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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 3, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 3, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry McWilliams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,463 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Frank Pulli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Pedro Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Larry McWilliams | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 3, 1988
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ryan
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. McWilliams
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doran vs. McWilliams
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. McWilliams
There's a wild pitch. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. McWilliams
Bass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doran scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McWilliams
Davis strikes out. There goes Bass. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. McWilliams
The umpire calls a balk on McWilliams Bass moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. McWilliams
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. McWilliams
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Ryan
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields the ball and throws to Ryan covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Ryan
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Ryan
Pendleton strikes out. There goes Walling. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Oquendo vs. Ryan
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Ryan
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. McWilliams
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. McWilliams
Trevino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. McWilliams
Ryan bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. McWilliams
Young hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Young reaches second base with a double. Trevino scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. McWilliams
Doran hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. McWilliams
Bass hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Bass reaches second base with a double. Doran scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Costello
John Costello now pitching.
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Costello
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bass scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Costello
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Costello
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Bell scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Trevino vs. Costello
Trevino takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Costello
Ryan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Ryan
John Morris pinch hits for John Costello.
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ryan
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hill
John Morris now playing center field. Luis Alicea now playing second base. Ken Hill now pitching. Jose Oquendo now playing shortstop.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hill
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Hill
Bass hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Davis reaches second base with a double. Bass goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Bell reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hatcher vs. Hill
Hatcher strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Ryan
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Ryan
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Ryan
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hill
Mike Laga now playing first base. Curt Ford now playing right field.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Hill
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hill
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hill
Young takes first base on ball four. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Hill
Doran strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Ryan
Ken Caminiti now playing third base. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop.
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Ryan
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Ryan
Tim Jones pinch runs for Jose Oquendo.
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Ryan
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Hill
Tim Jones now playing shortstop. Steve Lake now catching. Rod Booker now playing third base.
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Hill
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Hill
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Booker fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Caminiti trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Ryan
Harry Spilman now playing first base.
Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lindeman vs. Ryan
Jim Lindeman pinch hits for Ken Hill.
Lindeman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Laga vs. Ryan
Laga strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Ryan
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Quisenberry
Trevino hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Quisenberry
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Ryan
Jim Pankovits now playing second base.
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Booker vs. Ryan
Booker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ryan
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Ryan
Lake hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Lake reaches second base with a double. Booker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Ryan
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Quisenberry
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Quisenberry
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Quisenberry
Bass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Spilman vs. Quisenberry
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Meads
Terry Puhl now playing right field. Dave Meads now pitching.
Alicea hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagnozzi vs. Meads
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry.
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meads fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laga vs. Meads
Laga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Laga for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Peters
Steve Peters now pitching.
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fishel vs. Peters
John Fishel pinch hits for Billy Hatcher.
Fishel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Peters
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Peters
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Meyer
John Fishel now playing left field. Louie Meadows now playing center field. Brian Meyer now pitching.
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Meyer
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Booker vs. Meyer
Booker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1988 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Coleman V, cf 2 0 0 0 Young G, cf 4 1 1 1
Alicea L, 2b 2 0 1 0 Meadows L, cf 0 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 2 0 0 0 Doran B, 2b 3 2 1 1
Hill K, p 0 0 0 0 Pankovits J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Lindeman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bass K, rf 4 2 3 2
Quisenberry D, p 0 0 0 0 Meads D, p 0 0 0 0
Pagnozzi T, ph 1 0 0 0 Meyer B, p 0 0 0 0
Peters S, p 0 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 3 2 1 1
Guerrero P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Spilman H, 1b 1 0 0 0
Laga M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 2 1 2 2
Walling D, lf 4 0 1 0 Caminiti K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Brunansky T, rf 2 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 3 0 1 0
Ford C, rf 2 0 0 0 Fishel J, ph-lf 1 1 1 1
Pendleton T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 3 0 1 2
Booker R, 3b 2 1 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 2 0 0 0
Oquendo J, 2b-ss 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, c 3 1 0 0
Jones T, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 3 0 1 0
Pena T, c 2 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 0 0 0 0
Lake S, c 1 0 1 1
McWilliams L, p 0 0 0 0
Costello J, p 0 0 0 0
Morris J, ph-cf 3 0 0 0
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31 1 4 1 35 10 13 10
St.Louis 000 000 100 -- 1
Houston 162 000 01x -- 10
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams L (L) 1.2 4 5 5 3 1
Costello J 0.1 2 2 2 3 0
Hill K 3.0 6 2 2 1 2
Quisenberry D 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Peters S 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 8
Meads D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Meyer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 10
2B -- Young G, Bass K, Davis G, Bell B, Lake S
HR -- Fishel J
SB -- Bass K, Walling D
SH -- Ryan N
WP -- McWilliams L
Balk -- McWilliams L
T -- 2:44
A -- 24463
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