June 2, 1996 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 14
@CAL 1 CHW 4
DET 2 CHW 13
DET 5 CLE 11
@MIL 6 NYY 11
@OAK 4 SEA 3
BOS 1 MIN 6
@TEX 5 KCR 7
@TOR 5 ATL 6
@CIN 2 FLA 3
CHC 2 SFG 8
@MON 1 LAD 1
@NYM 0 PHI 9
SDP 8
(12) PIT 5
COL 2 STL 2
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 32,703

Sunday, June 2, 1996, 1:18
Time of Game: 2:43

Astros

27-30

Lost 3

1st

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

W: T Stottlemyre (5-3), L: D Kile (6-4)

Cardinals

26-29

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                3   0   2   0    2   0  .288  .762   20    1   0   2·SB
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .794   21    1   4   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .345 1.163   16   10   0   IW
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .760   14    1   0   
D May LF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .745   14    1   0   
O Miller SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .801   11    1   4   CS
R Wilkins C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .763   27    7   1   
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .452   13    2   2   
D Kile P                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .120  .308   13    0   0   2B
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Berry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .779    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    5   5              155   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Kile (1, off T Stottlemyre).

IBB: J Bagwell (11, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: D Kile 2; J Cangelosi 2; J Bagwell; O Miller; B Spiers; R Wilkins.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Spiers-J Bagwell; O Miller-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cangelosi 2 (5, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/D Sheaffer 2).

CS: O Miller (4, 2nd base by T Stottlemyre/D Sheaffer).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Jordan RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .696   13    3   0   2B
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .257  .685   21    3   1   GDP
W McGee LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .776   17    2   0   
R Lankford CF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .297  .925   12    4   0   HBP,IW
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .266  .716    9    0   1   HBP
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .332  .856   11    7   0   
D Sheaffer C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .684   10    5   1   HBP,GDP
L Alicea 2B                   2   0   1   1    1   1  .254  .724   15    3   3   HBP,IW
T Stottlemyre P               3   0   1   0    1   1  .217  .550   13    0   2   
Totals                       29   2   7   2    3   8              121   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Jordan (8, off D Kile).

IBB: L Alicea (2, by D Kile); R Lankford (8, by D Kile).

HBP: L Alicea (2, by D Kile); G Gaetti (4, by D Kile); R Lankford (1, by D Kile); D Sheaffer (1, by D Kile).

TB: B Jordan 2; J Mabry 2; G Gaetti 2; T Stottlemyre; L Alicea.

GIDP: D Sheaffer (5); R Clayton (5).

RBI: J Mabry (24); L Alicea (21).

2-out RBI: L Alicea.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Clayton (8).

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
D Kile, L (6-4)                7.2   7   2   2    3   8   0   3.36   35  117-65   38·10·17   12· 5· 3· 0     62    -     0.98   0.15
A Morman                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.96    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.81   0.02
Totals                         8     7   2   2    3   8   0          36  121-68   40·10·18   12· 5· 4· 0          3-0

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
T Stottlemyre, W (5-3)         9     7   0   0    5   5   0   3.51   38  147-88   48·17·23   12·13· 3· 0     73    -     1.41   0.67
Totals                         9     7   0   0    5   5   0          38  147-88   48·17·23   12·13· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Kile 2 (5; L Alicea, R Lankford); T Stottlemyre (4; J Bagwell).

HBP: D Kile 4 (8; R Lankford, G Gaetti, D Sheaffer, L Alicea).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 32,703.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Cangelosi          CF    1. B Jordan             RF 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Clayton            SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. W McGee              LF 
4. D Bell               RF    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. D May                LF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. O Miller             SS    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. R Wilkins            C     7. D Sheaffer           C  
8. B Spiers             3B    8. L Alicea             2B 
9. D Kile               P     9. T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  4  -12%  57% D Kile          T Stottlemyre   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   t 7   0  1-0  12-  3   10%  62% C Biggio        T Stottlemyre   Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   2  1-0  1-3  2   10%  79% D Bell          T Stottlemyre   Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   b 2   0  0-1  12-  2   -9%  64% D Sheaffer      D Kile          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Mabry to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  12-  4    9%  73% J Mabry         D Kile          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lankford Scores; Gaetti to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Cangelosi     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   53%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   46%  D May           Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  O Miller        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   53%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   51%  B Spiers        Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left); May to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  D Kile          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  R Lankford      Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   64%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lankford to 2B
   R      12-  4   73%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lankford Scores; Gaetti to 2B
   OO     12-  2   64%  D Sheaffer      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Mabry to 2B
          -2-  4   65%  L Alicea        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   61%  T Stottlemyre   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   54%  J Cangelosi     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cangelosi to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  4   59%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      -2-  4   63%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Cangelosi to 3B
   O      --3  5   67%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   72%  B Jordan        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   69%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   65%  W McGee         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  4   66%  R Lankford      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   62%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   65%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   62%  O Miller        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      67%  R Wilkins       Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   69%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   66%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   64%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   67%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   63%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      61%  C Biggio        Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   65%  J Bagwell       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   71%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   74%  T Stottlemyre   Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   71%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  6   66%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   70%  D May           Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  1   72%  O Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   70%  R Wilkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   74%  B Spiers        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   72%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   70%  R Lankford      Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  1   71%  G Gaetti        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   69%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   57%  D Kile          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  5   52%  J Cangelosi     Walk
   O      12-  3   62%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   69%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Kile to 3B
   O      1-3  2   79%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   79%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   82%  T Stottlemyre   Walk; Alicea to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  B Jordan        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   74%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   80%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   84%  O Miller        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   87%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   85%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
          ---  4   85%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  3   87%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gaetti to 3B
          1-3  3   87%  D Sheaffer      Hit By Pitch; Mabry to 2B
   R      123  3   94%  L Alicea        Hit By Pitch; Gaetti Scores; Mabry to 3B; Sheaffer to 2B
                  Alvin Morman replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   92%  T Stottlemyre   Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   96%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
                  Sean Berry pinch hits for Alvin Morman batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--      96%  C Biggio        Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation