May 6, 1995 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 3 CAL 7
SEA 5 CHW 7
KCR 4 MIN 5
@CLE 2 BOS 5
@DET 3 MIL 5
@NYY 2 TEX 4
@OAK 2 PHI 3
@ATL 1 CIN 13
NYM 11 LAD 17
@COL 11 FLA 10
@MON 3 CHC 13
@PIT 5 SFG 13
@SDP 6 STL 7
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 25,659

Saturday, May 6, 1995, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:42

Astros

6-4

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  0    5  7  0
Cardinals       4  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 11  0

W: V Palacios (1-1), L: G Swindell (0-1), S: T Henke (3)

Cardinals

5-6

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .189  .778   21    4   5   SB
L Gonzalez LF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .814   20    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .121  .625   12    8   3   2B
D Bell CF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .375  .957   22    2   0   2·SB
D Magadan 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .873   15    1   2   
P Plantier RF                 4   1   1   3    0   2  .233  .836   24    1   0   HR
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222   10    1   4   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .762    3    0   0   
E Tucker C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.166   14    5   1   HR
G Swindell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Shipley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.389    4    0   0   
  J Dougherty P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
  M Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222    1    0   0   
  D Hartgraves P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.193    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   7   5    4   4              152   24  16

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (1, off K Hill).

HR: E Tucker (1, off K Hill; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); P Plantier (3, off K Hill; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: E Tucker 5; P Plantier 4; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; T Eusebio; D Bell.

RBI: P Plantier 3 (7); E Tucker (1); J Bagwell (4).

2-out RBI: P Plantier 3; J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell; C Biggio-R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bell 2 (5, 2nd base off K Hill/T Pagnozzi 2); C Biggio (1, 2nd base off K Hill/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gilkey LF                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .333  .831   12    3   0   HR
O Smith SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .560    5    0   3   SH
  J Oquendo 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .621    3    3   0   
R Lankford CF                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .295  .918   21    2   0   2B
B Jordan RF                   4   2   1   0    0   1  .366 1.078   19    2   0   2B,SB
S Cooper 3B                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .405 1.048   15    0   3   
D Coles 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .222  .652   16   10   1   HR
  T Henke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .530    5    5   0   2·GDP
T Cromer 2B-SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .566    9    0   3   
K Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .500    8    1   0   
  V Palacios P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   CS
  R Arocha P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Mabry 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .699         1   0   
Totals                       31   7  11   7    2   5              114   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Jordan (2, off G Swindell); R Lankford (8, off G Swindell).

HR: D Coles (1, off G Swindell; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Gilkey (1, off D Hartgraves; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: O Smith (3, off G Swindell).

TB: B Gilkey 6; D Coles 5; B Jordan 2; R Lankford 2; O Smith; T Bradshaw; T Pagnozzi; S Cooper.

GIDP: T Pagnozzi 2 (2).

RBI: D Coles 3 (3); S Cooper 2 (9); B Gilkey (5); R Lankford (5).

2-out RBI: D Coles 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jordan (5, 2nd base off G Swindell/E Tucker).

CS: T Bradshaw (1, 2nd base by J Dougherty/E Tucker).

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
G Swindell, L (0-1)            2     6   6   6    2   1   1   7.88   14   47-27   17· 3· 7    7· 1· 3· 0     19    -     0.71  -0.34
D Brocail                      2     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.50    7   20-15   11· 2· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.38   0.04
J Dougherty                    2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    6   18-14    8· 3· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.10
D Hartgraves                   1.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   7.71    5   19-12    8· 3· 1    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.07
D Veres                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8    11   7   7    2   5   2          34  108-71   46·11·14   18· 5· 4· 0          1-0

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
K Hill                         4.2   4   5   5    3   1   2   5.17   21   73-45   27· 6·12    8· 6· 3· 0     34    -     0.73  -0.14
V Palacios, W (1-1)            1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    4   23-13    8· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.13
R Arocha, H (2)                2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    8   33-20   12· 3· 5    6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.11   0.17
T Henke, S (3)                 1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   19-11    7· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
Totals                         9     7   5   5    4   4   2          38  148-89   54·13·22   16· 9· 5· 0          1-0

G Swindell faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Swindell (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 25,659.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             2B    1. B Gilkey             LF 
2. L Gonzalez           LF    2. O Smith              SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. D Bell               CF    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. D Magadan            3B    5. S Cooper             3B 
6. P Plantier           RF    6. D Coles              1B 
7. R Gutierrez          SS    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. E Tucker             C     8. T Cromer             2B 
9. G Swindell           P     9. K Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  4   21%  85% D Coles         G Swindell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jordan Scores; Cooper Scores
   t 5   2  6-4  --3  1  -11%  66% J Bagwell       K Hill          Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Biggio Scores
   t 4   2  6-0  12-  7  -10%  85% P Plantier      K Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores; Magadan Scores
   b 7   0  5-6  ---  4   10%  89% B Gilkey        D Hartgraves    Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   2  6-5  1-3  5   10%  79% J Bagwell       R Arocha        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   54%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  B Gilkey        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   57%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Gilkey to 2B
   R      -2-  7   66%  R Lankford      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gilkey Scores
          -2-      69%  B Jordan        Wild Pitch; Lankford to 3B
   O      --3  4   62%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Lankford out at Hm/3B; Jordan to 1B
          1--      63%  S Cooper        Jordan Steals 2B
          -2-  6   64%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  4   85%  D Coles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jordan Scores; Cooper Scores
          ---  1   85%  T Pagnozzi      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   84%  T Cromer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   81%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  D Magadan       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      83%  P Plantier      Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   88%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   87%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   86%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  E Tucker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   89%  G Swindell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   91%  R Lankford      Walk
          1--  3   94%  B Jordan        Double to RF (Line Drive); Lankford to 3B
   RR     -23  1   96%  S Cooper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lankford Scores; Jordan Scores
                  Doug Brocail replaces Greg Swindell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  7   96%  D Coles         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1   95%  T Pagnozzi      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   96%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   97%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   96%  D Bell          Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--      96%  D Magadan       Bell Steals 2B
          -2-  5   95%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  7   85%  P Plantier      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores; Magadan Scores
   O      ---  1   86%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   85%  T Cromer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  K Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   85%  B Gilkey        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   86%  O Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gilkey to 2B
   O      12-  6   84%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   75%  E Tucker        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Craig Shipley pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
   O      ---  4   78%  C Shipley       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   75%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      73%  L Gonzalez      Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   77%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Biggio to 3B
   R      --3  1   66%  J Bagwell       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Biggio Scores
                  Vicente Palacios replaces Ken Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   71%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jim Dougherty facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Dougherty replaces Craig Shipley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   69%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  S Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   70%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   72%  P Plantier      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   74%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jim Dougherty facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   72%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   70%  T Cromer        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Vicente Palacios batting 9th
          ---  1   72%  T Bradshaw      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   69%  B Gilkey        Bradshaw Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Rene Arocha facing 8-9-1
                  Rene Arocha replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th; Jose Oquendo replaces Ozzie Smith playing 2B batting 2nd; Tripp Cromer moves to SS
          ---  5   62%  E Tucker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Milt Thompson pinch hits for Jim Dougherty batting 9th
   O      1--  1   69%  M Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Thompson to 1B
          1--  4   62%  C Biggio        Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Thompson to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Thompson to 3B; Gonzalez to 1B
   O      1-3  5   79%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dean Hartgraves facing 1-2-3
                  Dean Hartgraves replaces Milt Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   89%  B Gilkey        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   88%  J Oquendo       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   87%  R Lankford      Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   86%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Rene Arocha facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   90%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   94%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dean Hartgraves facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   93%  S Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  Dave Veres replaces Dean Hartgraves pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   94%  D Coles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   92%  T Pagnozzi      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Henke replaces Darnell Coles pitching and batting 6th; John Mabry replaces Rene Arocha playing 1B batting 9th; Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  A Stankiewicz   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  E Tucker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
          ---  3   96%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  7   93%  C Biggio        Walk; Eusebio to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation