August 23, 1983 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@BAL 3 CAL 5
@CLE 2 KCR 10
CHW 2 SEA 5
@MIL 0 MIN 3
BOS 2 OAK 9
@NYY 3 DET 2
@TEX 0 CIN 4
@CHC 2 LAD 6
MON 3 HOU 6
@PIT 5 HOU 2
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@SDP 3 SFG 3
PHI 1 STL 7
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, August 23, 1983
Time of Game: 3:01

Astros

64-59

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    6 12  1
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    5 10  0

W: V Ruhle (6-3), L: K Tekulve (6-4), S: F DiPino (12)

Pirates

63-59

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Scott LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .569    0    2   0   
  T Puhl PH-RF                1   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .796    0    1   0   2B
B Doran 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .710    0    2   7   2B
D Thon SS                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .815    0    1   1   SB
P Garner 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .234  .670    0    0   1   
  J Cruz PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .865    0    0   0   
R Knight 1B                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .318  .836    0    9   2   
  C Reynolds 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .620         0   0   
K Bass RF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .570    0    0   0   2B
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .900         0   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .723    0    4   0   
A Ashby C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .245  .725    0    5   0   
M Scott P                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .111  .222    0    2   1   
  M LaCoss P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .154         0   0   
  T Tolman PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .657    0    0   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   1   
  D Walling PH-1B             1   1   1   3    0   0  .253  .704    0    1   0   HR
Totals                       38   6  12   6    4   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Bass (6, off J Candelaria); T Puhl (20, off C Guante); B Doran (9, off J Candelaria).

HR: D Walling (2, off J Candelaria; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

TB: D Walling 4; K Bass 2; B Doran 2; A Ashby 2; R Knight 2; J Mumphrey 2; T Puhl 2; M Scott; D Thon.

RBI: D Walling 3 (9); R Knight 2 (61); M Scott (2).

2-out RBI: R Knight 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Doran-R Knight.

E: J Mumphrey (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Thon (29, 2nd base off R Scurry/T Pena).

PO: K Bass (1st base by T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .729    0    5   0   
  L Lacy PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .747    0    0   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .715    0    1   2   
  J Morrison PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .933    0    0   0   
B Madlock 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .332  .840    0    1   1   
J Thompson 1B                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .263  .822    0    6   1   
D Parker RF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .271  .699    0    6   0   3B
D Frobel LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .290 1.030    0    1   0   3B
T Pena C                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .300  .747    0    5   1   2B
D Berra SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .660    0    2   2   
J Candelaria P                4   0   0   0    0   2  .157  .389    0    0   0   GDP
  C Guante P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .285         0   0   
  K Tekulve P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    4   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Pena (17, off M Scott).

3B: D Parker (4, off M Scott); D Frobel (1, off M Scott).

TB: D Parker 4; D Frobel 4; T Pena 2; J Thompson; D Berra; M Wynne; B Madlock; J Ray.

GIDP: J Candelaria (3).

RBI: D Parker 2 (46); T Pena 2 (46); D Frobel (7).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

PO: M Wynne (1st base by M Scott).

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 Scott                        5     8   5   5    1   3   0   3.92   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 8     33    -     1.04  -0.21
M LaCoss                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.83    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.32   0.00
V Ruhle, W (6-3)               2     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.02    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.11   0.01
F DiPino, S (12)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.63    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.37   0.19
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·10          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Candelaria                   8     9   4   4    4   2   1   3.63   36     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 9     46    -     1.08   0.15
C Guante, H (3)                0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.03    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.34  -0.06
K Tekulve, L (6-4)             0     1   1   1    0   0   0   1.85    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    4.03  -0.15
R Scurry, BS (8)               0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.13    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    4.56  -0.44
Totals                         9    12   6   6    4   4   1          42     -       ·  ·      6·14· 2·12          3-2

M Scott faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
J Candelaria faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
K Tekulve faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Scott (3; M Wynne, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Scott              LF    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. B Doran              2B    2. J Ray                2B 
3. D Thon               SS    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. P Garner             3B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. R Knight             1B    5. D Parker             RF 
6. K Bass               RF    6. D Frobel             LF 
7. J Mumphrey           CF    7. T Pena               C  
8. A Ashby              C     8. D Berra              SS 
9. M Scott              P     9. J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  -23      64%  84% R Knight        R Scurry        Single to LF; Puhl Scores; Thon Scores; Knight to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   1  5-4  -23     -25%  20% J Cruz          R Scurry        Strikeout
   t 9   0  5-4  ---      20%  35% T Puhl          C Guante        Double to LF
   b 2   1  1-0  12-     -20%  32% T Pena          M Scott         Double to LF; Thompson Scores; Parker Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  -2-      15%  37% D Thon          K Tekulve       Single to CF; Puhl to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  B Doran         Double to CF
   O      -2-      49%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
          -2-      50%  P Garner        Walk
   O      12-      45%  R Knight        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
          ---      56%  K Bass          Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      57%  A Ashby         Single to RF; Bass to 3B
   R      1-3      64%  M Scott         Single to LF; Bass Scores; Ashby to 2B
   O      12-      60%  T Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      57%  B Doran         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  J Thompson      Single to LF
          1--      46%  D Parker        Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-      52%  D Frobel        Strikeout
   RR     12-      32%  T Pena          Double to LF; Thompson Scores; Parker Scores
   O      -2-      35%  D Berra         Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      38%  J Candelaria    Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  D Thon          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  M Wynne         Single to CF
   O      1--      35%  J Ray           Wynne Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      36%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      37%  B Madlock       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  K Bass          Lineout: LF
          ---      37%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      31%  M Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      32%  D Frobel        Triple to LF
   O      --3      35%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  T Scott         Walk
   O      1--      36%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      32%  D Thon          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      29%  P Garner        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
          ---      25%  D Berra         Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  J Candelaria    Strikeout
   O      1--      31%  M Wynne         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      33%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John Candelaria facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  R Knight        Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      27%  J Mumphrey      Bass Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  B Madlock       Single to LF
          1--      18%  J Thompson      Walk; Madlock to 2B
   RR     12-       5%  D Parker        Triple (CF-RF); Madlock Scores; Thompson Scores
                  Mike LaCoss replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3       4%  D Frobel        Single to RF; Parker Scores
   O      1--       4%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
          1--       4%  D Berra         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Frobel to 2B
   OO     12-       5%  J Candelaria    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       4%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tim Tolman pinch hits for Mike LaCoss batting 9th
          ---       5%  T Tolman        Walk
   O      1--       4%  T Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      1--       3%  B Doran         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Tim Tolman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       3%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       3%  J Ray           Single to CF
   O      1--       3%  B Madlock       Groundout: P-1B; Ray to 2B
          -2-       3%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      12-       3%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       2%  D Thon          Flyball: RF
          ---       3%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--       2%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
   O      1--       1%  K Bass          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       1%  D Frobel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       1%  T Pena          Flyball: CF
          ---       1%  D Berra         Walk
   O      1--       1%  J Candelaria    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---       3%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF
          1--       7%  A Ashby         Single to LF; Mumphrey to 2B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
   RRR    12-      16%  D Walling       Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Ashby Scores
                  Cecilio Guante replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th; Terry Puhl pinch hits for Tony Scott batting 1st
          ---      35%  T Puhl          Double to LF
   O      -2-      22%  B Doran         Flyball: 3B
                  Kent Tekulve replaces Cecilio Guante pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      37%  D Thon          Single to CF; Puhl to 3B
                  Rod Scurry replaces Kent Tekulve pitching and batting 9th; Jose Cruz pinch hits for Phil Garner batting 4th
          1-3      44%  J Cruz          Thon Steals 2B
   O      -23      20%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      84%  R Knight        Single to LF; Puhl Scores; Thon Scores; Knight to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      81%  K Bass          Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Frank DiPino facing 1-2-3
                  Frank DiPino replaces Kevin Bass pitching and batting 6th; Denny Walling moves to 1B; Craig Reynolds replaces Ray Knight playing 3B batting 5th; Jose Cruz moves to LF; Terry Puhl moves to RF; Lee Lacy pinch hits for Marvell Wynne batting 1st
          ---      68%  L Lacy          Walk
                  Jim Morrison pinch hits for Johnny Ray batting 2nd
   O      1--      80%  J Morrison      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation