May 12, 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
SEA 2 CLE 6
BAL 5 OAK 2
@DET 1 KCR 7
TOR 1 ANA 1
@NYY 0 MIN 9
@TBD 4 ARI 8
MON 6 MIL 8
@CIN 7 NYM 10
@COL 5 HOU 6
PIT 2 LAD 3
CHC 2 SDP 8
FLA 7 SFG 5
ATL 1 PHI 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 19,792

Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 7:04PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Pirates

16-17

Lost 3

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: J Lima (6-1), L: J Schmidt (4-2)

Astros

21-12

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .296  .880   26    2   0   3B
M Benjamin SS                 5   0   1   2    0   0  .241  .651   14    1   3   
T Ward RF-CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .208  .550   21    0   0   
K Young 1B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .352 1.002   14    9   1   2B
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .331  .892   12    7   1   
B Brown CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .732   11    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .315  .893   18    1   0   
W Morris 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .241  .741   24    3   6   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    8    1   1   
  B Clontz P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  F Garcia RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .364    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    4  10              155   24  12

BATTING

2B: K Young (11, off J Lima).

3B: A Martin (3, off J Lima).

TB: K Young 4; A Martin 3; T Ward 2; B Brown; M Benjamin.

RBI: M Benjamin 2 (11).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kendall-M Benjamin-W Morris.

E: M Benjamin (2); J Kendall (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .275  .837   16    4   1   2B,SB
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .784   21    0   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   0   0    0   1  .341 1.085   23    6   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   2   1   0    1   2  .321  .827   15    0   2   
C Everett CF                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .300  .781   18    3   0   SB
R Hidalgo LF                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .263  .871   15    1   0   3B,2B,SB
B Spiers SS                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .967    8    2   3   3B
  T Bogar SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .727    3    0   2   
P Bako C                      2   0   1   1    2   1  .450 1.120   15   10   0   IW
J Lima P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .358    6    1   1   SH,GDP
  S Elarton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   6  10   5    6   7              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (9, off J Schmidt); C Biggio (16, off J Schmidt).

3B: B Spiers (1, off J Schmidt); R Hidalgo (2, off J Schmidt).

SH: J Lima (2, off J Schmidt).

IBB: P Bako (3, by B Clontz).

TB: R Hidalgo 5; B Spiers 3; C Everett 3; C Biggio 2; P Bako; K Caminiti; D Bell.

GIDP: J Lima (2).

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (20); P Bako (5); C Everett (21); B Spiers (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell (8, 2nd base off M Williams/J Kendall); R Hidalgo (2, 2nd base off B Clontz/J Kendall); C Biggio (10, 3rd base off J Schmidt/J Kendall); C Everett (8, 2nd base off B Clontz/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Schmidt, L (4-2)             5     7   4   4    4   3   0   3.48   26   99-57   34·12·11   11· 2· 6· 0     36    -     1.33  -0.19
B Clontz                       2     2   2   0    2   1   0   0.00   10   24-12    8· 0· 4    6· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.25  -0.01
M Williams                     1     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.62    4   16-10    4· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   4    6   7   0          40  139-79   46·16·17   18· 3· 6· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima, W (6-1)                8     8   1   1    1   9   0   2.86   33  121-90   53·17·20   10· 4· 9· 0     70    -     0.87   0.29
S Elarton                      1     0   1   1    3   1   0   1.37    6   34-18    8· 3· 7    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4  10   0          39  155-108  61·20·27   11· 5· 9· 0           -

J Schmidt faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Clontz (1; P Bako).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 19,792.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. A Martin             LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. M Benjamin           SS    2. D Bell               RF 
3. T Ward               RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. K Young              1B    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. J Kendall            C     5. C Everett            CF 
6. B Brown              CF    6. R Hidalgo            LF 
7. E Sprague            3B    7. B Spiers             SS 
8. W Morris             2B    8. P Bako               C  
9. J Schmidt            P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-0  12-  7   27%  83% R Hidalgo       J Schmidt       Triple to CF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Everett Scores
   b 6   0  1-0  1--  8    9%  56% C Everett       J Schmidt       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Caminiti to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  1   -8%  42% A Martin        J Lima          Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   b 5   2  1-0  1-3  7   -7%  35% J Bagwell       J Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 6   0  1-2  --3  1    7%  90% B Spiers        J Schmidt       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   42%  A Martin        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  5   38%  M Benjamin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Martin Scores
   O      1--  1   41%  T Ward          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   43%  K Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   45%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   41%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   40%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   37%  B Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   40%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   43%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   45%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   42%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   45%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   43%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Everett to 2B
   O      -2-  5   39%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   42%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   42%  T Ward          Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   40%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Ward to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  J Kendall       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   49%  P Bako          Walk
   O      1--  1   46%  J Lima          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bako to 2B
          -2-  5   49%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      12-  2   43%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  3   38%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   41%  B Brown         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   42%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   41%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   38%  C Everett       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   41%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   37%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   39%  J Schmidt       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   41%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   43%  M Benjamin      Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   37%  J Lima          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  2   40%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   42%  D Bell          Walk, Biggio Steals 3B
   O      1-3  7   35%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   37%  T Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   33%  K Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   31%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      12-  5   36%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   41%  E Sprague       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   47%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1--  8   56%  C Everett       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Caminiti to 2B
   RR     12-  7   83%  R Hidalgo       Triple to CF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores; Everett Scores
   R      --3  1   90%  B Spiers        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo Scores
   R      --3  2   92%  P Bako          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Spiers Scores
                  Brad Clontz replaces Jason Schmidt pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  1   89%  J Lima          Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
   O      ---  1   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Bogar replaces Bill Spiers playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  5   91%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   93%  B Clontz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   94%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brad Clontz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   93%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   94%  J Bagwell       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   96%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B
   R      1-3  4   98%  C Everett       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Bagwell Scores/unER; Caminiti to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Hidalgo       Everett Steals 2B; Caminiti Scores/No RBI/unER; Everett to 3B/Adv on E2
          --3  4   99%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3   98%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking, Hidalgo Steals 2B
          -23  4   99%  P Bako          Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   98%  J Lima          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   99%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   98%  T Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   97%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ward to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   99%  B Brown         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Williams replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 6th; Turner Ward moves to CF; Freddy Garcia replaces Brad Clontz playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   99%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking, Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Elarton replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  E Sprague       Walk
          1--  9   97%  W Morris        Walk; Sprague to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  F Garcia        Strikeout Looking
          12-  8   96%  A Martin        Walk; Sprague to 3B; Morris to 2B
   RO     123  3   99%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sprague Scores; Morris to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  T Ward          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199905120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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