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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

1988-09-04 Β· Day game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 20309 Β· 72Β°F, dome, dry Β· 2:38

Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 1st. Bob Knepper earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Kevin Bass went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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SLN000102000310
HOU30100000410

W: Bob Knepper   L: Greg Mathews   SV: Dave Smith

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Crawford Β· 1B: Bob Davidson Β· 2B: Frank Pulli Β· 3B: Doug Harvey Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Vince Coleman500000
Ozzie Smith401010
Pedro Guerrero401000
Tom Brunansky401001
Terry Pendleton422101
Jose Oquendo312011
Jim Lindeman200000
Tony Pena401001
Greg Mathews101000
Tom Pagnozzi100000
Denny Walling100010
Curt Ford100000
John Morris101000

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gerald Young402000
Bill Doran311010
Kevin Bass421201
Glenn Davis301010
Buddy Bell311010
Billy Hatcher301200
Alan Ashby402000
Rafael Ramirez400000
Bob Knepper201000
Louie Meadows100001
Jim Pankovits100000

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Greg Mathews3.0520
Dan Quisenberry2.0200
John Costello2.2312
Ken Dayley0.1000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bob Knepper5.0821
Danny Darwin1.0110
Larry Andersen2.0003
Dave Smith1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Vince Coleman: 43
  • Ozzie Smith: 7
  • Pedro Guerrero: 53

Bot 1

  • Gerald Young: 9
  • Bill Doran: W
  • Kevin Bass: BK.1-2
  • Kevin Bass: HR/F7D.2-H
  • Glenn Davis: 5/FL
  • Buddy Bell: S8/L8
  • Billy Hatcher: T7/L78XD.1-H
  • Alan Ashby: 4

Top 2

  • Tom Brunansky: D7/G5L
  • Terry Pendleton: FC1.2X3(1545);B-2
  • Jose Oquendo: S7/L7.2-3
  • Jim Lindeman: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • Rafael Ramirez: 43
  • Bob Knepper: 23
  • Gerald Young: 43

Top 3

  • Tony Pena: 63
  • Greg Mathews: S8/L89D
  • Vince Coleman: 6
  • Ozzie Smith: W.1-2
  • Pedro Guerrero: 7

Bot 3

  • Bill Doran: S8/L8
  • Kevin Bass: 64(1)/FO
  • Glenn Davis: S8/L8.1-2
  • Buddy Bell: W.2-3;1-2
  • Billy Hatcher: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
  • Alan Ashby: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

  • Tom Brunansky: K
  • Terry Pendleton: S8/L8
  • Jose Oquendo: D7/L7D.1-3
  • Jim Lindeman: FC1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-2(E2/TH)
  • Tony Pena: 23
  • Tom Pagnozzi: 9/L

Bot 4

  • Rafael Ramirez: 43
  • Bob Knepper: S7/L7S
  • Gerald Young: S7/L7S.1-2
  • Bill Doran: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 5

  • Vince Coleman: 7
  • Ozzie Smith: S8/G46
  • Pedro Guerrero: S9/L9.1-3
  • Tom Brunansky: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

  • Kevin Bass: 7/L
  • Glenn Davis: 8/L
  • Buddy Bell: 53

Top 6

  • Terry Pendleton: HR/F7D
  • Jose Oquendo: W
  • Denny Walling: W.1-2
  • Tony Pena: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
  • Curt Ford: 7/FL
  • Vince Coleman: PB.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Vince Coleman: FC6.3XH(62);B-1
  • Ozzie Smith: 7/L

Bot 6

  • Billy Hatcher: 4/L
  • Alan Ashby: S8/L8
  • Rafael Ramirez: 63.1-2
  • Louie Meadows: K

Top 7

  • Pedro Guerrero: 3/G
  • Tom Brunansky: 2/FL
  • Terry Pendleton: K

Bot 7

  • Gerald Young: T7/F78
  • Bill Doran: 4/G
  • Kevin Bass: K
  • Glenn Davis: IW
  • Buddy Bell: 6

Top 8

  • Jose Oquendo: K/C
  • Denny Walling: 4
  • Tony Pena: K

Bot 8

  • Billy Hatcher: 7/L
  • Alan Ashby: S9/L9
  • Rafael Ramirez: 6/L
  • Jim Pankovits: 8/L

Top 9

  • John Morris: S9/L9
  • Vince Coleman: 46(1)3/GDP
  • Ozzie Smith: 13