September 2, 1977 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 12,317

Friday, September 2, 1977
Time of Game: 2:19

Astros

65-69

Won 8

3rd, 16 GB

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

W: J Richard (14-10), L: S Bahnsen (8-9)

Expos

60-73

Lost 3

5th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl LF                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .310  .811    0    1   0   
E Cabell 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .761    0    0   3   2B,SB
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .709    0    2   0   CS
J Cruz RF                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .302  .843    0    1   0   HR,IW
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .806    0   14   0   
J Ferguson C                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .804    0    6   0   
A Howe SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .750    0    0   2   SH
J Gonzalez 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .627    0    3   6   2B
J Richard P                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .233  .613    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       34   5   9   5    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: E Cabell (34, off S Bahnsen); J Gonzalez (18, off S Bahnsen).

HR: J Cruz (13, off S Bahnsen; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: A Howe (2, off B Atkinson); J Richard (7, off S Bahnsen).

IBB: J Cruz (12, by S Bahnsen).

TB: J Cruz 4; J Gonzalez 2; E Cabell 2; J Richard 2; T Puhl 2; J Ferguson; C Cedeno.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (69); J Richard (6); T Puhl (7); C Cedeno (46).

2-out RBI: J Richard.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Cabell-J Gonzalez-B Watson; J Richard-J Gonzalez-B Watson.

E: J Gonzalez (25).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (35, 2nd base off S Bahnsen/G Carter).

CS: C Cedeno (11, 2nd base by S Bahnsen/G Carter).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .709    0    5   1   2B
W Cromartie LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .724    0    2   1   
A Dawson CF                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .284  .798    0    4   0   HR
T Perez 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .821    0    6   2   
G Carter C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .839    0    4   1   GDP
D Unser RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .801    0    2   0   
L Parrish 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .697    0    1   2   GDP
C Speier SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .660    0    2   2   
S Bahnsen P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .128  .369    0    0   2   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .534    0    0   0   
  B Atkinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    0   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Cash (32, off J Richard).

HR: A Dawson (15, off J Richard; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: A Dawson 6; T Perez 2; D Cash 2; G Carter; S Bahnsen.

GIDP: G Carter (7); L Parrish (9).

RBI: A Dawson 2 (54).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: C Speier (20).

PITCHING

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 Richard, W (14-10)           9     8   2   2    0   6   1   2.74   33     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 8     69    -     0.97   0.34
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 8           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bahnsen, L (8-9)             8     7   4   3    1   2   1   4.97   32     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 7     55    -     0.81  -0.14
B Atkinson                     1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.68    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.19  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Bahnsen (7; J Cruz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 12,317.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. T Puhl               LF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. W Cromartie          LF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. A Dawson             CF 
4. J Cruz               RF    4. T Perez              1B 
5. B Watson             1B    5. G Carter             C  
6. J Ferguson           C     6. D Unser              RF 
7. A Howe               SS    7. L Parrish            3B 
8. J Gonzalez           2B    8. C Speier             SS 
9. J Richard            P     9. S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  1-2  -2-      17%  86% J Cruz          S Bahnsen       Home Run; Cabell Scores/unER
   t 3   0  1-0  -2-       8%  53% J Richard       S Bahnsen       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Gonzalez to 3B; Richard to 1B
   b 3   0  2-1  ---      -8%  50% S Bahnsen       J Richard       Single; Bahnsen to 2B/Adv on E4
   b 1   1  0-1  12-       7%  39% G Carter        J Richard       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   b 3   1  2-1  --3       7%  59% W Cromartie     J Richard       Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Puhl          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      46%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  C Cedeno        Single to LF; Cedeno out at 2B/LF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  D Cash          Double
   O      -2-      41%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cash to 3B
   R      --3      35%  A Dawson        Single; Cash Scores
          1--      32%  T Perez         Single; Dawson to 2B
   OO     12-      39%  G Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  J Ferguson      Single
   O      1--      34%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  D Unser         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  C Speier        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  J Gonzalez      Double
          -2-      53%  J Richard       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Gonzalez to 3B; Richard to 1B
   R      1-3      60%  T Puhl          Single; Gonzalez Scores; Richard to 2B
   O      12-      58%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Richard to 3B
   RO     1-3      59%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Richard Scores
   O      1--      57%  J Cruz          Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
          ---      50%  S Bahnsen       Single; Bahnsen to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      51%  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B; Bahnsen to 3B
   O      --3      59%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      63%  A Dawson        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  B Watson        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      58%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  G Carter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  A Howe          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      61%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  J Richard       Single
   O      1--      60%  T Puhl          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  S Bahnsen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      74%  C Cedeno        Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: LF
   RR     -2-      86%  J Cruz          Home Run; Cabell Scores/unER
   O      ---      86%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  A Dawson        Single
   O      1--      90%  T Perez         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  J Richard       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  G Carter        Single
   O      1--      88%  D Unser         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      94%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  T Puhl          Strikeout
          ---      94%  E Cabell        Double
   O      -2-      93%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
          -2-      93%  J Cruz          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      92%  B Watson        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Morales       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Atkinson facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Atkinson replaces Jose Morales pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  J Ferguson      Walk
   O      1--      97%  A Howe          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ferguson to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P; Ferguson to 3B
   R      --3      99%  J Richard       Single; Ferguson Scores
          1--      99%  T Puhl          Single; Richard to 2B
   O      12-      98%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  A Dawson        Home Run
          ---      96%  T Perez         Single
   O      1--      99%  G Carter        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Unser         Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197709020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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