May 18, 1983 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
CHW 0 KCR 2
@BOS 1 NYY 6
@DET 4 MIL 7
TOR 6 MIN 16
OAK 5 SEA 2
CAL 1 TEX 3
CLE 2
(14) CHC 5
ATL 3 LAD 13
@MON 3 NYM 2
SDP 1 SFG 8
@PHI 1 PIT 2
CIN 1 STL 9
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 22,680

Wednesday, May 18, 1983
Time of Game: 2:54

Astros

16-23

Lost 4

6th, 11 GB

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

W: J Andujar (3-5), L: F DiPino (3-2)

Cardinals

19-12

Won 7

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .650    0    3   0   
T Puhl RF                     5   2   2   2    0   0  .243  .622    0    1   0   HR
D Thon SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .758    0    2   3   CS
P Garner 3B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .261  .727    0    0   1   HR,CS
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .806    0    2   0   
H Spilman 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .728    0   11   1   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .724    0    4   1   
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .236    0    0   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .234  .652    0    0   2   
M Scott P                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   2   SH
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  B Dawley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Pujols C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .517         1   0   
  T Scott PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .611    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  12   5    2   2                    24  10

BATTING

HR: P Garner (4, off B Sutter; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); T Puhl (1, off J Andujar; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: M Scott (2, off J Andujar).

TB: P Garner 6; T Puhl 5; B Doran 2; H Spilman; T Scott; M Scott; D Thon; O Moreno.

RBI: P Garner 2 (25); T Puhl 2 (5); M Scott (1).

2-out RBI: M Scott.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: L Pujols 2 (3).

E: A Ashby (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Garner (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Andujar); D Thon (5, 2nd base by J Andujar/D Porter).

PO: P Garner (1st base by J Andujar).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .308  .816    0    1   0   HBP
  S Braun LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .667         0   0   
  D Green PH-LF               2   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .674    0    1   0   
W McGee CF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .324  .819    0    2   0   2B,SB
K Hernandez 1B                3   1   2   0    2   0  .333  .889    0   11   3   IW
D Porter C                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .870    0    3   1   
  G Brummer C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .933         0   0   
G Hendrick RF                 4   1   0   1    1   1  .340  .969    0    3   0   
K Oberkfell 3B                4   1   2   2    0   0  .294  .744    0    1   1   2B
T Herr 2B                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .289  .804    0    0   5   HR
M Ramsey SS                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .300  .721    0    2   5   
J Andujar P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .422    0    1   1   
  O Smith PH                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .236  .579    0    0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
Totals                       35   9  12   8    5   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: K Oberkfell (3, off M Scott); W McGee (2, off F DiPino).

HR: T Herr (2, off B Dawley; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: K Hernandez (3, by F DiPino).

HBP: L Smith (3, by M Scott).

TB: T Herr 5; W McGee 4; K Oberkfell 3; K Hernandez 2; O Smith; D Green; M Ramsey.

RBI: T Herr 3 (8); K Oberkfell 2 (9); D Green (11); G Hendrick (27); W McGee (10).

2-out RBI: T Herr 3; K Oberkfell 2; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: J Andujar (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W McGee (4, 2nd base off M Scott/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
M Scott                        6     6   3   2    2   3   0   2.50   26     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 1· 6     51    -     1.17   0.08
F DiPino, BS (2), L (3-2)      0.2   2   3   3    1   1   0   3.50    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    3.46  -0.24
B Dawley                       0     3   3   3    2   0   1   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          3-3    1.49  -0.38
M Madden                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.89    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   8    5   5   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1·12          7-5

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Andujar, W (3-5)             7     8   3   3    2   2   1   3.49   29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 8     49    -     0.81  -0.05
B Sutter                       2     4   2   2    0   0   1   3.32   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    2   2   2          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·12           -

M Scott faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
B Dawley faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: M Scott (2).

WP: M Scott (1).

IBB: F DiPino (3; K Hernandez).

PO: J Andujar 2 (2; P Garner, 2nd base (CS); P Garner, 1st base).

HBP: M Scott (1; L Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 22,680.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. O Moreno             CF    1. L Smith              LF 
2. T Puhl               RF    2. W McGee              CF 
3. D Thon               SS    3. K Hernandez          1B 
4. P Garner             3B    4. D Porter             C  
5. J Cruz               LF    5. G Hendrick           RF 
6. H Spilman            1B    6. K Oberkfell          3B 
7. A Ashby              C     7. T Herr               2B 
8. B Doran              2B    8. M Ramsey             SS 
9. M Scott              P     9. J Andujar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  12-      31%  73% W McGee         F DiPino        Double to CF; Smith Scores; Green to 3B
   b 7   2  3-3  123      20%  81% G Hendrick      B Dawley        Walk; Green Scores; McGee to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   b 7   1  3-1  12-      15%  43% D Green         F DiPino        Single to LF; Ramsey Scores; Smith to 2B
   b 7   2  3-4  123      13%  95% K Oberkfell     B Dawley        Single to LF; McGee Scores; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   b 7   1  3-3  123     -12%  62% D Porter        F DiPino        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Moreno        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      42%  T Puhl          Home Run
   O      ---      43%  D Thon          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  P Garner        Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J Cruz          Garner Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  L Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      44%  W McGee         Single to SS
          1--      46%  K Hernandez     Balk; McGee to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      39%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      39%  H Spilman       Single to CF
   O      1--      40%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B; Spilman to 2B
          -2-      39%  B Doran         Walk
   R      12-      29%  M Scott         Single to CF; Spilman Scores; Doran to 2B
   O      12-      32%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      30%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      27%  T Herr          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 2-3-4
          ---      25%  T Puhl          Single to LF
          1--      18%  D Thon          Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3      23%  P Garner        Thon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   RO     --3      21%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Puhl Scores
          ---      20%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      22%  H Spilman       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  M Ramsey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      18%  J Andujar       Strikeout
          ---      19%  L Smith         Hit By Pitch
          1--      22%  W McGee         Single to CF; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      30%  K Hernandez     McGee Steals 2B; Smith Scores/unER/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); McGee to 3B
          --3      31%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      26%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  M Scott         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
          ---      32%  K Oberkfell     Double to LF
          -2-      35%  T Herr          Wild Pitch; Oberkfell to 3B
   O      --3      28%  " "             Flyball: LF
          --3      29%  M Ramsey        Walk
   O      1-3      23%  J Andujar       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  D Thon          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      24%  K Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      21%  D Porter        Baserunner Out Advancing; Hernandez out at 2B/C-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
          ---      18%  P Garner        Single to 3B
          1--      16%  J Cruz          Garner Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Garner to 2B
   O      -2-      19%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      22%  H Spilman       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      24%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      21%  D Porter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      18%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      17%  K Oberkfell     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Braun replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 1st
          ---      15%  B Doran         Single to RF
   O      1--      16%  M Scott         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Doran to 2B
   O      -2-      17%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B; Doran to 3B
   O      --3      20%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
          ---      27%  T Herr          Single to LF
          1--      37%  M Ramsey        Single to CF; Herr to 2B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th; Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar batting 9th
   O      12-      28%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Ramsey to 2B
                  David Green pinch hits for Steve Braun batting 1st
   R      12-      43%  D Green         Single to LF; Ramsey Scores; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      73%  W McGee         Double to CF; Smith Scores; Green to 3B
          -23      74%  K Hernandez     Intentional Walk
   O      123      62%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  Bill Dawley replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      81%  G Hendrick      Walk; Green Scores; McGee to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   RR     123      95%  K Oberkfell     Single to LF; McGee Scores; Hernandez Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  T Herr          Home Run; Hendrick Scores; Oberkfell Scores
          ---      99%  M Ramsey        Walk
          1--      99%  O Smith         Single to CF; Ramsey to 3B
                  Mike Madden replaces Alan Ashby pitching and batting 7th; Luis Pujols replaces Bill Dawley playing C batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  D Green         Flyball: CF
                  8 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Bruce Sutter facing 3-4-5
                  Bruce Sutter replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 9th; David Green moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  D Thon          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      99%  P Garner        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  H Spilman       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Mike Madden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  K Hernandez     Single to RF
          1--     100%  D Porter        Passed Ball; Hernandez to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Passed Ball; Hernandez to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      99%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Bruce Sutter facing 7-8-9
                  Glenn Brummer replaces Darrell Porter playing C batting 4th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike Madden batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  B Doran         Single to CF
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Luis Pujols batting 9th
          1--      99%  T Scott         Single to RF; Doran to 2B
          12-      97%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Doran to 3B; Scott to 2B
   RO     123      99%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-P; Doran Scores; Scott to 3B; Moreno to 2B
   O      -23     100%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation