Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 125
Played on Monday, August 24, 1987 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  2  -   5  8  0
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      5   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Hatcher lf                    3   2   1   2       0   0       2   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   1       1   0       2   2
Ashby c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Bass rf                       3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Davis 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   1      15   0
Caminiti 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   3       0   3
Berra ss                      4   1   2   0       0   0       2   5
  C. Reynolds ss              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Knepper p                     3   0   0   0       1   1       0   5
Totals                       34   5   8   5       3   8      27  16

BATTING - 
2B: Berra 2 (3,off Magrane 2); Davis (30,off Horton).
HR: Hatcher (11,9th inning off Horton 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Hatcher 2 (8,by Magrane 2).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hatcher 3 (49,2nd base off Magrane/Pena 2,3rd base off Magrane/Pena); Doran
2 (27,2nd base off Magrane/Pena 2).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Smith ss                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Herr 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Clark 1b                      2   0   0   0       2   1      11   0
McGee cf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Pendleton 3b                  4   0   0   1       0   0       1   2
Lindeman rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Pena c                        4   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Magrane p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Lake ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Horton p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Oquendo ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2       2   4      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Herr.

BATTING - 
2B: Coleman (9,off Knepper); Smith (29,off Knepper).
3B: McGee (7,off Knepper).
SH: Magrane (5,off Knepper).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Knepper W(7-13)               9     7   2   2   2   4   0  36


St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Magrane L(6-6)                7     5   2   2   2   7   0  29
Horton                        2     3   3   3   1   1   1  10
Totals                        9     8   5   5   3   8   1  39

HBP: Magrane 2 (5,Hatcher 2).

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Terry Tata
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 32413


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Young               cf        Coleman             lf
2. Hatcher             lf        Smith               ss
3. Doran               2b        Herr                2b
4. Ashby               c         Clark               1b
5. Bass                rf        McGee               cf
6. Davis               1b        Pendleton           3b
7. Caminiti            3b        Lindeman            rf
8. Berra               ss        Pena                c
9. Knepper             p         Magrane             p

ASTROS 1ST: Young grounded out (third to first); Hatcher was hit
by a pitch; Hatcher stole second; Doran singled to left [Hatcher
scored]; Ashby struck out; Doran stole second; Bass struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr singled to left; Clark
walked [Herr to second]; McGee grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Davis struck out; Caminiti struck out; Berra flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Pendleton lined to left; Lindeman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pena grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); Young
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher was hit by a pitch;
Hatcher stole second; Hatcher stole third; Doran grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Magrane struck out; Coleman doubled to left;
Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Herr grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Bass
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Clark struck out; McGee grounded out (third to
first); Pendleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Caminiti struck out; Berra doubled to center;
Knepper struck out; Young singled to right [Berra scored];
Hatcher grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lindeman flied out to right; Pena singled to
left; Magrane out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pena
to second]; Coleman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Doran walked; Doran stole second; Ashby lined into a
double play (second unassisted) [Doran out at second]; Bass made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith doubled to center; Herr grounded out
(second to first) [Smith to third]; Clark walked; McGee forced
Clark (pitcher to shortstop) [Smith scored]; Pendleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Caminiti
singled to center; Berra doubled to left [Caminiti to third];
Knepper walked; Young struck out; Hatcher forced Knepper
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Lindeman grounded out (pitcher to first); Pena
singled to third; LAKE BATTED FOR MAGRANE; Lake struck out;
Coleman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HORTON REPLACED LAKE (PITCHING); Doran grounded out
(second to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Bass
walked; Davis doubled to left [Bass scored]; Caminiti struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith lined to left; Herr flied out to right;
Clark made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Berra lined to third; Knepper flied out to center;
Young singled to center; Hatcher homered [Young scored]; Doran
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: C. REYNOLDS REPLACED BERRA (PLAYING SS); McGee
tripled to right; Pendleton grounded out (third to first) [McGee
scored]; Lindeman singled to left; Pena lined to first; OQUENDO
BATTED FOR HORTON; Oquendo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           5   8   0    7
 Cardinals        2   7   0    7


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