September 3, 1999 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
NYY 2 CLE 7
@BAL 6 TOR 5
@KCR 4 OAK 7
DET 4 SEA 2
BOS 1 TBD 4
MIN 2 TEX 10
CHW 4 ATL 7
ARI 3 LAD 8
@CHC 6 SDP 6
@FLA 3 MIL 5
STL 4
(11) HOU 8
@MON 1 COL 5
@NYM 2
(10) PHI 10
CIN 2 SFG 12
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 8,417

Friday, September 3, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Astros

80-56

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  2   0  0  0   2  1  2    8 11  1
Expos           0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2

W: M Hampton (18-3), L: D Smith (4-7)

Expos

57-77

Lost 1

4th, 28 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .302  .853   11    3   4   
S Javier CF                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .283  .703   18    3   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .311 1.074   12    9   0   2B,GDP
K Caminiti 3B                 4   2   3   6    0   0  .288  .818   15    1   4   2·HR,SF
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .241  .662   21    1   0   HBP
B Spiers LF                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .288  .765   26    2   0   
T Eusebio C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .711   18    7   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .650   20    1   2   
M Hampton P                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .745   12    0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .689    1    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   8  11   8    3  11              154   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (31, off D Smith).

HR: K Caminiti 2 (8, off S Strickland, off D Smith; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: K Caminiti (3, off D Smith).

HBP: D Bell (4, by D Smith).

TB: K Caminiti 9; S Javier 3; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; T Eusebio; B Spiers; D Ward.

GIDP: J Bagwell (16).

RBI: K Caminiti 6 (35); D Ward (13); J Bagwell (110).

2-out RBI: D Ward.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell; K Caminiti-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: K Caminiti (12).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R White LF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .315  .881   19    0   0   
M Martinez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .630   13    4   0   
  S Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Barrett 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .787   14    2   3   2B
  R McGuire 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .713         1   0   
V Guerrero RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .954   15    1   1   HR
C Widger C                    2   0   2   0    2   0  .280  .826   17   11   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .323  .872   17    2   1   GDP
S Andrews 1B-3B               2   0   0   0    2   1  .181  .618   22    4   2   
G Blum SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .936   14    1   1   GDP
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  J Mouton CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .737    2    0   0   
D Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .258   11    0   0   
  M Mordecai SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .695    9    1   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   7              153   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (29, off M Hampton).

HR: V Guerrero (34, off M Hampton; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: V Guerrero 4; R White 2; M Barrett 2; C Widger 2; J Vidro.

GIDP: J Vidro (7); G Blum (2).

RBI: V Guerrero (102).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Barrett-J Vidro-S Andrews.

E: M Martinez (6); G Blum (4).

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
M Hampton, W (18-3)            7     7   1   1    3   5   1   2.92   29  124-69   41·13·15    9· 7· 5· 0     61    -     1.36   0.31
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.69    5   19-10    6· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
J Cabrera                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.06    3   10-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   7   1          37  153-86   51·15·20   12· 9· 5· 0           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Smith, L (4-7)               6     6   5   3    2   7   1   5.68   28  104-64   36·11·17    8· 6· 4· 0     49    -     0.91  -0.10
A Telford                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.35    4   13-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.02  -0.05
S Strickland                   2     3   3   3    1   3   1  19.64   10   37-25   17· 3· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.02
Totals                         9    11   8   6    3  11   2          42  154-97   59·14·24   14· 8· 5· 0          2-2

D Smith faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Smith (3; D Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ian Lamplugh, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 8,417.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. C Biggio             2B    1. R White              LF 
2. S Javier             CF    2. M Martinez           CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. M Barrett            3B 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. D Bell               RF    5. C Widger             C  
6. B Spiers             LF    6. J Vidro              2B 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. S Andrews            1B 
8. T Bogar              SS    8. G Blum               SS 
9. M Hampton            P     9. D Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-1  123  9   19%  75% G Blum          M Hampton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 6   2  3-1  123  2   12%  81% G Blum          M Hampton       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   t 3   0  0-1  12-  2   12%  81% J Bagwell       D Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Biggio Scores/unER; Javier to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  4   10%  60% K Caminiti      D Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   1  3-1  1-3  4   10%  73% J Vidro         M Hampton       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  S Javier        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   45%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  R White         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   45%  M Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   48%  M Barrett       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  3   50%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Smith facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   60%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   58%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   60%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  3   63%  T Eusebio       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  T Bogar         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Spiers to 3B
   O      1-3  3   55%  M Hampton       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   51%  C Widger        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  2   60%  J Vidro         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  S Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   64%  C Biggio        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   69%  S Javier        Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  2   81%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Biggio Scores/unER; Javier to 3B
   RO     -23  2   80%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Javier Scores/unER
          -2-  2   81%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   78%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   76%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   78%  G Blum          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   80%  D Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   78%  R White         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   81%  M Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dan Smith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   79%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   78%  M Hampton       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   78%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   80%  M Barrett       Lineout: LF
   R      ---  1   71%  V Guerrero      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   68%  C Widger        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  8   63%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Widger to 2B
          12-  8   55%  S Andrews       Walk; Widger to 3B; Vidro to 2B
   OO     123  9   75%  G Blum          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Smith facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   77%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  2   75%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   72%  K Caminiti      Lineout: RF
   O      1--  1   70%  D Bell          Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   74%  D Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   76%  R White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   77%  M Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   76%  B Spiers        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   74%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   73%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   64%  M Barrett       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   68%  V Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Barrett to 3B
          --3  4   63%  C Widger        Walk
   O      1-3  4   73%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   69%  S Andrews       Walk; Widger to 2B
   O      123  2   81%  G Blum          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   83%  M Hampton       Walk
          1--  1   87%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hampton to 2B
                  Anthony Telford replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 8th; Mike Mordecai replaces Dan Smith playing SS batting 9th
          12-  2   91%  S Javier        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Hampton to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  2   87%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
   RRO    123  4   93%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hampton Scores; Biggio Scores; Javier out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  5   92%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   94%  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  M Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Strickland facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Strickland replaces Manny Martinez pitching and batting 2nd; James Mouton replaces Anthony Telford playing CF batting 8th
          ---  7   97%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  4   96%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  T Bogar         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Spiers to 2B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Mike Hampton batting 9th
   R      -2-  1   98%  D Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Spiers Scores
   O      1--  1   98%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-6, Jay Powell facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Powell replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  M Barrett       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   99%  V Guerrero      Popfly: SS
          ---  5   99%  C Widger        Walk
          1--  3   98%  J Vidro         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Widger to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Expos 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Scott Strickland facing 2-3-4
                  Ryan McGuire replaces Michael Barrett playing 1B batting 3rd; Shane Andrews moves to 3B
          ---  4   99%  S Javier        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2  100%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Javier Scores
   O      ---  9  100%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  B Spiers        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-8, Jose Cabrera facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Mouton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  M Mordecai      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Expos 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON199909030

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