July 10, 1983 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
SEA 0 CAL 5
@BOS 3 MIL 12
@CHW 9 DET 5
OAK 3 NYY 6
@KCR 4 MIN 6
CLE 4 TOR 6
TEX 4 PHI 2
@CIN 0 LAD 10
PIT 3 MON 7
ATL 6 NYM 7
HOU 5 STL 4
@SDP 2 SFG 10
CHC 8 SFG 4
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 15,467

Sunday, July 10, 1983
Time of Game: 2:40

Astros

42-41

Lost 1

4th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  3   0  0  0    5 16  1
Mets            0  3  0   0  0  1   1  2  X    7  9  0

W: D Sisk (3-2), L: B Dawley (5-3)

Mets

31-52

Won 1

6th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .605    0    3   0   
T Puhl RF                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .291  .769    0    1   0   
D Thon SS                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .314  .852    0    1   0   2B
P Garner 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .713    0    1   4   CS
J Cruz LF                     5   2   4   2    0   0  .310  .852    0    1   0   2·2B
R Knight 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .337  .871    0    6   1   2B,IW
B Doran 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .703    0    0   0   
G Bjorkman C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0   11   1   
B Knepper P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .593    0    0   2   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .900         0   0   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .524    0    0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       40   5  16   5    1   0                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Thon (15, off E Lynch); R Knight (22, off E Lynch); J Cruz 2 (21, 2 off E Lynch).

IBB: R Knight (7, by E Lynch).

TB: J Cruz 6; D Thon 3; T Puhl 3; P Garner 2; R Knight 2; B Knepper; G Bjorkman; B Doran; O Moreno.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (39); B Doran (20); G Bjorkman (1); R Knight (41).

2-out RBI: J Cruz; R Knight.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: P Garner (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Garner (7, 2nd base by J Orosco/J Ortiz).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Oquendo SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .572    0    4   1   CS
  B Bailor PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .583         0   0   
  R Staub PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .348  .867    0    0   0   
  T Ashford PR-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .398    0    0   1   
M Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .605    0    3   0   
K Hernandez 1B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .296  .808    0    7   2   
G Foster LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .252  .746    0    5   0   3B
H Brooks 3B                   3   2   2   1    0   1  .280  .683    0    1   0   SF
D Strawberry RF               3   2   1   2    1   2  .202  .686    0    3   0   HR
B Giles 2B-SS                 4   2   1   0    0   2  .242  .614    0    1   4   
J Ortiz C                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .170  .374    0    2   1   
E Lynch P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .315    0    1   0   
  J Orosco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  D Kingman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .700    0    0   0   
  D Sisk P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   7   9   6    4   8                    27   9

BATTING

3B: G Foster (2, off B Knepper).

HR: D Strawberry (9, off B Dawley; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: H Brooks (1, off B Knepper).

TB: D Strawberry 4; G Foster 4; H Brooks 2; J Ortiz; D Sisk; J Oquendo; B Giles.

RBI: D Strawberry 2 (31); J Ortiz 2 (4); H Brooks (35); K Hernandez (40).

2-out RBI: K Hernandez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Oquendo-K Hernandez; K Hernandez-J Oquendo.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Oquendo (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Knepper).

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
B Knepper                      6.1   6   5   5    2   4   0   3.34   27     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 6     43    -     1.13  -0.25
D Smith                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.64    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.98  -0.13
F DiPino, BS (4)               0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.54    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    5.09   0.05
B Dawley, L (5-3)              1     3   2   2    0   3   1   2.40    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.89  -0.33
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   8   1          37     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 9          5-1

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
E Lynch                        5    11   5   5    1   0   0   3.65   25     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 4·11     24    -     1.25  -0.44
J Orosco                       2     3   0   0    0   0   0   1.25    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          3-1    1.30   0.12
D Sisk, W (3-2)                2     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    2.52   0.17
Totals                         9    16   5   5    1   0   0          41     -       ·  ·      7·13· 4·16          3-1

D Smith faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
E Lynch faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: B Knepper (2).

WP: None.

IBB: E Lynch (2; R Knight).

PO: B Knepper (1; J Oquendo, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 15,467.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. O Moreno             CF    1. J Oquendo            SS 
2. T Puhl               RF    2. M Wilson             CF 
3. D Thon               SS    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. P Garner             3B    4. G Foster             LF 
5. J Cruz               LF    5. H Brooks             3B 
6. R Knight             1B    6. D Strawberry         RF 
7. B Doran              2B    7. B Giles              2B 
8. G Bjorkman           C     8. J Ortiz              C  
9. B Knepper            P     9. E Lynch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-5  1--      28%  95% D Strawberry    B Dawley        Home Run; Brooks Scores
   b 7   2  5-4  123      22%  62% K Hernandez     F DiPino        Walk; Giles Scores; Kingman to 3B; Ashford to 2B
   t 6   0  3-2  1-3     -17%  29% J Cruz          E Lynch         Double to RF; Thon Scores; Garner to 3B
   b 7   1  5-4  123     -16%  39% M Wilson        F DiPino        Strikeout
   b 7   1  5-4  12-      13%  55% R Staub         D Smith         Walk; Giles to 3B; Kingman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  T Puhl          Single to LF
          1--      46%  D Thon          Single to CF; Puhl to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  P Garner        Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Oquendo       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Hernandez     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Lynch facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Cruz          Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  R Knight        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Doran         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Foster        Single to LF
          1--      64%  H Brooks        Single to LF; Foster to 2B
          12-      72%  D Strawberry    Walk; Foster to 3B; Brooks to 2B
   O      123      65%  B Giles         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Brooks to 3B; Strawberry to 2B; Giles to 1B
   R      123      74%  J Ortiz         Balk; Brooks Scores; Strawberry to 3B; Giles to 2B
   RR     -23      85%  " "             Single to RF; Strawberry Scores; Giles Scores; Ortiz to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      83%  E Lynch         Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      84%  J Oquendo       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 3B; Oquendo to 1B
   O      1-3      81%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Lynch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  G Bjorkman      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      85%  B Knepper       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      85%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  K Hernandez     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      84%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  H Brooks        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Lynch facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  T Puhl          Single to 2B
   O      1--      83%  D Thon          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      85%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   R      1--      76%  J Cruz          Double to LF; Puhl Scores
   R      -2-      65%  R Knight        Double to RF; Cruz Scores
   O      -2-      69%  B Doran         Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  B Giles         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  J Ortiz         Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ed Lynch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  G Bjorkman      Lineout: 1B
          ---      65%  B Knepper       Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      72%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  E Lynch         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      72%  J Oquendo       Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  M Wilson        Oquendo Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Ed Lynch facing 3-4-5
          ---      57%  D Thon          Double to LF
          -2-      46%  P Garner        Single to 2B; Thon to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  J Cruz          Double to RF; Thon Scores; Garner to 3B
          -23      26%  R Knight        Intentional Walk
   R      123      16%  B Doran         Single to RF; Garner Scores; Cruz to 3B; Knight to 2B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Ed Lynch pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      10%  G Bjorkman      Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Knight to 3B; Doran to 2B
   O      123      14%  B Knepper       Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Doran to 3B; Bjorkman to 2B; Knepper to 1B
   O      123      19%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Bjorkman to 3B; Knepper to 2B; Moreno to 1B
   O      123      24%  T Puhl          Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      20%  K Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      30%  G Foster        Triple to CF
   RO     --3      31%  H Brooks        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Foster Scores
   O      ---      29%  D Strawberry    Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      31%  D Thon          Flyball: RF
          ---      29%  P Garner        Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  J Cruz          Garner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      32%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  R Knight        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
          ---      42%  B Giles         Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  J Ortiz         Flyball: 1B
                  Dave Kingman pinch hits for Jesse Orosco batting 9th
          1--      42%  D Kingman       Walk; Giles to 2B
                  Dave Smith replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th; Rusty Staub pinch hits for Bob Bailor batting 1st; Bob Bailor pinch hits for Jose Oquendo batting 1st
          12-      55%  R Staub         Walk; Giles to 3B; Kingman to 2B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th; Tucker Ashford pinch runs for Rusty Staub batting 1st
   O      123      39%  M Wilson        Strikeout
   R      123      62%  K Hernandez     Walk; Giles Scores; Kingman to 3B; Ashford to 2B
   O      123      50%  G Foster        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Sisk facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Sisk replaces Dave Kingman pitching and batting 9th; Tucker Ashford moves to 2B; Brian Giles moves to SS
   O      ---      55%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  G Bjorkman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      ---      60%  H Spilman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Bill Dawley facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Dawley replaces Harry Spilman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      67%  H Brooks        Single to CF
   RR     1--      95%  D Strawberry    Home Run; Brooks Scores
   O      ---      94%  B Giles         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Ortiz         Strikeout
          ---      94%  D Sisk          Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  T Ashford       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Doug Sisk facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  O Moreno        Single to LF
          1--      74%  T Puhl          Single to LF; Moreno to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      93%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation