April 12, 1997 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 5
@BOS 1
(10) MIN 11
@KCR 6 ATL 2
@CHC 1 CIN 2
FLA 1
(10) COL 12
MON 8 HOU 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 28,235

Saturday, April 12, 1997, 1:17
Time of Game: 3:15

Astros

7-4

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Garcia (1-0), L: T Stottlemyre (0-1), S: B Wagner (4)

Cardinals

2-7

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Listach SS                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .219  .539   25    1   4   SB,SF
B Spiers 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .914   13    2   4   SB
  T Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Montgomery PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .900   13    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   2   1   1    0   1  .300  .941   19   12   0   HR,HBP
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .324  .795   17    0   0   
  J Lima P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Biggio 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .748    7    0   1   
D Bell CF                     3   1   1   1    2   0  .154  .472   23    2   0   2B
T Howard RF-LF                3   1   1   0    2   0  .455 1.298   18    0   0   
T Eusebio C                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .200  .494   23    8   0   
R Johnson 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607   17    0   2   CS
R Garcia P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    0   1   
  B Abreu PH-RF               2   1   1   3    0   1  .286  .784    8    2   0   3B
Totals                       31   7   6   7    9   7              193   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Bell (2, off T Stottlemyre).

3B: B Abreu (1, off T Stottlemyre).

HR: J Bagwell (2, off T Stottlemyre; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: P Listach (2, off J Frascatore).

HBP: J Bagwell (2, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: J Bagwell 4; B Abreu 3; D Bell 2; T Howard; B Spiers; R Johnson.

RBI: B Abreu 3 (5); D Bell (4); T Eusebio (3); J Bagwell (9); P Listach (3).

2-out RBI: T Eusebio; D Bell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Listach-B Spiers-J Bagwell 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Spiers (1, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/T Lampkin); P Listach (2, 3rd base off E Ludwick/T Lampkin).

CS: R Johnson (1, 3rd base by E Ludwick/T Lampkin).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   0   2   3    0   2  .237  .658   17    0   3   2B
M Sweeney RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .490   14    1   0   SH
D Young 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   3  .280  .920   21    8   0   
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .167  .592   25    3   0   
J Mabry CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .472    9    4   0   GDP
  E Ludwick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Difelice PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    5    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   2   3   0    0   0  .200  .483   15    1   1   2B,HBP
T Lampkin C                   3   2   2   1    0   0  .250  .572   11    8   1   2B,GDP
  D Bell PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
S Scarsone 2B-CF              3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   18    2   0   
T Stottlemyre P               1   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .629   10    0   1   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W McGee PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .375 1.458    5    0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sheaffer CF-C             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    7    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    7   7              160   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Lampkin (1, off R Garcia); R Clayton (4, off J Lima); G Gaetti (1, off R Garcia).

SH: M Sweeney (1, off R Garcia).

HBP: G Gaetti (1, by R Garcia).

TB: G Gaetti 4; R Clayton 3; T Lampkin 3; S Scarsone.

GIDP: T Lampkin (2); J Mabry (2).

RBI: R Clayton 3 (5); T Stottlemyre (1); T Lampkin (2).

2-out RBI: R Clayton 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

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
R Garcia, W (1-0)              5     4   2   2    4   2   0   1.80   22   80-45   29· 7· 9   10· 2· 3· 0     49    -     1.28   0.09
J Lima                         0.2   3   3   3    1   0   0  13.50    6   20-11    8· 0· 3    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.17
T Martin, H (2)                1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.25   0.13
B Wagner, S (4)                2     1   0   0    2   4   0   0.00    9   44-23    7· 9· 7    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.98   0.18
Totals                         9     8   5   5    7   7   0          41  157-88   49·18·21   13· 5· 8· 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
T Stottlemyre, L (0-1)         5.1   5   7   7    5   5   1   4.26   27  119-67   36·10·21    6· 7· 3· 0     30    -     1.17  -0.35
J Frascatore                   0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    2    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.29  -0.01
T Mathews                      1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   31-15    6· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.66   0.02
T Fossas                       0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    2    8-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.77  -0.00
E Ludwick                      1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    5   20-11    7· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.64   0.06
Totals                         9     6   7   7    9   7   1          42  186-102  54·18·30    9·12· 4· 0          4-1

T Mathews faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Garcia (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Garcia (1; G Gaetti); T Stottlemyre (2; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Brian Gibbons, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 28,235.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 43° F, Wind 16mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. P Listach            SS    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. B Spiers             2B    2. M Sweeney            RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. D Young              1B 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. R Gant               LF 
5. D Bell               CF    5. J Mabry              CF 
6. T Howard             RF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. T Eusebio            C     7. T Lampkin            C  
8. R Johnson            3B    8. S Scarsone           2B 
9. R Garcia             P     9. T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-3  123  5   17%  94% B Abreu         T Stottlemyre   Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bell Scores; Howard Scores; Johnson Scores
   b 1   1  2-0  123  3   15%  70% J Mabry         R Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   2  7-2  123  3  -15%  77% R Clayton       J Lima          Double to RF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores; Lampkin Scores; McGee Scores
   t 3   0  2-2  ---  6   11%  61% J Bagwell       T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  3   11%  61% D Bell          T Stottlemyre   Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B

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      ---  8   48%  P Listach       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   50%  B Spiers        Walk
          1--  1   54%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch; Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   61%  D Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B
          -23  8   62%  T Howard        Walk
   R      123  5   70%  T Eusebio       Walk; Bagwell Scores; Bell to 3B; Howard to 2B
   O      123  1   65%  R Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Garcia facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   61%  R Clayton       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   63%  M Sweeney       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Clayton to 2B
          -2-  5   61%  D Young         Walk
          12-  5   54%  R Gant          Walk; Clayton to 3B; Young to 2B
   OO     123  3   70%  J Mabry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   68%  R Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   67%  P Listach       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   66%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Ramon Garcia facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   60%  G Gaetti        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   49%  T Lampkin       Double to RF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores
          -2-      46%  S Scarsone      Wild Pitch; Lampkin to 3B
          --3  7   42%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  6   43%  T Stottlemyre   Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Lampkin Scores; Scarsone to 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Scarsone to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  6   61%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   59%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   58%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   56%  T Howard        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Ramon Garcia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   59%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  R Gant          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  2   62%  J Mabry         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   60%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   57%  R Garcia        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Ramon Garcia facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   52%  G Gaetti        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   63%  T Lampkin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  4   61%  S Scarsone      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   58%  T Stottlemyre   Walk; Scarsone to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   62%  P Listach       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   64%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   61%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
          1--      62%  L Gonzalez      Spiers Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   59%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Ramon Garcia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   62%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   64%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   66%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   70%  D Bell          Walk
          1--  1   75%  T Howard        Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  T Eusebio       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Bell to 3B; Howard to 2B
          -23  6   76%  R Johnson       Walk
                  Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Ramon Garcia batting 9th
   RRR    123  5   94%  B Abreu         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bell Scores; Howard Scores; Johnson Scores
                  John Frascatore replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  4   95%  P Listach       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Abreu Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Lima replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 4th; Thomas Howard moves to LF; Bobby Abreu moves to RF
   O      ---  3   96%  J Mabry         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   94%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   92%  T Lampkin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  1   95%  S Scarsone      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 9th
          12-  5   92%  W McGee         Walk; Gaetti to 3B; Lampkin to 2B
   RRR    123  3   77%  R Clayton       Double to RF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores; Lampkin Scores; McGee Scores
                  Tom Martin replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 2nd; Craig Biggio replaces Jose Lima playing 2B batting 4th
   O      -2-  3   82%  M Sweeney       Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, T.J. Mathews facing 3-4-5
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Willie McGee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   80%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   79%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  D Bell          Walk
          1--  5   81%  T Howard        Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  6   78%  T Eusebio       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Tom Martin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   82%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  R Gant          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   86%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, T.J. Mathews facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   88%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
                  Tony Fossas replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   87%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   88%  P Listach       Walk; Johnson to 2B
                  Eric Ludwick replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 5th; Danny Sheaffer replaces Tony Fossas playing CF batting 9th; Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Tom Martin batting 2nd
   O      12-      86%  R Montgomery    Johnson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Listach to 2B
          -2-  8   86%  " "             Walk, Listach Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   84%  J Bagwell       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Billy Wagner facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Wagner replaces Ray Montgomery pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  5   76%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  David Bell pinch hits for Tom Lampkin batting 7th
   O      1--  3   83%  D Bell          Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  3   88%  S Scarsone      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   84%  D Sheaffer      Walk; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  6   92%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Eric Ludwick facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Sheaffer moves to C; David Bell moves to 2B; Steve Scarsone moves to CF
   O      ---  1   92%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   91%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   91%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   95%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   95%  R Gant          Walk
                  Mike Difelice pinch hits for Eric Ludwick batting 5th
   O      1--  5  100%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation