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SEA  6
@BAL  0

DET  4
OAK  1

MIL 10
CLE  8

MIN  6
BOS  5

MIN  5
BOS  4

NYY 10
CAL  4

TEX  6
KCR  4

TOR  6
CHW  2

CHC  5
ATL  4

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PIT  6
@CIN  0

PHI  5
@LAD  0

MON  7
@SDP  1

SFG  3
NYM  2

HOU  3
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 38,387

Saturday, August 31, 1985
Time of Game: 2:29
Astros
3
60-67
Won 4
4th, 14½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  1
W: Bob Knepper (11-10), L: Danny Cox (14-8)
Cardinals
1
77-49
Lost 3
1st

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Doran 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .810              0   4   2B,SB
C Reynolds SS                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .705              4   4   
D Walling 3B-1B               4   1   2   0    1   1  .270  .699              4   6   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .306  .775              1   0   2B
J Mumphrey RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .714              2   0   
G Davis 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .257  .769             11   0   HR,GDP,IW
  P Garner PR-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .671              0   0   
K Bass CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .676              2   0   
M Bailey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .811              3   1   
B Knepper P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .357              0   0   SH
Totals                       36   3  11   0    2   6                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: D Walling (18, off D Cox); B Doran (28, off K Dayley); J Cruz (28, off D Cox).
HR: G Davis (11, off D Cox; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: B Knepper (5, off D Cox).
IBB: G Davis (4, by K Dayley).
TB: G Davis 5; B Doran 3; D Walling 3; J Cruz 3; K Bass; J Mumphrey; C Reynolds.
GIDP: G Davis (9).
RBI: G Davis (39); J Cruz (62).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 16.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Doran-C Reynolds-D Walling.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Doran (22, 2nd base off D Cox/T Nieto).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .667              3   0   
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .911              1   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .823              2   4   
C Cedeno 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .665              9   0   2B
T Landrum RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .821              3   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
B Harper 3B-RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .660              0   0   
O Smith SS                    3   1   3   0    0   0  .269  .684              1   4   2B,CS
T Nieto C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .558              5   0   
  T Lawless PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .436              0   0   
  D Porter C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .716              2   0   
D Cox P                       1   0   0   1    0   0  .152  .375              0   1   SF
  A Van Slyke RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .771              1   0   
  T Pendleton PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .561              0   0   GDP
Totals                       29   1   5   0    0   3                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: O Smith (18, off B Knepper); C Cedeno (13, off B Knepper).
SF: D Cox (1, off B Knepper).
TB: O Smith 4; C Cedeno 2; T Nieto.
GIDP: T Pendleton (14).
RBI: D Cox (5).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Herr-O Smith-C Cedeno.
E: V Coleman (7).
Baserunning Events
CS: O Smith (7, 2nd base by B Knepper/M Bailey).

Pitching Stats

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 (11-10)           9     5   1   1    0   3   0   3.50   30     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 5     76    -     1.26   0.41
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   3   0          30     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2· 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
D Cox, L (14-8)                7    10   3   3    1   4   1   2.87   31     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0·10     48    -     1.36  -0.17
K Dayley                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.17    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.64   0.07
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·11          1-0 
D Cox faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: K Dayley (9; G Davis).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 38,387.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Bill Doran                   2B       1. Vince Coleman                LF
2. Craig Reynolds               SS       2. Willie McGee                 CF
3. Denny Walling                3B       3. Tom Herr                     2B
4. Jose Cruz                    LF       4. Cesar Cedeno                 1B
5. Jerry Mumphrey               RF       5. Tito Landrum                 RF
6. Glenn Davis                  1B       6. Brian Harper                 3B
7. Kevin Bass                   CF       7. Ozzie Smith                  SS
8. Mark Bailey                   C       8. Tom Nieto                     C
9. Bob Knepper                   P       9. Danny Cox                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 0 1-- 19% 76% 1-1 HOU D. Walling D. Cox Single; Reynolds to 3B
b8 1 12- OO 17% 93% 1-3 STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0 1-3 RR 15% 91% 1-1 HOU J. Cruz D. Cox Double; Reynolds Scores; Walling Scores/Adv on E7
t4 1 --- R 14% 61% 0-0 HOU G. Davis D. Cox Home Run
b6 0 --- -11% 51% 0-1 STL O. Smith B. Knepper Double

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 HOU B. Doran D. Cox Single
t1 0 1-- 3% 56% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Cox Doran Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- O -4% 52% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Cox Strikeout
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 HOU D. Walling D. Cox Flyball: LF
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Cox Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL V. Coleman B. Knepper Flyball: SS
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL W. McGee B. Knepper Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL T. Herr B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Mumphrey D. Cox Single
t2 0 1-- 6% 60% 0-0 HOU G. Davis D. Cox Single; Mumphrey to 2B
t2 0 12- O -6% 54% 0-0 HOU K. Bass D. Cox Flyball: 2B
t2 1 12- O -5% 50% 0-0 HOU M. Bailey D. Cox Strikeout
t2 2 12- O -4% 45% 0-0 HOU B. Knepper D. Cox Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL C. Cedeno B. Knepper Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL T. Landrum B. Knepper Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL B. Harper B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 HOU B. Doran D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Cox Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- 3% 48% 0-0 HOU D. Walling D. Cox Double
t3 2 -2- O -4% 45% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Cox Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 STL O. Smith B. Knepper Single
b3 0 1-- O 6% 47% 0-0 STL T. Nieto B. Knepper Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL T. Nieto B. Knepper Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL D. Cox B. Knepper Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 HOU J. Mumphrey D. Cox Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- R 14% 61% 0-0 HOU G. Davis D. Cox Home Run
t4 1 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 HOU K. Bass D. Cox Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 HOU M. Bailey D. Cox Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 STL V. Coleman B. Knepper Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 STL W. McGee B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 65% 0-1 STL T. Herr B. Knepper Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 HOU B. Knepper D. Cox Foul Flyball: C
t5 1 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 HOU B. Doran D. Cox Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Cox Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 63% 0-1 STL C. Cedeno B. Knepper Lineout: 3B
b5 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 STL T. Landrum B. Knepper Lineout: SS
b5 2 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 STL B. Harper B. Knepper Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- 4% 71% 1-0 HOU D. Walling D. Cox Walk
t6 0 1-- 5% 77% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Cox Single; Walling to 2B
t6 0 12- O -5% 71% 1-0 HOU J. Mumphrey D. Cox Foul Flyball: LF
t6 1 12- OO -9% 62% 1-0 HOU G. Davis D. Cox Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- -11% 51% 0-1 STL O. Smith B. Knepper Double
b6 0 -2- O 2% 53% 0-1 STL T. Nieto B. Knepper Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
b6 1 --3 RO -5% 48% 0-1 STL D. Cox B. Knepper Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
b6 2 --- O 2% 50% 1-1 STL V. Coleman B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- 6% 56% 1-1 HOU K. Bass D. Cox Single
t7 0 1-- O -6% 50% 1-1 HOU M. Bailey D. Cox Flyball: CF
t7 1 1-- O -3% 48% 1-1 HOU B. Knepper D. Cox Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bass to 2B
t7 2 -2- O -6% 42% 1-1 HOU B. Doran D. Cox Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 1-1 STL W. McGee B. Knepper Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 48% 1-1 STL T. Herr B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- -4% 44% 1-1 STL C. Cedeno B. Knepper Double
b7 2 -2- O 6% 50% 1-1 STL T. Landrum B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Danny Cox facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- 7% 57% 1-1 HOU C. Reynolds D. Cox Single
t8 0 1-- 19% 76% 1-1 HOU D. Walling D. Cox Single; Reynolds to 3B
t8 0 1-3 RR 15% 91% 1-1 HOU J. Cruz D. Cox Double; Reynolds Scores; Walling Scores/Adv on E7
Ken Dayley replaces Tito Landrum (RF) pitching and batting 5th; Andy Van Slyke replaces Danny Cox (P) playing RF batting 9th
t8 0 -2- O -2% 89% 3-1 HOU J. Mumphrey K. Dayley Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 -2- 1% 90% 3-1 HOU G. Davis K. Dayley Intentional Walk
Phil Garner pinch runs for Glenn Davis (1B) batting 6th
t8 1 12- O -2% 88% 3-1 HOU K. Bass K. Dayley Flyball: RF
t8 2 12- O -2% 85% 3-1 HOU M. Bailey K. Dayley Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
Denny Walling moves from 3B to 1B; Phil Garner moves from PR to 3B
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 1-3 STL B. Harper B. Knepper Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1 --- -5% 84% 1-3 STL O. Smith B. Knepper Single
b8 1 1-- -8% 77% 1-3 STL T. Nieto B. Knepper Single; Smith to 2B
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke (RF) batting 9th; Tom Lawless pinch runs for Tom Nieto (C) batting 8th
b8 1 12- OO 17% 93% 1-3 STL T. Pendleton B. Knepper Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 9-1-2
Darrell Porter replaces Tom Lawless (PR) playing C batting 8th; Terry Pendleton moves from PH to 3B; Brian Harper moves from 3B to RF
t9 0 --- O -1% 93% 3-1 HOU B. Knepper K. Dayley Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1 --- 1% 94% 3-1 HOU B. Doran K. Dayley Double
t9 1 -2- O -1% 93% 3-1 HOU C. Reynolds K. Dayley Strikeout
t9 2 -2- O -1% 92% 3-1 HOU D. Walling K. Dayley Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 1-3 STL V. Coleman B. Knepper Strikeout
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 1-3 STL W. McGee B. Knepper Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 1-3 STL T. Herr B. Knepper Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

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