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Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

1990-08-16 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 23756 · 75°F, night, wet · Wind 9 mph from CF · 2:49

Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 4th. Danny Darwin earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Mark Davidson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	8
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	8

W: Danny Darwin L: Joe Magrane SV: Dave Smith

Umpires — HP: Mark Hirschbeck · 1B: Bob Davidson · 2B: Charlie Williams · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Yelding	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Doran	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ken Caminiti	4	0	0	0	0	2
Glenn Wilson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Craig Biggio	3	1	0	0	1	0
Mark Davidson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Franklin Stubbs	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rafael Ramirez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Danny Darwin	3	0	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Vince Coleman	4	0	2	0	0
Ozzie Smith	4	0	0	0	0
Willie McGee	4	0	1	1	0
Pedro Guerrero	3	0	1	0	1
Todd Zeile	4	0	1	0	2
Terry Pendleton	4	0	0	0	0
Milt Thompson	4	0	0	0	1
Jose Oquendo	3	0	0	0	0
Joe Magrane	1	0	0	0	1
Tim Jones	1	1	1	0	0
Craig Wilson	1	1	1	0	0
Dave Collins	1	0	1	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Danny Darwin	6.0	4	3
Juan Agosto	1.2	4	1
Dave Smith	1.1	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Magrane	6.0	6	3	4
Scott Terry	2.0	1	0	1
Ken Dayley	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Yelding: 43
Bill Doran: K
Ken Caminiti: K

Bot 1

Vince Coleman: 8/L
Ozzie Smith: 7
Willie McGee: 8

Top 2

Glenn Wilson: 7
Craig Biggio: 8
Mark Davidson: HR
Franklin Stubbs: W
Rafael Ramirez: SB2
Rafael Ramirez: 31

Bot 2

Pedro Guerrero: E5/TH
Todd Zeile: K
Terry Pendleton: 7
Milt Thompson: 43

Top 3

Danny Darwin: K
Eric Yelding: D7/G5
Bill Doran: K
Ken Caminiti: 7/L

Bot 3

Jose Oquendo: 43
Joe Magrane: K
Vince Coleman: S8
Ozzie Smith: SB2
Ozzie Smith: 7

Top 4

Glenn Wilson: D9/L
Craig Biggio: W
Mark Davidson: S8/L.2-3;1-2
Franklin Stubbs: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3
Rafael Ramirez: D7.3-H
Danny Darwin: 53

Bot 4

Willie McGee: 63
Pedro Guerrero: S8
Todd Zeile: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Eric Yelding: W
Bill Doran: SB2
Bill Doran: CS3(25)
Bill Doran: 4
Ken Caminiti: 9

Bot 5

Terry Pendleton: 9
Milt Thompson: 13
Jose Oquendo: 8

Top 6

Glenn Wilson: S7
Craig Biggio: 54(1)/FO
Mark Davidson: POCS2(134)
Mark Davidson: 8

Bot 6

Tim Jones: S6
Vince Coleman: S8.1-2
Ozzie Smith: 9.2-3
Willie McGee: SB2
Willie McGee: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Pedro Guerrero: K

Top 7

Franklin Stubbs: 6
Rafael Ramirez: 13
Danny Darwin: S6/G1
Eric Yelding: 13

Bot 7

Todd Zeile: S8
Terry Pendleton: 36(1)/FO
Milt Thompson: K
Jose Oquendo: 63

Top 8

Bill Doran: 8
Ken Caminiti: K
Glenn Wilson: 43

Bot 8

Craig Wilson: S8
Vince Coleman: 53.1-2
Ozzie Smith: 6/L
Willie McGee: S6.2-3
Dave Collins: S.3-H;1-3
Todd Zeile: CSH(242).1-2

Top 9

Craig Biggio: 4
Mark Davidson: 8/L
Franklin Stubbs: HR
Rafael Ramirez: 3/FL

Bot 9

Todd Zeile: K
Terry Pendleton: 43
Milt Thompson: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Pedro Guerrero and Danny Darwin started arguing while standing at 1B; Darwin had thrown a fast ball high and inside in the previous inning; 1B umpire Bob Davidson got between the two players and then Guerrero punched Darwin; both players were ejected by Davidson; Astros manager Art Howe ejected by Davidson for arguing about his player's ejection
DV: unknown fielding credit

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