September 1, 1982 Houston Astros at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
OAK 4 CHW 6
CLE 0 DET 5
CAL 3 TEX 7
@KCR 3 MIL 7
SEA 3 MIN 7
NYY 2 BAL 5
@TOR 2 STL 6
@LAD 5
(13) MON 2
CIN 1 NYM 5
HOU 1 ATL 4
@PHI 0 SDP 4
PIT 1 CHC 7
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 4,488

Wednesday, September 1, 1982
Time of Game: 2:21

Astros

63-70

Lost 1

5th, 12 GB

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

W: P Falcone (7-8), L: V Ruhle (7-11)

Mets

51-80

Won 1

6th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .715    0    2   3   
T Scott CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .561    0    4   0   
R Knight 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .772    0    9   1   GDP
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .740    0    1   2   2B
J Cruz LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .723    0    1   1   
A Ashby C                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .260  .739    0    6   0   HR
D Heep RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .707    0    1   0   3B
A Howe 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .634    0    0   1   
V Ruhle P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .337    0    0   0   
  A Knicely PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .526    0    0   0   
  T Puhl PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .720         0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Tolman PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Roberge P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       30   1   6   1    4   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: P Garner (28, off P Falcone).

3B: D Heep (1, off P Falcone).

HR: A Ashby (9, off P Falcone; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: A Ashby 4; D Heep 3; P Garner 2; J Cruz; T Scott; D Thon.

GIDP: R Knight (12).

RBI: A Ashby (41).

2-out RBI: A Ashby.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Knight-D Thon; P Garner-D Thon-R Knight.

PB: A Ashby (7).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .281  .678    0    3   1   SB,GDP
B Bailor 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .274  .616    0    3   3   
R Staub RF                    2   1   2   1    1   0  .258  .679    0    1   0   
  M Howard RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .405    0    0   0   
D Kingman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .199  .717    0    7   0   
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .691         0   0   
G Foster LF                   3   1   2   3    0   1  .255  .697    0    3   1   HR,SF
R Hodges C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .749    0    6   0   
H Brooks 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .659    0    3   3   
R Gardenhire SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .566    0    1   5   
P Falcone P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .289    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       31   5  11   4    2   5                    27  13

BATTING

HR: G Foster (13, off V Ruhle; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: G Foster (6, off V Ruhle).

TB: G Foster 5; M Wilson 2; R Staub 2; R Hodges 2; R Gardenhire; P Falcone; H Brooks.

GIDP: P Falcone (1); M Wilson (5).

RBI: G Foster 3 (63); R Staub (25).

2-out RBI: G Foster 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Foster-R Gardenhire-D Kingman; B Bailor-R Gardenhire-D Kingman; M Wilson-R Hodges.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wilson (52, 2nd base off F LaCorte/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, L (7-11)              4     8   4   4    1   2   1   3.85   18     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 8     31    -     0.78  -0.24
F LaCorte                      3     1   1   0    1   3   0   4.19   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.17  -0.01
B Roberge                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   4    2   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0·11           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Falcone, W (7-8)             9     6   1   1    4   5   1   4.01   34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 6     72    -     0.65   0.25
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Falcone (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Dave Pallone.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 4,488.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. D Thon               SS    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. T Scott              CF    2. B Bailor             2B 
3. R Knight             1B    3. R Staub              RF 
4. P Garner             2B    4. D Kingman            1B 
5. J Cruz               LF    5. G Foster             LF 
6. A Ashby              C     6. R Hodges             C  
7. D Heep               RF    7. H Brooks             3B 
8. A Howe               3B    8. R Gardenhire         SS 
9. V Ruhle              P     9. P Falcone            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-2  1--      13%  90% G Foster        V Ruhle         Home Run; Staub Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  76% R Staub         V Ruhle         Single to LF; Bailor to 3B; Wilson Scores
   t 5   2  4-0  123       6%  94% D Thon          P Falcone       Popfly: 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  64% B Bailor        V Ruhle         Walk; Wilson to 2B
   b 1   0  0-1  1-3      -5%  71% D Kingman       V Ruhle         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Wilson        Single to RF
          1--      64%  B Bailor        Walk; Wilson to 2B
   R      12-      76%  R Staub         Single to LF; Bailor to 3B; Wilson Scores
   O      1-3      71%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   RO     1-3      73%  G Foster        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bailor Scores
          1--      74%  R Hodges        Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      71%  H Brooks        Single to LF; Hodges to 2B; Staub out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  P Garner        Strikeout
          ---      71%  J Cruz          Walk
   OO     1--      76%  A Ashby         Fly Ball Double Play: LF-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  R Gardenhire    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      76%  P Falcone       Single to CF
   OO     1--      73%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Falcone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  A Howe          Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  V Ruhle         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      76%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   RR     1--      90%  G Foster        Home Run; Staub Scores
   O      ---      89%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  T Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  R Knight        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      93%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  H Brooks        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  R Gardenhire    Single to RF
   OO     1--      91%  P Falcone       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Pete Falcone facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  J Cruz          Single to C
   O      1--      91%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Heep          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      92%  A Howe          Wild Pitch; Heep to 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Walk
                  Alan Knicely pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
          12-      89%  A Knicely       Walk; Heep to 3B; Howe to 2B
                  Terry Puhl pinch runs for Alan Knicely batting 9th
   O      123      94%  D Thon          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  M Wilson        Single to LF
          1--      96%  B Bailor        Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3      97%  R Staub         Passed Ball; Wilson Scores/unER
          ---      97%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      97%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pete Falcone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  P Garner        Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Frank LaCorte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Hodges        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  H Brooks        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  R Gardenhire    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  D Heep          Triple to CF
   OO     --3      99%  A Howe          Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Frank LaCorte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  P Falcone       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Howard replaces Rusty Staub playing RF batting 3rd; Tim Tolman pinch hits for Frank LaCorte batting 9th
          ---      98%  T Tolman        Walk
          1--      95%  D Thon          Single to CF; Tolman to 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Scott         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Tolman to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bert Roberge facing 3-4-5
                  Bert Roberge replaces Tim Tolman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Howard        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  G Foster        Single to RF
          1--     100%  R Hodges        Single to LF; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      99%  H Brooks        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   R      ---     100%  A Ashby         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Heep          Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation