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

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BAL 12
@CAL 8 DET 8
@CHW 6 MIL 7
CLE 6 NYY 5
@OAK 0 BOS 9
@SEA 8
(10) MIN 6
@TEX 4 KCR 2
@TOR 0 CIN 7
ATL 6 FLA 4
CHC 3 MON 4
SFG 3
(11) LAD 8
@NYM 5 SDP 5
@PHI 1 COL 8
@PIT 3 STL 8
HOU 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 32,955

Monday, September 2, 1996, 12:06
Time of Game: 4:01

Astros

74-65

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0   0    7 13  0
Cardinals       1  2  0   2  0  1   0  1  0   1    8 17  0

W: A Benes (13-8), L: D Brocail (1-5)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cardinals

73-65

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .283  .672    0    1   0   SB
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .305  .848    0    3   5   
J Bagwell 1B                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .318 1.041    0   12   1   2B
D Bell RF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .764    0    1   1   GDP
S Berry 3B                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .279  .810    0    0   2   HR,2B
  B Spiers 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .723         0   0   
  O Miller PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .726    0    0   0   
J Mouton LF                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .265  .705    0    3   1   SB
R Gutierrez SS                5   1   3   1    0   1  .286  .707    0    4   3   2B
K Manwaring C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .218  .571    0    4   1   2B
  T Eusebio PH-C              0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .696    0    1   0   IW
D Kile P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .148  .398    0    0   1   
  B Abreu PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Morman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  X Hernandez P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .711    0    0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       42   7  13   7    3  10                    29  16

BATTING

2B: S Berry (36, off D Osborne); J Bagwell (42, off D Osborne); R Gutierrez (8, off T Fossas); K Manwaring (8, off D Osborne).

HR: S Berry (14, off D Osborne; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: T Eusebio (1, by A Benes).

TB: S Berry 6; R Gutierrez 4; J Bagwell 3; B Hunter 2; J Mouton 2; K Manwaring 2; D Bell.

GIDP: D Bell (16).

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (108); S Berry 2 (84); J Mouton (32); R Gutierrez (15).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; J Mouton; S Berry.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (29, 2nd base off D Eckersley/T Pagnozzi); J Mouton (21, 2nd base off D Osborne/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Smith SS                    5   4   3   3    1   1  .294  .742    0    1   4   HR,2B
R Lankford CF                 3   0   2   1    2   1  .284  .876    0    2   0   2B,SH,IW
W McGee LF                    5   0   4   3    1   0  .302  .759    0    2   0   IW
B Jordan RF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .308  .821    0    4   0   GDP
J Mabry 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .772    0    7   0   GDP
G Gaetti 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .760    0    0   1   
  A Benes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .418         0   0   
T Pagnozzi C                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .733    0   11   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .245  .693    0    2   1   
D Osborne P                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .553    0    0   0   2B
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368         0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .702    0    0   0   
  R Batchelor P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Clayton PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .710    0    0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .762    0    0   0   SH
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Sheaffer 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .652    0    0   0   
  M Mejia PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126         0   0   SB
Totals                       40   8  17   8    6   5                    30   6

BATTING

2B: O Smith (7, off D Kile); D Osborne (4, off D Kile); R Lankford (32, off X Hernandez).

HR: O Smith (2, off D Kile; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: R Lankford (1, off D Kile); M Sweeney (5, off X Hernandez).

IBB: R Lankford (10, by D Brocail); W McGee (2, by X Hernandez).

TB: O Smith 7; W McGee 4; R Lankford 3; D Osborne 2; L Alicea 2; G Gaetti; T Bradshaw; J Mabry; T Pagnozzi; B Jordan.

GIDP: J Mabry (17); B Jordan (6).

RBI: O Smith 3 (16); W McGee 3 (40); D Osborne (6); R Lankford (79).

2-out RBI: O Smith 2; R Lankford; W McGee.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-L Alicea-J Mabry.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Mejia (4, 2nd base off D Brocail/T Eusebio).

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                         5    11   5   5    2   2   1   4.30   26     -       ·  ·      7· 4·10· 1     25    -     1.25  -0.17
A Morman, H (7)                0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   5.31    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.85  -0.20
X Hernandez, BS (4)            2.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   4.64   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 0          2-0    2.71   0.08
J Hudek                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.14    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
D Brocail, L (1-5)             0.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   4.79    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.32  -0.36
Totals                         9.2  17   8   8    6   5   1          48     -       ·  ·     13· 8·15· 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
D Osborne                      3.1   8   7   7    1   3   1   3.45   18     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 4· 1     18    -     1.02  -0.43
M Petkovsek                    0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.87    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.52  -0.06
R Batchelor                    2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.08
T Mathews                      2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.81    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.91   0.11
D Eckersley                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.14
T Fossas                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.04
A Benes, W (13-8)              0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.96    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.11   0.10
Totals                        10    13   7   7    3  10   1          45     -       ·  ·     12·11· 8· 1          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: X Hernandez (3; W McGee); D Brocail (1; R Lankford); A Benes (2; T Eusebio).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 4:01.

Attendance: 32,955.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B Hunter             CF    1. O Smith              SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Lankford           CF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. W McGee              LF 
4. D Bell               RF    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. S Berry              3B    5. J Mabry              1B 
6. J Mouton             LF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. R Gutierrez          SS    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. K Manwaring          C     8. L Alicea             2B 
9. D Kile               P     9. D Osborne            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  7-7  12-      39% 100% W McGee         D Brocail       Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Lankford to 2B
   b 8   2  7-6  -2-      31%  58% R Lankford      X Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores
   b 6   1  7-6  12-     -15%  31% B Jordan        X Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  7-3  1--      14%  26% O Smith         D Kile          Home Run (Deep RF); Bradshaw Scores
   b 6   1  7-5  12-      14%  46% W McGee         A Morman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Lankford to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B; Hunter to 2B
   R      -2-      39%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores
   O      -2-      42%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Bagwell to 3B
   R      --3      33%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bagwell Scores
   R      -2-      25%  J Mouton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores
   O      1--      27%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---      32%  O Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      31%  R Lankford      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 3B
   R      --3      36%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores
          1--      42%  B Jordan        Single to RF (Line Drive); McGee to 3B
   OO     1-3      30%  J Mabry         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Donovan Osborne facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  K Manwaring     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      33%  D Kile          Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
          ---      38%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      35%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive); Pagnozzi to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  D Osborne       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Pagnozzi Scores; Alicea to 3B
   RO     -23      54%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Alicea Scores; Osborne to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Lankford      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Donovan Osborne facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Bagwell       Foul Flyball: C
   OO     1--      56%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      56%  B Jordan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      54%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Line Drive); McGee to 3B; Mabry out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
   O      --3      50%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      38%  S Berry         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      34%  J Mouton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      32%  R Gutierrez     Mouton Steals 2B
   R      -2-      25%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mouton Scores
          1--      17%  K Manwaring     Double to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez to 3B
   O      -23      20%  D Kile          Strikeout
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th
          -23      20%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      123      26%  C Biggio        Strikeout
   RR     123      13%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores; Manwaring Scores; Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3      15%  D Bell          Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      13%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  L Alicea        Strikeout
                  Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek batting 9th
          ---      12%  T Bradshaw      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      26%  O Smith         Home Run (Deep RF); Bradshaw Scores
          ---      28%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--      25%  W McGee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rich Batchelor facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Batchelor replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  S Berry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      28%  J Mouton        Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      29%  K Manwaring     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---      34%  B Jordan        Walk
   O      1--      30%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      25%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
          1--      29%  T Pagnozzi      Single to RF (Line Drive); Jordan to 3B
   O      1-3      22%  L Alicea        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rich Batchelor facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   O      ---      24%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      25%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Alvin Morman facing 9-1-2
                  Alvin Morman replaces Bobby Abreu pitching and batting 9th; Royce Clayton pinch hits for Rich Batchelor batting 9th
   O      ---      23%  R Clayton       Popfly: SS
          ---      27%  O Smith         Walk
          1--      33%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
   R      12-      46%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Lankford to 2B
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Alvin Morman pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      31%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, T.J. Mathews facing 3-4-5
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Royce Clayton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      34%  J Bagwell       Strikeout
          ---      31%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      34%  S Berry         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      37%  J Mouton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Xavier Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  J Mabry         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      28%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      26%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-6, T.J. Mathews facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      28%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  K Manwaring     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      31%  X Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Xavier Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th
          ---      41%  L Alicea        Single to P (Bunt to Weak 1B)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for T.J. Mathews batting 9th
   O      1--      37%  M Sweeney       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alicea to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  O Smith         Strikeout
   R      -2-      58%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores
          -2-      59%  W McGee         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  B Hunter        Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      50%  C Biggio        Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      58%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  D Bell          Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, John Hudek facing 5-6-7
                  John Hudek replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  J Mabry         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Gaetti        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Tony Fossas facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Fossas replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Miller pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 5th
   O      ---      56%  O Miller        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      61%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
          ---      54%  R Gutierrez     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Alan Benes replaces Gary Gaetti pitching and batting 6th; Danny Sheaffer replaces Tony Fossas playing 3B batting 9th; Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring batting 8th
          -2-      53%  T Eusebio       Intentional Walk
                  Derrick May pinch hits for John Hudek batting 9th
   O      12-      64%  D May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Brocail replaces Derrick May pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio moves to C; Orlando Miller moves to 3B
          ---      72%  L Alicea        Walk
   O      1--      64%  D Sheaffer      Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Miguel Mejia pinch runs for Danny Sheaffer batting 9th
          1--      70%  O Smith         Mejia Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mejia out at Hm/LF-C; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      61%  R Lankford      Intentional Walk
   R      12-     100%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Lankford to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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