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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1990
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 26, 1990 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1990 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1990 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 17,216 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Joe West 3B: Ron Barnes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
Denny Walling | First Baseman |
Todd Zeile | Catcher |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Milt Thompson | Right Fielder |
Tim Jones | Second Baseman |
Ken Hill | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Yelding | Center Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Franklin Stubbs | First Baseman |
Craig Biggio | Catcher |
Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
Tuffy Rhodes | Left Fielder |
Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
Danny Darwin | Pitcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1990
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darwin
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Darwin
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Darwin
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Zeile vs. Darwin
Zeile hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coleman tags and scores. Smith tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Darwin
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Hill
Yelding hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hill
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Hill
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stubbs vs. Hill
Stubbs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darwin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Darwin
The umpire calls a balk on Darwin Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Darwin
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Darwin
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Darwin
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Hill
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Hill
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darwin
Pendleton hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Darwin
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hill
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Hill
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Hill
Yelding strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Darwin
Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Darwin
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Darwin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stubbs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Darwin
Jones hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Yelding. Jones reaches second base with a double. Lankford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Darwin
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hill
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Hill
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stubbs vs. Hill
Stubbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doran scores. Caminiti moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Hill
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Caminiti scores. Stubbs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Hill
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darwin
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Darwin
There goes Coleman. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Darwin
Darwin spins and fires to second, with Ramirez covering, and Coleman is picked off. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Darwin
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Darwin
Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Zeile vs. Darwin
Zeile hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hill
Ramirez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Hill
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Hill
Yelding hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Darwin
Lankford hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darwin
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Darwin
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Hill
Doran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thompson. Doran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Hill
The ball gets by Zeile for a passed ball. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. Hill
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Stubbs vs. Hill
Stubbs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Hill
Biggio strikes out. There goes Doran. He's safe. There goes Stubbs. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Darwin
Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Ken Hill.
Oquendo strikes out. Biggio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oquendo out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darwin
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darwin
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Darwin
There goes Smith. The throw from Biggio and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. DiPino
Frank DiPino now pitching. Mark Davidson pinch hits for Tuffy Rhodes.
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. DiPino
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. DiPino
Darwin bunts towards the mound. DiPino fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Yelding vs. DiPino
Yelding hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman throws the ball in to Pendleton who relays the ball to Jones who tags Yelding trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ramirez scores. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darwin
Mark Davidson now playing left field.
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Darwin
Walling 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Darwin
Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. DiPino
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. DiPino
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stubbs vs. DiPino
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. DiPino
Biggio hits a line drive into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Darwin
Lankford hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Darwin
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Darwin
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Darwin
Willie McGee pinch hits for Frank DiPino.
McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1990 -- St.Louis at Houston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Coleman V, lf 4 1 2 0 Yelding E, cf 4 0 1 1 Smith O, ss 2 0 1 0 Doran B, 2b 2 2 1 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Caminiti K, 3b 3 1 0 0 Walling D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stubbs F, 1b 3 0 2 1 Zeile T, c 3 0 0 1 Biggio C, c 4 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 3 1 0 0 Wilson G, rf 3 0 1 1 Thompson M, rf 4 0 1 0 Rhodes T, lf 2 0 0 0 Jones T, 2b 4 0 2 1 Davidson M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Hill K, p 2 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 2 1 0 0 Oquendo J, ph 1 0 0 0 Darwin D, p 2 0 0 0 DiPino F, p 0 0 0 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 2 26 4 5 3 St.Louis 100 100 000 -- 2 Houston 000 201 10x -- 4 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Hill K (L) 6.0 3 3 2 4 5 DiPino F 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 6 DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Houston 4 2B -- Jones T 2, Doran B SB -- Coleman V, Stubbs F, Doran B CS -- Smith O SH -- Darwin D SF -- Zeile T Balk -- Darwin D PB -- Zeile T T -- 2:42 A -- 17216
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