: J Frascatore (1; J Bagwell); R Batchelor (1; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:56.

Attendance: 25,985.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Gant               LF    2. P Listach            SS 
3. R Clayton            SS    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Jordan             CF    4. D Bell               CF 
5. D Young              1B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. G Gaetti             3B    6. B Spiers             3B 
7. J Mabry              RF    7. B Abreu              RF 
8. T Lampkin            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Morris             P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  1--  6   26%  62% T Howard        R Batchelor     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Ausmus Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  123  4  -26%  30% S Berry         R Batchelor     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b11   1  2-2  123  2   17% 100% J Bagwell       E Ludwick       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Montgomery Scores; Biggio to 3B; Listach to 2B
   b 9   2  2-2  123  5  -16%  50% D Bell          J Frascatore    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t11   2  2-2  -23  8   15%  64% R Clayton       R Springer      Lineout: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D DeShields     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   54%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  R Clayton       Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   55%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   55%  P Listach       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--      57%  J Bagwell       Biggio Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   65%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Biggio Scores
   O      1--  1   63%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   61%  L Gonzalez      Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   59%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  7   50%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   O      1--  4   52%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Mabry to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   51%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   52%  B Abreu         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   46%  D DeShields     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   53%  R Clayton       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  2   55%  B Jordan        Gant Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   53%  C Holt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  P Listach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  B Jordan        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   53%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--      52%  J Mabry         Jordan Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   39%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Jordan Scores
          -2-  4   38%  T Lampkin       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   42%  M Morris        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   39%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   43%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  6   39%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  7   42%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   36%  B Abreu         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   38%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   40%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   41%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   38%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  C Holt          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   34%  C Biggio        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   36%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   33%  D Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   36%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   34%  J Mabry         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  4   39%  T Lampkin       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   45%  P Listach       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   55%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Listach to 2B
          12-  6   67%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Listach to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
                  Lance Painter replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   56%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Rich Batchelor replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 7th; Willie McGee replaces Lance Painter playing RF batting 9th; Sean Berry pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 6th
   OO     123  4   30%  S Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Holt facing 9-1-2
                  Sean Berry moves to 3B
          ---  4   27%  W McGee         Walk
   O      1--  3   30%  D DeShields     Flyball: LF
                  Jose Lima replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   33%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   36%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Batchelor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   31%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   36%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   R      1--  6   62%  T Howard        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Ausmus Scores
          -2-  1   64%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  2   50%  P Listach       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ramon Garcia facing 4-5-6
                  Ramon Garcia replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   43%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Billy Wagner replaces Ramon Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   50%  D Young         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   56%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  Roberto Mejia pinch hits for Rich Batchelor batting 7th
   O      1--  5   61%  R Mejia         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, John Frascatore facing 3-4-5
                  John Frascatore replaces Roberto Mejia pitching and batting 7th
          ---  4   67%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   61%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   75%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   50%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   56%  T Lampkin       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   60%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   57%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   50%  R Gant          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeShields to 3B
   O      1-3  4   64%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, John Frascatore facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Sweeney replaces Willie McGee playing RF batting 9th
          ---  4   71%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 9th
   O      1--  2   63%  J Mouton        Bunt Popfly: P
          1--  4   71%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  P Listach       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Ausmus to 3B; Biggio to 2B
          -23  4   66%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   50%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, John Hudek facing 4-5-6
                  John Hudek replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  B Jordan        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  G Gaetti        Groundout: P-1B; Young to 2B
                  David Bell pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 7th
   O      -2-  4   64%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Tony Fossas facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Fossas replaces Gary Gaetti pitching and batting 6th; David Bell moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   58%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   53%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Bobby Abreu pitching and batting 7th; Ray Montgomery replaces John Hudek playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   60%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  6   57%  D DeShields     Walk
          1--      53%  R Gant          DeShields Steals 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); DeShields to 3B
          1-3      49%  R Clayton       Defensive Indifference; Gant to 2B
   O      -23  8   64%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Ludwick facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Ludwick replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   58%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   63%  R Montgomery    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   71%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Montgomery to 2B
          12-  6   83%  P Listach       Walk; Montgomery to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   R      123  2  100%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Montgomery Scores; Biggio to 3B; Listach to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

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