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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on August 26, 1987 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 37,979 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Bonin 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Bob Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Dale Berra | Shortstop |
| Robbie Wine | Catcher |
| Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | First Baseman |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lindeman | Right Fielder |
| Steve Lake | Catcher |
| John Tudor | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1987
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tudor
Young hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Tudor
Hatcher hits a line drive into right field. Lindeman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Tudor
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Deshaies
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deshaies fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Deshaies
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Deshaies
Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Deshaies
McGee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Deshaies
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deshaies fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Tudor
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Tudor
Wine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deshaies vs. Tudor
Deshaies bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tudor
Tudor fires to first and picks off Wine. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Deshaies
Lindeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Deshaies
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deshaies fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Deshaies
Tudor hits a line drive towards first. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tudor
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Tudor
There goes Young. The throw from Lake and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Tudor
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Deshaies
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Deshaies
There goes Coleman. The throw from Wine and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Deshaies
There goes Coleman. The throw from Wine and he is safe. Coleman steals third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Deshaies
Herr hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Deshaies
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Deshaies
McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Tudor
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Tudor
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Deshaies
Pendleton hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindeman vs. Deshaies
Lindeman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Deshaies
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Tudor
Wine hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Tudor
Deshaies hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tudor
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Tudor
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Deshaies
Tudor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Deshaies
Coleman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Deshaies
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Deshaies
Deshaies fires to first and picks off Smith. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Deshaies
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Deshaies
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Deshaies
McGee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Tudor
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tudor
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Lindeman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Tudor
Bass hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. Bass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Tudor
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Deshaies
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Deshaies fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindeman vs. Heathcock
Jeff Heathcock now pitching.
Lindeman bunts towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lindeman for the out. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Heathcock
John Morris pinch hits for Steve Lake.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oquendo vs. Heathcock
Jose Oquendo pinch hits for John Tudor.
Oquendo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dayley
Tom Pagnozzi now catching. John Morris now playing right field. Ken Dayley now pitching.
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pagnozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Dayley
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Dayley
Davey Lopes pinch hits for Jeff Heathcock.
Lopes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Dayley
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wine moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Dayley
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Morris. Hatcher reaches second base with a double. Hatcher is thrown out after the base hit. Wine scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Agosto
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Wine fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Agosto
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coleman scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Agosto
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Dayley
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dayley
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Dayley
Bass hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Dayley
Caminiti hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Agosto
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Agosto
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagnozzi vs. Agosto
Pagnozzi hits a line drive towards the mound. Agosto catches it and throws to first to double up Pendleton. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Dayley
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dayley
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Robbie Wine.
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Dayley
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Juan Agosto.
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1987 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 4 1 2 0 Coleman V, lf 4 3 3 1
Hatcher B, lf 4 0 1 2 Smith O, ss 1 0 0 1
Doran B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Herr T, 2b 3 1 2 1
Davis G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Clark J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Bass K, rf 3 0 2 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 2 0
Berra D, ss 4 0 0 0 Lindeman J, rf 2 0 0 0
Wine R, c 2 1 1 0 Pagnozzi T, c 1 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lake S, c 2 0 0 0
Deshaies J, p 2 0 1 0 Morris J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Heathcock J, p 0 0 0 0 Tudor J, p 2 0 0 0
Lopes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Oquendo J, ph 1 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
Ashby A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 29 5 10 5
Houston 200 000 200 -- 4
St.Louis 201 010 10x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies J* 5.0 8 4 4 2 1
Heathcock J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Agosto J (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor J 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
Dayley K (W) 3.0 4 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, St.Louis 5
2B -- Bass K, Hatcher B, Coleman V
HR -- Davis G, Clark J, Coleman V
SB -- Coleman V 2
CS -- Young G, Smith O
SH -- Lindeman J, Smith O
SF -- Smith O
T -- 2:34
A -- 37979
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