St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 126
Played on Tuesday, August 25, 1987 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 STL N 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 x - 7 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Hatcher lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Doran 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 C. Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Wine c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bass rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Davis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 9 1 Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Berra ss,2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Darwin p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Childress p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Heathcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Agosto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 7 24 10 FIELDING - E: Darwin (2). PB: Ashby (6). BATTING - 2B: Hatcher (23,off Mathews); Darwin (2,off Mathews); Davis (31,off Mathews); Walling (19,off Forsch). GDP: Bass (12,off Mathews). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Doran (28,2nd base off Mathews/Pena); Young (13,2nd base off Mathews/Pena).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Coleman lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Smith ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 Herr 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 Clark 1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 11 0 McGee cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Johnson rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Pena c 4 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 Mathews p 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 7 12 7 4 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Smith-Herr-Clark, Pendleton-Herr. BATTING - 2B: Smith 2 (31,off Darwin,off Childress); Clark (22,off Darwin). 3B: Johnson (1,off Darwin); Coleman (8,off Darwin). SF: Pendleton (8,off Childress); Herr (9,off Heathcock). IBB: Johnson (1,by Childress). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: McGee (13,2nd base off Darwin/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Darwin L(8-8) 4.1 8 4 4 1 1 0 23 Childress 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 Heathcock 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Agosto 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Totals 8 12 7 7 4 1 0 41 Childress faced 3 batters in the 6th inning IBB: Childress (4,Johnson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Childress 2-1; Heathcock 2-2. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mathews W(9-8) 8 8 1 1 2 7 0 32 Forsch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 7 0 36 WP: Mathews (6). BK: Mathews (1). Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 36054 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 Johnson rf 8. Berra ss Pena c 9. Darwin p Mathews p ASTROS 1ST: Young grounded out (second to first); Hatcher doubled to left; Mathews threw a wild pitch [Hatcher to third]; Doran singled to center [Hatcher scored]; Ashby flied out to left; Doran stole second; Bass lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Coleman singled to second; Coleman was picked off first but was safe on an error by Darwin [Coleman to second]; Smith grounded out (third to first); Herr singled to shortstop [Coleman to third]; Clark flied out to right; McGee grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis struck out; Caminiti struck out; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Pendleton popped to third in foul territory; Johnson tripled to right; Pena reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson scored]; On a bunt Mathews struck out; Coleman tripled to right [Pena scored]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Darwin doubled; Young grounded out (second to first) [Darwin to third]; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Doran walked; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Herr lined to right; Clark lined to left; McGee walked; McGee stole second; Pendleton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Bass grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis doubled; Caminiti grounded out (third to first); Berra struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Johnson lined to right; Pena flied out to left; Mathews singled to right; Coleman forced Mathews (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Darwin struck out; Young singled to left; Young stole second; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Doran grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Smith doubled to shortstop; Herr flied out to center [Smith to third]; Clark doubled to left [Smith scored]; McGee singled to second [Clark to third]; CHILDRESS REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Pendleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clark scored, McGee to second]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Pena grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 6TH: Ashby walked; Bass grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Mathews singled to center; On a bunt Coleman singled to pitcher [Mathews to second]; Smith doubled to right [Mathews scored, Coleman to third]; HEATHCOCK REPLACED CHILDRESS (PITCHING); Herr hit a sacrifice fly to left [Coleman scored]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Smith to third]; Clark walked; McGee flied out to center; Pendleton singled to center [Smith scored, Clark to third]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 7TH: Caminiti singled to right; Berra singled to right [Caminiti to second]; LOPES BATTED FOR HEATHCOCK; Lopes struck out; Young lined into a double play (third to second) [Caminiti out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 7TH: AGOSTO REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Pena grounded out (pitcher to first); Mathews grounded out (second to first); Coleman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 8TH: Hatcher flied out to right; Doran singled to left; Mathews balked [Doran to second]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Doran to third]; Bass flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 8TH: C. REYNOLDS REPLACED DORAN (PLAYING SS); WINE REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); BERRA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Smith flied out to left; Herr lined to center; Clark walked; McGee grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. ASTROS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); Davis flied out to right; Caminiti flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR BERRA; Walling doubled; CRUZ BATTED FOR AGOSTO; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 9 1 8 Cardinals 7 12 0 10
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