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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 3, 1989
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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 September 3, 1989 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Portugal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Magrane |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,181 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Craig Biggio | Catcher |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Mark Portugal | Pitcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Milt Thompson | Left Fielder |
| Pedro Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Jose Oquendo | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Joe Magrane | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 3, 1989
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Magrane
Young hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Magrane
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Magrane
Bass 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Portugal
McGee 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Portugal
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Portugal
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Magrane
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Magrane
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Magrane
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Magrane
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Magrane
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Portugal
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Portugal
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Portugal
Brunansky hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. Portugal
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Magrane
Portugal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Magrane
Young hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Portugal moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Magrane
Doran bunts towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Portugal moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Magrane
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton has Portugal trapped. There's the throw to Pena and back to Pendleton, who tags Portugal for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Magrane
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Portugal
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pena for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magrane vs. Portugal
Magrane strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Portugal
McGee 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 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Magrane
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thompson. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Magrane
Caminiti bunts towards third. Pendleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Magrane
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson scores. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Magrane
Ramirez hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Portugal vs. Magrane
Portugal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magrane fields it and throws to first for the out. Caminiti moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Magrane
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Portugal
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Portugal
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Portugal
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Magrane
Doran hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Magrane
Bass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Magrane
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doran moves to third. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Magrane
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doran scores. Bass moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Caminiti vs. Magrane
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Biggio vs. Magrane
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Portugal
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Portugal
Brunansky strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Portugal
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Portugal
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Magrane
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Magrane
Portugal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Magrane
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Portugal moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Magrane
Doran takes first base on ball four. Portugal moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Magrane
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo fields it and throws to second for the out. Portugal scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Magrane
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portugal
Vince Coleman pinch hits for Joe Magrane.
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young who is chasing the ball. Coleman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGee vs. Portugal
McGee hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Coleman scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Portugal
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Portugal
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGee scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Portugal
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Portugal
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brunansky vs. Portugal
Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Costello
John Costello now pitching. Vince Coleman now playing left field. Milt Thompson now playing right field.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Costello
Caminiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Costello
Biggio hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Costello scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Costello
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Portugal
Oquendo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Portugal
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Portugal
There goes Pena. The throw from Biggio and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Portugal
Coleman 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 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Costello
Portugal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Costello
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Costello
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Portugal
McGee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Portugal
Portugal fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Portugal. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Portugal
John Morris pinch runs for Willie McGee.
Smith bunts towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to first for the out. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morris tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Worrell
John Morris now playing right field. Milt Thompson now playing center field. Todd Worrell now pitching. Denny Walling now playing first base.
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Worrell
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Worrell
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darwin
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Darwin
Walling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Oquendo vs. Darwin
Oquendo is walked intentionally. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Durham vs. Darwin
Leon Durham pinch hits for Tony Pena.
Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pendleton tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1989 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 5 0 2 0 McGee W, cf 4 1 2 1
Doran B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Morris J, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Bass K, lf 5 0 1 1 Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0
Davis G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Thompson M, lf-rf-cf 3 0 0 2
Wilson G, rf 5 1 3 1 Guerrero P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 3 0 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Biggio C, c 4 0 1 1 Pendleton T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Ramirez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Brunansky T, rf 3 0 0 0
Portugal M, p 4 1 2 0 Costello J, p 0 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Walling D, 1b 1 0 1 0
Darwin D, p 0 0 0 0 Oquendo J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Pena T, c 3 0 1 0
Durham L, ph 0 0 0 1
Magrane J, p 1 0 0 0
Coleman V, ph-lf 2 1 1 0
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39 3 14 3 28 4 7 4
Houston 000 111 000 -- 3
St.Louis 000 002 011 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal M 7.1 5 3 2 3 6
Agosto J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Darwin D (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Magrane J 6.0 13 3 3 1 4
Costello J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Worrell T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Portugal M
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 11, St.Louis 6
2B -- Wilson G, McGee W
3B -- Coleman V
CS -- Pena T
SH -- Doran B, Smith O
SF -- Thompson M, Durham L
T -- 2:32
A -- 41181
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