Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Regular Season Game 38
Played on Friday, May 20, 1988 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   5 12  4
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  8  3
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Hatcher lf                    5   1   5   2       0   0       2   0
Pankovits 2b                  3   1   2   1       1   0       0   4
Davis 1b                      3   1   0   0       2   0      12   1
Bass rf                       5   0   1   1       0   1       3   0
Ramirez ss                    5   0   2   1       0   0       2   3
Trevino c                     5   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Jackson 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   5
Knepper p                     3   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
  Puhl ph                     0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5  12   5       5   4      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Pankovits-Davis-Pankovits-Trevino, Jackson-Davis.
E: Pankovits 2 (3), Ramirez (2), Jackson (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Pankovits (3,off McWilliams).
3B: Pankovits (1,off Terry).
SH: Pankovits (1,off McWilliams); Young (3,off Terry).
GDP: Bass (4,off McWilliams).
IBB: Davis (8,by McWilliams).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young (26,2nd base off Terry/Pena); Hatcher (14,2nd base off Worrell/Pena).
CS: Ramirez (2,Home by McWilliams/Pena); Hatcher (8,2nd base by Terry/Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Coleman lf                    4   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Smith ss                      4   1   2   0       1   0       2   7
McGee cf                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Brunansky rf                  4   0   1   1       1   0       0   0
Horner 1b                     5   1   0   0       0   0      11   2
Pena c                        4   1   2   2       0   0       5   2
Alicea 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       4   2
Oquendo 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
  Worrell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Peters p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
McWilliams p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Pagnozzi ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Terry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Lawless 3b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ford ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   3   8   3       3   3      27  22

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Oquendo-Alicea-Horner.
E: Smith (6), Pena (3), Alicea (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Alicea (3,off Knepper); Brunansky (5,off Smith).
HR: Pena (4,8th inning off Knepper 1 on 1 out).
HBP: McWilliams (2,by Knepper).
GDP: Horner (7,off Knepper).
IBB: Brunansky (3,by Knepper).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Smith (14,2nd base off Knepper/Trevino).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Knepper W(6-0)                8     6   2   1   3   3   1  35
Smith SV(9)                   1     2   1   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     8   3   1   3   3   1  41

HBP: Knepper (1,McWilliams).
IBB: Knepper (1,Brunansky).

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McWilliams                    6     6   1   1   3   3   0  27
Terry L(2-2)                  2.1   3   2   2   1   1   0  10
Worrell                       0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5
Peters                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    12   5   5   5   4   0  43

WP: Worrell (1).
IBB: McWilliams (2,Davis).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Worrell 1-1; Peters 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 48787


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Young               cf        Coleman             lf
2. Hatcher             lf        Smith               ss
3. Pankovits           2b        McGee               cf
4. Davis               1b        Brunansky           rf
5. Bass                rf        Horner              1b
6. Ramirez             ss        Pena                c
7. Trevino             c         Alicea              2b
8. Jackson             3b        Oquendo             3b
9. Knepper             p         McWilliams          p

ASTROS 1ST: Young grounded out (third to first); Hatcher singled
to shortstop; Pankovits doubled to left [Hatcher scored]; Davis
grounded out (third to first) [Pankovits to third]; Bass
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Coleman walked; Smith reached on a fielder's
choice [Coleman to second (error by Ramirez; assist by
Pankovits)]; McGee lined to shortstop; Brunansky hit into a
double play (second to first) [Coleman out at home (first to
second to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino
flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Pena
singled to left; Alicea forced Pena (pitcher to shortstop);
Oquendo singled to left [Alicea to third]; McWilliams struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Knepper struck out; Young grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hatcher singled to center; Pankovits popped to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Coleman singled to right; Smith singled to left
[Coleman to third]; Smith stole second; McGee struck out;
Brunansky was walked intentionally; Horner popped to catcher in
foul territory; Pena forced Smith (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Davis walked; Bass reached on an error by Alicea
(assist by Oquendo) [Davis to second, Bass to first]; Ramirez
flied out to left; Trevino was called out on strikes; Jackson
walked [Davis to third, Bass to second]; Knepper grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alicea flied out to left; Oquendo grounded out
(third to first); McWilliams was hit by a pitch; Coleman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Young singled to center; Hatcher singled to left
[Young to second]; Pankovits out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Young to third, Hatcher to second]; Davis was walked
intentionally; Bass grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith walked; McGee reached on an error by
Pankovits (assist by Ramirez) [Smith to second]; Brunansky lined
to left; Horner grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Smith out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals
0.

ASTROS 6TH: Ramirez singled to left; Trevino reached on an error
by Smith [Ramirez to second]; Jackson forced Trevino (shortstop
to second) [Ramirez to third]; Ramirez was caught stealing home
(catcher to third to catcher to third to catcher to shortstop)
[Jackson to second]; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Pena grounded out (third to first); Alicea
doubled to right; Oquendo grounded out (second to first) [Alicea
to third]; PAGNOZZI BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Pagnozzi popped to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: TERRY REPLACED PAGNOZZI (PITCHING); Young singled to
right; Young stole second [Young to third (error by Pena)];
Hatcher singled to pitcher [Young scored]; Hatcher was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Pankovits tripled to
right; Davis grounded out (second to first); Bass struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied out to right; McGee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Ramirez grounded out (first to pitcher); Trevino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brunansky grounded out (pitcher to first); Horner
reached on an error by Pankovits; Pena homered [Horner scored
(unearned)]; Alicea grounded out (third to first); Oquendo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 9TH: PUHL BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Puhl walked; Young out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; WORRELL
REPLACED OQUENDO (PITCHING); LAWLESS REPLACED TERRY (PLAYING
3B); Hatcher singled to left [Puhl scored]; Hatcher stole
second; Pankovits walked; Worrell threw a wild pitch [Hatcher to
third, Pankovits to second]; Davis reached on a fielder's choice
[Hatcher out at home (third to catcher), Pankovits to third];
Bass singled to left [Pankovits scored, Davis to third]; Ramirez
singled to center [Davis scored, Bass to second]; PETERS
REPLACED WORRELL (PITCHING); Trevino grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR
LAWLESS; Ford grounded out (second to first); Coleman flied out
to center; Smith singled to left; McGee reached on an error by
Jackson [Smith to third, McGee to first]; Brunansky doubled to
left [Smith scored (unearned), McGee to third]; Horner flied out
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Cardinals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           5  12   4   11
 Cardinals        3   8   3   11


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