May 3, 1988 Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 4
@BAL 2 KCR 9
@BOS 3 NYY 4
@CHW 1 CAL 8
@CLE 4 OAK 8
@DET 2 MIL 4
MIN 3 TOR 9
@SEA 2 MON 4
@CIN 3
(12) LAD 14
PIT 6 NYM 8
ATL 0 HOU 4
@PHI 0 CHC 13
@SDP 5 SFG 2
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 16,443

Tuesday, May 3, 1988, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:19

Astros

15-9

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: B Knepper (3-0), L: B Ruffin (2-2)

Phillies

8-14

Lost 1

6th, 8 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Young CF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .628   23    1   0   SB
B Hatcher LF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .686    9    1   0   HBP
R Ramirez SS                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .225  .610   12    1   5   3B
G Davis 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .305 1.012   20   13   1   IW
K Bass RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .664   12    0   0   GDP
J Pankovits 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .680    8    3   4   
M Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .442   10    7   0   GDP
C Jackson 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .235  .640   14    0   4   
B Knepper P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    9    1   0   2·SH
Totals                       31   4   8   3    3   9              117   27  14

BATTING

3B: R Ramirez (3, off B Ruffin).

SH: B Knepper 2 (3, off B Ruffin, off G Harris).

IBB: G Davis (6, by G Harris).

HBP: B Hatcher (1, by G Harris).

TB: R Ramirez 4; C Jackson 2; B Knepper; J Pankovits; G Davis; B Hatcher.

GIDP: M Bailey (1); K Bass (3).

RBI: R Ramirez (5); G Davis (21); B Hatcher (10).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Pankovits-G Davis; C Jackson-J Pankovits-G Davis; R Ramirez-J Pankovits-G Davis.

E: C Jackson (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Young (16, 2nd base off B Ruffin/L Parrish).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Samuel 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .659   18    4   5   
B Dernier CF                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .267  .620   16    2   0   SB
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .866   13    0   2   GDP
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .863   13    9   0   GDP
P Bradley LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .636   16    1   0   GDP
V Hayes 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .608   12    9   1   
C James RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .544    6    2   0   
L Aguayo SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .644    6    0   3   
B Ruffin P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    5    0   1   
  B Almon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    4    0   0   
  G Harris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  M Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    4    0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    1   7              113   27  12

BATTING

TB: M Schmidt 2; B Dernier 2; L Parrish; L Aguayo.

GIDP: P Bradley (4); M Schmidt (4); L Parrish (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Aguayo-J Samuel-V Hayes 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dernier (3, 2nd base off B Knepper/M Bailey).

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, W (3-0)             9     6   0   0    1   7   0   0.64   32  110-70   37·12·21   15· 5· 4· 0     81    -     0.78   0.32
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   7   0          32  110-70   37·12·21   15· 5· 4· 0           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Ruffin, L (2-2)              6     6   4   4    2   6   0   4.94   24   75-48   28· 9·11   10· 3· 3· 0     48    -     0.86  -0.19
G Harris                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.79    9   22-11    8· 0· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
K Tekulve                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.77    4   16-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   9   0          37  113-69   42·11·16   15· 5· 4· 0           -

Balks: G Harris (1).

WP: B Ruffin (3).

IBB: G Harris (2; G Davis).

HBP: G Harris (2; B Hatcher).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 16,443.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. G Young              CF    1. J Samuel             2B 
2. B Hatcher            LF    2. B Dernier            CF 
3. R Ramirez            SS    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. G Davis              1B    4. L Parrish            C  
5. K Bass               RF    5. P Bradley            LF 
6. J Pankovits          2B    6. V Hayes              1B 
7. M Bailey             C     7. C James              RF 
8. C Jackson            3B    8. L Aguayo             SS 
9. B Knepper            P     9. B Ruffin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  3   12%  79% R Ramirez       B Ruffin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young Scores; Hatcher to 3B
   b 4   1  3-0  1-3  2   12%  86% L Parrish       B Knepper       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  1   12%  66% B Hatcher       B Ruffin        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jackson Scores; Young to 2B
   b 4   1  3-0  1--  2   -7%  74% M Schmidt       B Knepper       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Dernier to 3B
   t 3   1  0-2  1-3  1    5%  84% G Davis         B Ruffin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hatcher Scores; Ramirez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  G Young         Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  B Hatcher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   48%  R Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      49%  G Davis         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  J Samuel        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  B Dernier       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   50%  M Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  K Bass          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  J Pankovits     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   50%  V Hayes         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  C Jackson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   52%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jackson to 2B
          -2-  5   55%  G Young         Walk
   R      12-  1   66%  B Hatcher       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jackson Scores; Young to 2B
   R      12-  3   79%  R Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young Scores; Hatcher to 3B
   R      1-3  1   84%  G Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hatcher Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   79%  K Bass          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   82%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   83%  L Aguayo        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   84%  B Ruffin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   85%  J Pankovits     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
   OO     1--  1   82%  M Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   81%  C Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   84%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   81%  B Dernier       Walk
          1--  2   74%  M Schmidt       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Dernier to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   86%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  B Knepper       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  G Young         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   84%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  P Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  V Hayes         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   88%  C James         Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Ruffin facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   93%  R Ramirez       Triple to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      --3      93%  G Davis         Wild Pitch; Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  6   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  K Bass          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  J Pankovits     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   94%  L Aguayo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Bruce Ruffin batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  B Almon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Harris replaces Bill Almon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  M Bailey        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   95%  C Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   95%  B Knepper       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   94%  G Young         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   96%  B Dernier       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   94%  M Schmidt       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   96%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B; Schmidt to 2B
   O      -2-  1   97%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Harris facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   98%  B Hatcher       Hit By Pitch
          1--      98%  R Ramirez       Balk; Hatcher to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hatcher to 3B
          --3  4   98%  G Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   97%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   97%  J Pankovits     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  V Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  C James         Flyball: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  2   98%  L Aguayo        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Mike Young pinch hits for Greg Harris batting 9th
          1--  4   97%  M Young         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Aguayo to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  J Samuel        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Mike Young pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  C Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  B Knepper       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   99%  G Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   97%  B Dernier       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      96%  M Schmidt       Dernier Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          -2-  4   96%  L Parrish       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Dernier to 3B
   OO     1-3  4  100%  P Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation