July 29, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,399

Tuesday, July 29, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:06

Cardinals

51-54

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

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

W: S Reynolds (6-6), L: D Osborne (1-3), S: B Wagner (19)

Astros

58-49

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   2   2   1    1   0  .296  .825   17    1   1   
R Clayton SS                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .247  .681   15    2   3   2B
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   1    0   2  .318 1.049   23    3   0   
R Gant LF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .228  .726   22    2   1   
P Plantier RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .718   12    0   0   
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .686    8    0   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Mabry 1B-RF                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .739    8    7   1   
  W McGee PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .299  .801    6    0   0   
M Difelice C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .637    9    6   1   
  T Lampkin PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .714    1    2   0   
  D Bell PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .545    5    0   0   
D Sheaffer 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .586   14    1   2   
D Osborne P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .462    3    0   1   
  S Livingstone PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .352    2    0   0   
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  G Gaetti PH-1B              1   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .777    9    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   3    3   8              154   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Clayton (27, off S Reynolds).

TB: R Clayton 3; D DeShields 2; J Mabry 2; D Osborne; R Gant.

RBI: D DeShields (38); R Gant (47); R Lankford (74).

2-out RBI: D DeShields; R Gant.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Difelice-D DeShields-J Mabry.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .316  .909   12    1   3   HR,3B,CS
J Mouton CF                   3   0   1   1    1   2  .213  .614   22    2   1   CS
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301 1.024   19    9   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .778   16    2   0   
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .720   14    1   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    1   0   1   0    2   0  .243  .728   21    0   2   IW
  R Gutierrez 3B              1   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .635    3    0   0   SB
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .268  .685   27    8   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .224  .637   11    2   2   
S Reynolds P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .105  .263    9    1   1   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .696    5    0   0   
  M Magnante P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Carr CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .567    2    1   0   
Totals                       31   5  10   5    5   7              161   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Bell (15, off M Petkovsek).

3B: C Biggio (4, off M Petkovsek).

HR: C Biggio (14, off D Osborne; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: S Berry (1, by D Osborne).

TB: C Biggio 8; D Bell 2; B Ausmus; R Gutierrez; J Mouton; S Berry; T Bogar; S Reynolds.

RBI: C Biggio 2 (54); B Ausmus (32); T Bogar (12); J Mouton (16).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus; J Mouton; T Bogar.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mouton-J Bagwell.

E: S Berry (11); C Carr (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gutierrez (4, 2nd base off J Frascatore/T Lampkin).

CS: C Biggio (6, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Osborne); J Mouton (6, 2nd base by D Osborne/M Difelice).

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
D Osborne, L (1-3)             5     4   2   2    3   6   1   3.60   20   91-55   33·10·12    7· 2· 2· 0     54    -     0.79  -0.02
M Petkovsek                    2     4   2   2    1   1   0   4.14   10   39-22   18· 1· 3    3· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.12
T Fossas                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.83    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.58   0.01
J Frascatore                   0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.10    4   16-9     7· 0· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.66  -0.08
R Beltran                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.52   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    5   7   1          36  151-90   60·13·17   10· 6· 8· 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
S Reynolds, W (6-6)            7     6   1   1    0   5   0   4.18   26   95-57   32·12·13   12· 4· 5· 0     66    -     1.13   0.30
M Magnante, H (2)              0.1   0   2   0    1   0   0   2.05    3    8-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.82  -0.05
B Wagner, S (19)               1.2   2   1   1    2   3   0   1.64    9   47-26    9· 9· 8    1· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.59   0.06
Totals                         9     8   4   2    3   8   0          38  150-87   43·21·23   14· 7· 6· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: M Petkovsek (1); B Wagner (1).

IBB: D Osborne (1; S Berry).

PO: D Osborne (1; C Biggio, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 25,399.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D DeShields          2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Clayton            SS    2. J Mouton             CF 
3. R Lankford           CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. R Gant               LF    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. P Plantier           RF    5. D Bell               RF 
6. J Mabry              1B    6. S Berry              3B 
7. M Difelice           C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. D Sheaffer           3B    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. D Osborne            P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  1   20%  75% C Biggio        D Osborne       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Reynolds Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  12-  3   14% 100% R Clayton       B Wagner        Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   1  2-0  1--  2  -12%  66% R Clayton       S Reynolds      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); DeShields to 3B
   t 8   2  4-1  12-  6  -10%  84% R Gant          B Wagner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gaetti Scores/unER; DeShields to 3B; Gant to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 8   2  4-3  --3  6    9%  87% D Young         B Wagner        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D DeShields     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   54%  R Clayton       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   55%  J Mouton        Walk
   OO     1--  7   50%  J Bagwell       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Mouton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  J Mabry         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Difelice      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  D Bell          Lineout: LF
          ---  4   52%  S Berry         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   52%  D Sheaffer      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  D Osborne       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   55%  D DeShields     Double Play: Flyball: CF; Osborne out at 1B/CF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  S Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   75%  C Biggio        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Reynolds Scores
   O      ---  5   74%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   73%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   69%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   71%  R Lankford      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Clayton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   75%  R Gant          Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Clayton to 3B
   O      --3  5   79%  P Plantier      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   81%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  6   80%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Gonzalez to 2B
          -2-  4   81%  S Berry         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   79%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   76%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   79%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   80%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Donovan Osborne facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   80%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   82%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  J Mouton        Biggio Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Donovan Osborne batting 9th
   O      ---  2   82%  S Livingstone   Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   78%  D DeShields     Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
          1--  2   66%  R Clayton       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); DeShields to 3B
   RO     -23  6   68%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted; DeShields Scores; Clayton to 3B
   O      --3  6   74%  R Gant          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Scott Livingstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   72%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   71%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
          ---  2   73%  D Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      74%  S Berry         Wild Pitch; Bell to 3B
          --3  9   74%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  4   82%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bell Scores; Berry out at 3B/LF-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   85%  P Plantier      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  2   81%  J Mabry         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Mike Difelice batting 7th
   O      1--  1   86%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   89%  D Sheaffer      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Lampkin moves to C
   O      ---  1   88%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   89%  C Biggio        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  3   94%  J Mouton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio Scores
   O      1--  4   93%  J Bagwell       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Magnante facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Magnante replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 9th; Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek batting 9th
          ---  1   89%  G Gaetti        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   82%  D DeShields     Walk; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  2   88%  R Clayton       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Billy Wagner replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 2nd; Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 6th; Chuck Carr replaces Mike Magnante playing CF batting 9th
   O      12-  6   93%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6   84%  R Gant          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gaetti Scores/unER; DeShields to 3B; Gant to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Dmitri Young pinch hits for Phil Plantier batting 5th
   R      -23      78%  D Young         Wild Pitch; DeShields Scores/unER; Gant to 3B
   O      --3  6   87%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tony Fossas facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Fossas replaces Dmitri Young pitching and batting 5th; Gary Gaetti moves to 1B; John Mabry moves to RF
   O      ---  3   86%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: C
                  John Frascatore replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  1   85%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   85%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      86%  B Ausmus        Gutierrez Steals 2B
          -2-  8   87%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  4   94%  T Bogar         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Ausmus to 2B
                  Rigo Beltran replaces John Frascatore pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-  2   93%  C Carr          Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for John Mabry batting 6th
          ---  6   85%  W McGee         Walk
                  David Bell pinch hits for Tom Lampkin batting 7th
   O      1--  5   92%  D Bell          Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   97%  D Sheaffer      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      96%  G Gaetti        Defensive Indifference; McGee to 2B
          -2-  6   93%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  6   86%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199707290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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