May 15, 1984 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 2,978

Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Time of Game: 2:55

Astros

14-21

Lost 2

5th, 6 GB

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

W: C Guante (1-2), L: F DiPino (1-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Pirates

12-19

Won 2

6th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF-LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .217  .577    0    1   0   SB
C Reynolds SS                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .270  .686    0    1   1   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .258  .736    0    3   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Mumphrey CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .794    0    4   0   
E Cabell 1B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .306  .773    0   12   1   CS
R Knight 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .642    0    0   4   
M Bailey C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .644    0    4   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .162  .467    0    4   5   
M Scott P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .385    0    0   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Bass PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .637    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   2   9   1    3   4                    29  12

BATTING

TB: E Cabell 3; C Reynolds 2; T Puhl; M Bailey; B Doran; R Knight.

RBI: B Doran (5).

2-out RBI: B Doran.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: M Bailey (3).

E: B Doran (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Puhl (2, 2nd base off R Rhoden/T Pena).

CS: E Cabell (3, Home by R Scurry/T Pena).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wynne CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .767    0    4   0   CS
J Ray 2B                      5   1   2   0    0   0  .327  .809    0    2   2   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .565    0    1   4   
J Thompson 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .764    0   11   0   
T Pena C                      5   0   3   1    0   1  .292  .811    0    5   1   2B
B Harper LF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    5   0   
  A Otis PR-LF                2   1   0   0    0   1  .212  .536    0    0   1   
D Frobel RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .149  .543    0    2   0   2B
D Berra SS                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .191  .511    0    0   1   SF
R Rhoden P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .502    0    0   1   SH
  R Scurry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .130  .361    0    0   0   
  C Guante P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   4                    30  10

BATTING

2B: D Frobel (2, off M Scott); T Pena (6, off M Scott).

SF: D Berra (1, off M Scott).

SH: R Rhoden (2, off M Scott).

TB: T Pena 4; D Frobel 2; J Ray 2; D Berra 2; B Harper; M Wynne.

RBI: D Berra 2 (11); T Pena (15).

2-out RBI: D Berra; T Pena.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Frobel (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Wynne (5, 2nd base by M Scott/M Bailey).

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
M Scott                        7.2   8   2   0    2   4   0   4.46   32     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 8     61    -     1.17  -0.04
D Smith                        1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.61    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.39   0.24
F DiPino, L (1-3)              0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.71    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.94  -0.37
Totals                         9.2  10   3   1    3   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1·10          2-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden                       8     8   2   1    2   4   0   3.25   33     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 8     62    -     1.53  -0.25
R Scurry                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.66   0.45
C Guante, W (1-2)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.12    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.52   0.13
Totals                        10     9   2   1    3   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 9          2-0

R Rhoden faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: F DiPino (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 2,978.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Puhl               RF    1. M Wynne              CF 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. J Ray                2B 
3. J Cruz               LF    3. B Madlock            3B 
4. J Mumphrey           CF    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. E Cabell             1B    5. T Pena               C  
6. R Knight             3B    6. B Harper             LF 
7. M Bailey             C     7. D Frobel             RF 
8. B Doran              2B    8. D Berra              SS 
9. M Scott              P     9. R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  2-2  -2-      40% 100% T Pena          F DiPino        Single; Ray Scores
   t 9   0  2-2  1--     -24%  18% R Knight        R Rhoden        Single; Cabell to 3B
   t 9   1  2-2  1-3      22%  53% B Doran         R Scurry        Cabell Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-3B); Bailey to 2B
   t 7   2  1-0  -2-     -19%  54% B Doran         R Rhoden        Single; Cabell Scores
   t 8   1  2-1  -2-     -13%  58% J Cruz          R Rhoden        Flyball: RF; Puhl Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to 3B)/unER/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      52%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Wynne         Single
   O      1--      52%  J Ray           Wynne Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
          ---      55%  " "             Single
          1--      58%  B Madlock       Walk; Ray to 2B
   O      12-      54%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  M Bailey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  B Harper        Single
   O      1--      55%  D Frobel        Strikeout
          1--      59%  D Berra         Single; Harper to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Rhoden        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Harper to 3B; Berra to 2B
   O      -23      50%  M Wynne         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Doran         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  M Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Ray           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Madlock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  T Pena          Single
   O      1--      58%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harper to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
                  Amos Otis pinch runs for Brian Harper batting 6th
   O      -2-      55%  D Frobel        Groundout: 2B-1B; Otis to 3B
   R      --3      67%  D Berra         Single; Otis Scores/unER
   O      1--      65%  R Rhoden        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
                  Amos Otis moves to LF
          ---      60%  E Cabell        Single
   O      1--      62%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cabell to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  M Bailey        Single to LF; Cabell out at Hm/LF-C; Bailey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      66%  B Doran         Walk
   O      12-      72%  M Scott         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  M Wynne         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  B Madlock       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      75%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
          ---      63%  E Cabell        Single
   O      1--      67%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B; Cabell to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  M Bailey        Strikeout
   R      -2-      54%  B Doran         Single; Cabell Scores
   O      1--      58%  M Scott         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  D Frobel        Double
          -2-      77%  D Berra         Passed Ball; Frobel to 3B
   RO     --3      78%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Frobel Scores/unER
   O      ---      77%  R Rhoden        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      76%  M Wynne         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  T Puhl          Single
          1--      61%  C Reynolds      Puhl Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -2-      58%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF; Puhl Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to 3B)/unER/No RBI
   O      ---      60%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      52%  B Madlock       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  J Thompson      Walk
          1--      61%  T Pena          Double; Thompson to 3B
                  Dave Smith replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      50%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  E Cabell        Single
          1--      18%  R Knight        Single; Cabell to 3B
                  Rod Scurry replaces Rick Rhoden pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      31%  M Bailey        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bailey to 1B
   O      1-3      53%  B Doran         Cabell Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-3B); Bailey to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  D Frobel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  D Berra         Lineout: 2B
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Rod Scurry batting 9th
          ---      56%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Wynne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cecilio Guante facing 9-1-2
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Lee Mazzilli pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Bass pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      60%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  C Reynolds      Single
          1--      52%  J Cruz          Walk; Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank DiPino facing 2-3-4
                  Frank DiPino replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 3rd; Terry Puhl moves to LF; Kevin Bass moves to RF
          ---      70%  J Ray           Single
   O      1--      63%  B Madlock       Popfly: SS
   O      1--      56%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
          1--      60%  T Pena          Balk; Ray to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single; Ray Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation