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September 7, 1986

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Cardinals 3 7 1
Astros 6 12 1
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Cardinals 3 7 1
Astros 6 12 1

Andy Van Slyke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 3 327
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 39
RBI’s 1 47

Dave Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 28
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Astrodome - September 7, 1986
Out
Dave Smith
Alan Ashby
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Denny Walling
Dickie Thon
Jose Cruz
Billy Hatcher
Kevin Bass
Andy Van Slyke
Curt Ford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 7 1 10
Houston Astros 6 12 1 11
Winning Pitcher Jeff Calhoun
Losing Pitcher Greg Mathews
Save Dave Smith
Game Winning RBI Jim Pankovits
Attendance 20,773
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Van Slyke for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dave Smith now pitching. Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bass hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis takes first base on ball four. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 8 Walling takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third.
Bottom 8 Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tony Walker pinch runs for Dan Driessen. Hatcher strikes out. There goes Walker. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 8 Driessen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dan Driessen pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez. Joe Boever now pitching. Driessen hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. LaValliere settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on LaValliere.
Top 8 Mike Laga pinch hits for Greg Bargar. Laga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 LaValliere hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Thon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Slyke scoops it up and throws to first, with Bargar covering, for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from LaValliere and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Davis scores.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morris who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pendleton for the out.
Top 7 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Top 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez.
Top 7 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Denny Walling now playing third base. Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Denny Walling pinch hits for Phil Garner. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Doran hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Pankovits moves to third. Hatcher moves to second.
Bottom 6 Greg Bargar now pitching. Hatcher is hit by the pitch. Pankovits moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Jeff Calhoun. Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Bass scores. Ashby moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bass moves to third. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ashby is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morris. Bass reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Top 6 LaValliere strikes out.
Top 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jeff Calhoun now pitching. Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doran bunts towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to third. Hatcher moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hatcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 5 Davey Lopes pinch hits for Danny Darwin. Lopes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Thon scores.
Bottom 5 Thon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third. Thon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morris. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ford scores.
Top 5 Ford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Ford reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hatcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Morris hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darwin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Van Slyke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Van Slyke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bass for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herr strikes out.
Top 2 The umpire calls a balk on Darwin LaValliere moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 2 Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smith scores. LaValliere moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 LaValliere hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews fires to first and has Hatcher trapped. There's the throw to Smith who tags Hatcher for the out.
Bottom 1 Curt Ford now playing right field. John Morris now playing center field. Hatcher takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Curt Ford pinch runs for Willie McGee. Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herr scores. Ford moves to third.
Top 1 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGee takes first base on ball four. Herr moves to second.
Top 1 Herr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Coleman strikes out.