September 14, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 32,666

Sunday, September 14, 1997, 1:36
Time of Game: 3:32

Dodgers

82-67

Won 1

1st

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

W: S Radinsky (5-1), L: B Wagner (7-8), S: T Worrell (35)

Astros

75-73

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .269  .658   20    2   0   
E Young 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .279  .763   25    1   0   HBP
M Piazza C                    4   0   2   2    1   0  .357 1.063   20   15   0   
  T Prince C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .622         0   0   
E Karros 1B                   4   0   0   1    1   1  .262  .775   20    5   1   GDP
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .307  .889   17    3   0   SB,CS
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .802   26    0   2   
T Hollandsworth LF            3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .660    6    2   0   
  D Lewis PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .619    1    1   0   
J Castro SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .431   12    0   0   
  W Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .714    4    0   0   
  G Gagne SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .669    3    0   2   
H Nomo P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .429    7    1   1   
  B Butler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .696    6    0   0   
  D Dreifort P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  S Radinsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Ingram PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .571 1.196    3    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   4   7   3    5   7              170   30   6

BATTING

HBP: E Young (8, by C Holt).

TB: M Piazza 2; O Nixon 2; R Mondesi 2; E Young.

GIDP: E Karros (10).

RBI: M Piazza 2 (109); E Karros (94).

2-out RBI: E Karros.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mondesi (31, 2nd base off C Holt/B Ausmus).

CS: R Mondesi (13, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Holt).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .901   20    1   5   
D Bell RF                     5   2   2   0    0   1  .276  .787   14    1   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   2    2   1  .279  .992   28   14   1   HR
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .708   12    3   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .657    3    0   0   
  J Mouton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .628         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .695    4    0   0   
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .902   13    0   5   
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .695   14    1   2   SB
R Hidalgo CF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .276  .668   25    2   0   SB
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .264  .668   31    8   0   
C Holt P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .204   10    0   4   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Abreu PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .681    6    0   0   
  C Carr PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .687    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   3   6   3    4  15              183   30  18

BATTING

HR: J Bagwell (39, off H Nomo; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Bagwell 4; D Bell 2; T Eusebio; R Hidalgo; R Gutierrez.

RBI: J Bagwell 2 (122); T Eusebio (16).

2-out RBI: T Eusebio.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Spiers-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: B Ausmus (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (15, 2nd base off D Dreifort/M Piazza); R Hidalgo (1, 2nd base off H Nomo/M Piazza); R Gutierrez (5, 2nd base off H Nomo/M Piazza).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Nomo                         7     3   2   2    2  11   1   4.24   26  113-72   41·15·16    4· 6· 3· 0     72    -     0.99   0.20
D Dreifort, H (8)              0.2   1   1   1    1   2   0   2.44    4   21-11    5· 3· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.45  -0.00
S Radinsky, BS (2), W (5-1)    1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.16    6   23-16   10· 1· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.08  -0.06
T Worrell, S (35)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.24    4   14-9     5· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                        10     6   3   3    4  15   1          40  171-108  61·21·26    8· 8· 5· 0          2-1

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                         7.2   6   3   3    2   2   0   3.45   30  117-73   41·10·22   17· 4· 4· 0     55    -     1.25   0.17
R Springer                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.53    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    4.24  -0.16
B Wagner, L (7-8)              1.1   0   1   1    2   3   0   3.05    6   28-17    9· 5· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.17   0.05
J Lima                         0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.95    3   12-9     4· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.53  -0.22
Totals                        10     7   4   4    5   7   0          41  166-103  56·20·27   19· 5· 4· 0          5-2

Balks: None.

WP: D Dreifort (2).

IBB: None.

PO: C Holt (2; R Mondesi, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: C Holt (8; E Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 32,666.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Young              2B    2. D Bell               RF 
3. M Piazza             C     3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Karros             1B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. R Mondesi            RF    5. B Spiers             3B 
6. T Zeile              3B    6. R Gutierrez          SS 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. R Hidalgo            CF 
8. J Castro             SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. H Nomo               P     9. C Holt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  3-3  12-  4   31%  89% M Piazza        J Lima          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Nixon Scores; Young to 3B
   b 8   2  3-2  1-3  3  -30%  39% T Eusebio       S Radinsky      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B
   t 8   2  2-2  123  6   23%  77% E Karros        R Springer      Walk; Nixon Scores; Young to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1  -17%  28% J Bagwell       H Nomo          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  12-  4   16%  54% M Piazza        C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Young to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   48%  O Nixon         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  E Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   45%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  1   28%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  6   29%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   30%  B Spiers        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   27%  E Karros        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   30%  R Mondesi       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      26%  T Zeile         Mondesi Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   25%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   26%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   28%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   27%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  9   28%  C Holt          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   26%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   24%  J Castro        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   23%  H Nomo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   25%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   26%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   27%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   31%  O Nixon         Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
          1--  5   38%  E Young         Hit By Pitch; Nixon to 2B
   R      12-  4   54%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Young to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   45%  E Karros        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Young Scores/No RBI
          ---  6   47%  R Mondesi       Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  T Zeile         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   49%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   45%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  H Nomo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   39%  R Hidalgo       Walk
          1--      35%  B Ausmus        Hidalgo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   41%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   45%  C Holt          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  M Piazza        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  D Bell          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   48%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  E Karros        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  2   50%  R Mondesi       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      60%  T Zeile         Mondesi Steals 2B; Mondesi to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   45%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Mondesi out at Hm/3B-C
   O      1--  2   41%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Hideo Nomo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   45%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   41%  R Gutierrez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   44%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging, Gutierrez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Holt facing 8-9-1
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Juan Castro batting 8th
   O      ---  4   45%  W Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Brett Butler pinch hits for Hideo Nomo batting 9th
   O      ---  6   42%  B Butler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   44%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS)
          1--  2   50%  E Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon to 3B
          1-3  4   53%  M Piazza        Walk; Young to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  6   77%  E Karros        Walk; Nixon Scores; Young to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      123  3   70%  R Mondesi       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Darren Dreifort facing 9-1-2
                  Darren Dreifort replaces Brett Butler pitching and batting 9th; Greg Gagne replaces Wilton Guerrero playing SS batting 8th; Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      ---  6   76%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   81%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   77%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      73%  J Bagwell       Bell Steals 2B; Bell to 3B/Wild Pitch
          --3  7   70%  " "             Walk
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Darren Dreifort pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez batting 4th
   R      1-3  3   39%  T Eusebio       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Bell Scores; Bagwell to 3B
                  James Mouton pinch runs for Tony Eusebio batting 4th
   O      1-3  3   50%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Wagner replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 4th; Bobby Abreu moves to LF
   O      ---  6   44%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  Darren Lewis pinch hits for Todd Hollandsworth batting 7th
   O      ---  1   40%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  3   36%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Radinsky facing 6-7-8
                  Darren Lewis moves to LF
   O      ---  3   42%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   37%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   44%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Chuck Carr pinch hits for Bobby Abreu batting 9th
   O      1--  3   50%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Wagner facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Carr moves to LF; Garey Ingram pinch hits for Scott Radinsky batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  G Ingram        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  O Nixon         Walk
          1-- 10   58%  E Young         Walk; Nixon to 2B
                  Jose Lima replaces Billy Wagner pitching and batting 4th
   R      12-  4   89%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Nixon Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  5   84%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   80%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Worrell facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Worrell replaces Garey Ingram pitching and batting 9th; Tom Prince replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   95%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  6   90%  J Bagwell       Walk
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 4th
   O      1--  4  100%  T Howard        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199709140

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1997 > HOU \| LAD > Sep 14, 1997, Dodgers at Astros Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation