Final
STL 0 — HOU 4
8/18/1987 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU198708180
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerald Young | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Hatcher | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ozzie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Doran | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Peters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Dawley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Clark | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willie McGee | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Bass | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Davis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morris | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Oquendo | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pena | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Booker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Horton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cox | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Cox | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Horton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Peters | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Dawley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Oquendo | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Pena | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Booker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Dawley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Smith | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clark | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vince Coleman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Horton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGee | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Morris | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Young | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bass | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Doran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Hatcher | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | FC/G.3XH(52);B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E3.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR.2-H | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 4(B)3(1)/DP | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;B-2(THH) | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | FC/G.2X3(156);B-1 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S.3-H;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–4 |