Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1982 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 5 0 1 0
Puhl rf 5 0 2 1
Knight 1b,3b 5 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 2 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 1 2 1
Pujols c 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Walling lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lawless 2b 4 0 0 0
  Bench ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Walker lf 5 2 2 2
Concepcion ss 5 0 3 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 2 1 1 0
Householder rf 3 0 0 0
Krenchicki 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Trevino c 4 0 0 0
Shirley p 3 0 0 0
  Lesley p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 3 8 3
Houston 000 000 020 00270
Cincinnati 101 000 000 01380
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   6.0 5 2 2 3 7
  LaCorte   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Smith  L (1-4) 2.1 2 1 1 5 1
Totals
10.1
8
3
3
8
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley   7.1 6 2 2 0 2
  Lesley   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Kern  W (2-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Concepcion 2 (19,off Ryan,off LaCorte).  HR–Houston Scott (1,8th inning off Shirley 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Walker 2 (4,1st inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cruz (1,by Shirley).  SH–Householder (2,off Smith).  IBB–Krenchicki (1,by Smith); Trevino (5,by Smith).  CS–Thon (7,2nd base by Shirley/Trevino); Cedeno (10,2nd base by Ryan/Pujols).  WP–Smith (2).  BK–Smith (4), Lesley (1).  HBP–Shirley (3,Cruz).  IBB–Smith 2 (4,Krenchicki,Trevino).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:57.  A–11,368.
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