May 1, 1983 Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
@CAL 9 CLE 2
@KCR 1 MIL 8
@MIN 4 OAK 8
DET 3 OAK 2
DET 0 BAL 8
@SEA 2 NYY 8
@TEX 4 TOR 8
CHW 0 LAD 3
@CHC 2
(6) MON 5
CIN 4 CIN 6
@MON 3 ATL 2
@NYM 1 PHI 11
HOU 3 STL 10
SFG 9

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 27,968

Sunday, May 1, 1983
Time of Game: 2:48

Astros

8-15

Lost 2

5th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3  6  2
Phillies        1  0  4   3  0  3   0  0  X   11 13  0

W: L Christenson (1-2), L: B Knepper (1-3)

Phillies

12-7

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .637    0    1   0   SB
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Tolman PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .167  .834    0    0   0   HR
T Scott RF-CF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .703    0    3   0   
D Thon SS                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .758    0    0   3   
P Garner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .748    0    0   4   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .317  .808    0    2   0   
R Knight 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .700    0    5   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Reynolds PH-2B            2   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .182    0    0   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .833    0    7   0   
B Doran 2B                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .187  .582    0    0   1   2B
  T Puhl RF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .149  .429    0    1   0   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .368    0    0   1   
  H Spilman 1B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .813    0    5   0   2B
Totals                       33   3   6   3    5  10                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Doran (1, off L Christenson); H Spilman (1, off S Monge).

HR: T Tolman (1, off S Monge; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: T Tolman 4; H Spilman 2; B Doran 2; O Moreno 2; D Thon.

RBI: T Tolman 2 (2); O Moreno (4).

2-out RBI: T Tolman 2; O Moreno.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: P Garner (7); D Thon (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (7, 2nd base off L Christenson/O Virgil).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .665    0    1   0   
  B Dernier PR-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .237    0    0   0   
G Matthews LF                 5   2   1   0    0   3  .254  .788    0    2   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  G Gross LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .886         0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   2   3   1   1    2   0  .197  .650    0    2   2   SB
  L Milbourne 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    0   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .295 1.141    0    0   0   2·2B
T Perez 1B                    4   1   3   5    0   0  .391  .926    0    6   0   HR,2B,SF
  S Monge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .350  .820    0    5   0   2B
O Virgil C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .333 1.111    0   10   0   HR
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .462    0    0   2   
L Christenson P               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Robinson PH-LF-1B         1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    0    1   0   
Totals                       38  11  13  11    2   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: T Perez (5, off V Ruhle); M Schmidt 2 (5, off V Ruhle, off B Knepper); G Maddox (3, off B Knepper).

HR: T Perez (1, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); O Virgil (1, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: T Perez (1, off B Knepper).

TB: T Perez 7; M Schmidt 5; O Virgil 5; G Maddox 2; P Rose 2; J Morgan; G Matthews.

RBI: T Perez 5 (17); O Virgil 2 (2); M Schmidt 2 (15); G Maddox (8); J Morgan (4).

2-out RBI: O Virgil 2; G Maddox; T Perez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (2, 2nd base off B Knepper/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
B Knepper, L (1-3)             3.1   8   8   3    2   2   0   2.42   22     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 7     22    -     0.72  -0.31
V Ruhle                        2.2   5   3   3    0   2   2   4.03   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 5          2-1    0.04  -0.01
F DiPino                       2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11   6    2   7   2          41     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·12          2-1

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Christenson, W (1-2)         7     3   1   1    4   7   0   3.93   28     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 2· 3     70    -     0.60   0.18
A Holland                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
S Monge                        1     2   2   2    0   1   1   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5  10   1          38     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 27,968.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. O Moreno             CF    1. P Rose               RF 
2. T Scott              RF    2. G Matthews           LF 
3. D Thon               SS    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. P Garner             3B    4. M Schmidt            3B 
5. J Cruz               LF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. R Knight             1B    6. G Maddox             CF 
7. A Ashby              C     7. O Virgil             C  
8. B Doran              2B    8. I DeJesus            SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. L Christenson        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-1  12-      13%  84% M Schmidt       B Knepper       Double to LF (Deep LF); Matthews Scores/unER; Morgan to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3      10%  65% T Perez         B Knepper       Single to LF; Morgan Scores/unER; Schmidt to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% R Knight        L Christenson   Strikeout
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-       6%  90% G Maddox        B Knepper       Double to CF; Schmidt Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       4%  50% P Garner        L Christenson   Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  O Moreno        Single to CF
          1--      44%  T Scott         Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Lineout: 2B
          -2-      46%  D Thon          Walk
   O      12-      50%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
          12-      47%  J Cruz          Walk; Moreno to 3B; Thon to 2B
   O      123      55%  R Knight        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Matthews      Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      53%  M Schmidt       Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Morgan to 3B; Schmidt to 1B
   R      1-3      65%  T Perez         Single to LF; Morgan Scores/unER; Schmidt to 2B
   O      12-      61%  G Maddox        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Christenson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  B Doran         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  B Knepper       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  L Christenson   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  T Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  G Matthews      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Matthews to 1B
          1--      71%  J Morgan        Walk; Matthews to 2B
   R      12-      84%  M Schmidt       Double to LF (Deep LF); Matthews Scores/unER; Morgan to 3B
   RO     -23      85%  T Perez         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores/unER
   R      -2-      90%  G Maddox        Double to CF; Schmidt Scores/unER
   R      -2-      94%  O Virgil        Single to CF; Maddox Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 5.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Larry Christenson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Knight        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  L Christenson   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      96%  G Matthews      Single; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      98%  J Morgan        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rose Scores; Matthews to 2B
   R      12-      99%  M Schmidt       Single to CF; Matthews Scores; Morgan to 2B
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Ray Knight pitching and batting 6th; Harry Spilman replaces Bob Knepper playing 1B batting 9th
   R      12-      99%  T Perez         Double to LF (Deep LF); Morgan Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   O      -23      99%  G Maddox        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      99%  O Virgil        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 8.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Larry Christenson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  B Doran         Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      99%  H Spilman       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      99%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Doran Scores
   O      1--      99%  T Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  L Christenson   Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  P Rose          Single to CF
                  Bob Dernier pinch runs for Pete Rose batting 1st
   O      1--      99%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Larry Christenson facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Dernier moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-1, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  M Schmidt       Double to LF
   RR     -2-     100%  T Perez         Home Run; Schmidt Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---     100%  O Virgil        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  I DeJesus       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 11.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-11, Larry Christenson facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Milbourne replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd; Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  C Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  A Ashby         Walk
          1--     100%  B Doran         Walk; Ashby to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H Spilman       Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  O Moreno        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 11-1, Frank DiPino facing 9-1-2
                  Frank DiPino replaces Omar Moreno pitching and batting 1st; Craig Reynolds moves to 2B; Tony Scott moves to CF; Terry Puhl replaces Bill Doran playing RF batting 8th; Bill Robinson pinch hits for Larry Christenson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Dernier       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  G Matthews      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 11.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-11, Al Holland facing 2-3-4
                  Al Holland replaces Gary Matthews pitching and batting 2nd; Bill Robinson moves to LF
          ---     100%  T Scott         Walk
          1--     100%  D Thon          Single to RF; Scott to 3B; Thon to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23     100%  P Garner        Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23     100%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 11-1, Frank DiPino facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  L Milbourne     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 11.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-11, Sid Monge facing 7-8-9
                  Sid Monge replaces Tony Perez pitching and batting 5th; Bill Robinson moves to 1B; Greg Gross replaces Al Holland playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Puhl          Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  H Spilman       Double to RF
                  Tim Tolman pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 1st
   RR     -2-     100%  T Tolman        Home Run; Spilman Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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