September 3, 1981 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 10
@BAL 0 SEA 8
@BOS 7
(20) CHW 4
TOR 3 KCR 3
NYY 2 MIL 4
@MIN 3 DET 8
@TEX 5 STL 5
@LAD 3 HOU 2
@MON 1 CIN 9
@PHI 3 PIT 7
@SDP 3 SFG 12
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 24,833

Thursday, September 3, 1981
Time of Game: 2:20

Astros

44-37

Won 8

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: V Ruhle (3-3), L: S Sanderson (7-5), S: D Smith (6)

Expos

42-35

Lost 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .647    0    3   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .628    0    1   4   
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .706    0    0   0   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .276  .766    0    3   0   HR
C Cedeno 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .698    0   16   0   
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .810    0    1   4   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .718    0    2   2   GDP
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .658    0    0   2   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
V Ruhle P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .834    0    0   1   
  K Garcia SS                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .666    0    1   1   2B
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: T Puhl (14, off S Sanderson); K Garcia (4, off W Fryman).

HR: J Cruz (12, off S Sanderson; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Cruz 4; T Puhl 2; K Garcia 2; C Reynolds; P Garner.

GIDP: A Ashby (5).

RBI: J Cruz 2 (46).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .819    0    3   0   SB
R Scott 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .211  .580    0    0   2   
A Dawson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .973    0    8   0   CS
G Carter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .752    0    3   0   
W Cromartie RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .732    0    4   0   3B
J Milner 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .690    0    3   1   
  M Phillips PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .501         0   0   CS
  T Hutton 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .264    0    2   0   
L Parrish 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .221  .618    0    1   0   HR
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .666    0    0   0   
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .631    0    2   2   
S Sanderson P                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .572    0    1   1   
  J White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .695    0    0   0   
  W Fryman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   2   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

3B: W Cromartie (2, off D Smith).

HR: L Parrish (5, off V Ruhle; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: L Parrish 4; W Cromartie 3; T Raines; A Dawson; R Scott; C Speier.

RBI: L Parrish (20).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Scott-C Speier-J Milner.

E: R Scott (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Raines (66, 2nd base off V Ruhle/A Ashby).

CS: A Dawson (3, 2nd base by V Ruhle/A Ashby); M Phillips (1, 2nd base by D Smith/A Ashby).

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
V Ruhle, W (3-3)               6     4   1   1    2   0   1   3.38   23     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 4     58    -     1.07   0.17
D Smith, S (6)                 3     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.15   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.76   0.41
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 6           -

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 Sanderson, L (7-5)           7     4   2   2    1   1   1   2.36   26     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 4     61    -     0.96   0.01
W Fryman                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.86    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.97   0.08
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   2   1          33     -       ·  ·      9·16· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 24,833.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. T Scott              CF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. P Garner             2B    2. R Scott              2B 
3. T Puhl               RF    3. A Dawson             CF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. G Carter             C  
5. C Cedeno             1B    5. W Cromartie          RF 
6. A Howe               3B    6. J Milner             1B 
7. A Ashby              C     7. L Parrish            3B 
8. C Reynolds           SS    8. C Speier             SS 
9. V Ruhle              P     9. S Sanderson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-0  -2-      34%  64% J Cruz          S Sanderson     Home Run; Puhl Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  ---     -30%  60% W Cromartie     D Smith         Triple to RF
   b 9   1  2-1  --3      25%  85% T Hutton        D Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   0  0-0  ---     -16%  28% L Parrish       V Ruhle         Home Run
   b 9   2  2-1  --3      15% 100% T Francona      D Smith         Groundout: P-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Raines        Single to CF
          1--      39%  R Scott         Raines Steals 2B
          -2-      36%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      42%  A Dawson        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      46%  G Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  W Cromartie     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Howe          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Milner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  V Ruhle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  S Sanderson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      48%  R Scott         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  A Dawson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  P Garner        Single to P
   O      1--      47%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  J Cruz          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Puhl to 2B; Cruz to 1B
   O      12-      44%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Cromartie     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  J Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  A Howe          Walk
   OO     1--      45%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      47%  C Reynolds      Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  V Ruhle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      28%  L Parrish       Home Run
   O      ---      30%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      28%  S Sanderson     Walk
   O      1--      30%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      32%  R Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
          ---      30%  T Puhl          Double to RF
   RR     -2-      64%  J Cruz          Home Run; Puhl Scores
   O      ---      63%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
          ---      56%  A Dawson        Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  G Carter        Dawson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      69%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  W Cromartie     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Sanderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  A Howe          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Smith replaces Craig Reynolds pitching and batting 8th; Kiko Garcia replaces Vern Ruhle playing SS batting 9th
          ---      59%  J Milner        Walk
                  Mike Phillips pinch runs for John Milner batting 6th
   O      1--      71%  L Parrish       Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      74%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      72%  C Speier        Single to CF
                  Jerry White pinch hits for Scott Sanderson batting 9th
   O      1--      77%  J White         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
                  Woodie Fryman replaces Jerry White pitching and batting 9th; Tom Hutton replaces Mike Phillips playing 1B batting 6th
          ---      83%  K Garcia        Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  T Scott         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      76%  P Garner        Flyball: CF; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3      72%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  R Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  A Dawson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  G Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  W Cromartie     Triple to RF
   O      --3      85%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Larry Parrish batting 7th
   O      --3     100%  T Francona      Groundout: P-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON198109030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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