August 17, 1990 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 33,934

Friday, August 17, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 1:59

Astros

52-67

Lost 1

5th, 17 GB

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

W: B Tewksbury (8-3), L: B Gullickson (8-10)

Cardinals

55-64

Won 1

6th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yelding CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .614   12    1   1   
B Doran 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .803    7    3   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .630    7    1   2   
F Stubbs 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .758    8   11   0   2B
G Wilson RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .636    6    1   1   
K Rhodes LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .952   12    4   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .576    5    2   2   
R Ramirez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .626    7    1   6   
B Gullickson P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343    5    0   1   
  D Schatzeder P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  D Rohde PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .566    6    0   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  K Oberkfell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .635    4    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   1   0    0   3               79   24  14

BATTING

2B: F Stubbs (14, off B Tewksbury).

TB: F Stubbs 2.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 4. B Gullickson-R Gedman-F Stubbs; F Stubbs; G Wilson-F Stubbs; B Doran-R Ramirez-F Stubbs.

E: R Ramirez (19).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .296  .754   12    3   0   
O Smith SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .620   17    2   3   SB,GDP
W McGee CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .337  .815   16    1   0   
D Walling 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .518   14   15   0   2B
T Pendleton 3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .221  .591    9    0   6   IW
T Zeile C                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .735   14    3   1   HR,GDP
M Thompson RF                 3   2   2   0    0   0  .215  .612    8    3   0   SB
J Oquendo 2B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .678   11    0   4   
B Tewksbury P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .460    8    0   1   SH
Totals                       29   5  10   4    2   1              109   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Walling (4, off B Gullickson).

HR: T Zeile (13, off B Gullickson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: B Tewksbury (5, off B Gullickson).

IBB: T Pendleton (8, by B Gullickson).

TB: T Zeile 5; D Walling 2; V Coleman 2; J Oquendo 2; M Thompson 2; W McGee.

GIDP: T Zeile (7); O Smith (8).

RBI: V Coleman 2 (35); W McGee (59); T Zeile (41).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (25, 2nd base off B Gullickson/R Gedman); M Thompson (20, 2nd base off B Gullickson/R Gedman).

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 Gullickson, L (8-10)         3     8   5   5    2   0   1   3.93   18   55-33   22· 1· 9    6· 3· 6· 1     21    -     0.82  -0.29
D Schatzeder                   2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    5   16-10    6· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.19   0.04
X Hernandez                    3     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.63    9   34-25   19· 1· 5    3· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   1   1          32  105-68   47· 4·16   12· 6·10· 1          2-0

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
B Tewksbury, W (8-3)           9     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.69   28   79-58   35· 2·21   15· 9· 1· 0     88    -     0.43   0.25
Totals                         9     1   0   0    0   3   0          28   79-58   35· 2·21   15· 9· 1· 0           -

B Gullickson faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: B Gullickson (2).

WP: B Gullickson (3).

IBB: B Gullickson (12; T Pendleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 33,934.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Yelding            CF    1. V Coleman            LF 
2. B Doran              2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. K Caminiti           3B    3. W McGee              CF 
4. F Stubbs             1B    4. D Walling            1B 
5. G Wilson             RF    5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. K Rhodes             LF    6. T Zeile              C  
7. R Gedman             C     7. M Thompson           RF 
8. R Ramirez            SS    8. J Oquendo            2B 
9. B Gullickson         P     9. B Tewksbury          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  123  4  -12%  61% T Zeile         B Gullickson    Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 2   1  0-1  -23  2    7%  81% V Coleman       B Gullickson    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Thompson Scores; Oquendo Scores; Coleman out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
   b 1   1  0-1  1--  1    7%  73% D Walling       B Gullickson    Double to RF (Line Drive); McGee to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  --3  2    6%  65% W McGee         B Gullickson    Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores
   b 2   0  0-1  -2-  2    6%  77% J Oquendo       B Gullickson    Single to RF (Line Drive); Thompson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  E Yelding       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  K Caminiti      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   55%  O Smith         Walk
          1--      57%  W McGee         Smith Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Balk; Smith to 3B
   R      --3  2   65%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores
          1--  1   73%  D Walling       Double to RF (Line Drive); McGee to 3B
          -23  4   73%  T Pendleton     Intentional Walk
   OO     123  4   61%  T Zeile         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  F Stubbs        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  K Rhodes        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Gullickson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   69%  M Thompson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  J Oquendo       Thompson Steals 2B
          -2-  2   77%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   74%  B Tewksbury     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Oquendo to 2B
   RRO    -23  2   81%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Thompson Scores; Oquendo Scores; Coleman out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
   O      ---  8   81%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   83%  R Gedman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   84%  R Ramirez       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  5   85%  B Gullickson    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   84%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   83%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   83%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   85%  E Yelding       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  B Doran         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   92%  T Zeile         Home Run
          ---  1   93%  M Thompson      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   96%  J Oquendo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Thompson to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  B Tewksbury     Wild Pitch; Thompson Scores; Oquendo to 2B
          -2-  3   97%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B/Bunt; Oquendo to 3B/Adv on E6
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Bill Gullickson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   96%  V Coleman       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1-3  1   94%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  F Stubbs        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   96%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  K Rhodes        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   96%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   96%  T Pendleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   97%  R Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dave Rohde pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  D Rohde         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Dave Rohde pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   98%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  6   97%  J Oquendo       Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  E Yelding       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  B Doran         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  K Caminiti      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  B Tewksbury     Flyball: 3B
          ---  4   99%  V Coleman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   99%  O Smith         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   97%  F Stubbs        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   98%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   99%  K Rhodes        Flyball: CF; Stubbs to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Xavier Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6  100%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  D Walling       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Pendleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  100%  R Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  K Oberkfell     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  E Yelding       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation