Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 19, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1983 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 1 1 0
Milner cf 4 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Bench 3b 2 1 1 1
  Krenchicki 3b 0 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 2 2 2
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 0 0 0
Berenyi p 3 0 0 0
  Walker lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Thon ss 4 1 4 2
Garner 3b 3 0 2 1
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
Knight 1b 4 0 1 0
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
Mizerock c 2 0 0 0
  Ashby ph,c 2 0 0 0
  Bass pr 0 1 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 1 1 3
Totals 34 6 11 6
Cincinnati 400 001 000570
Houston 100 100 0136111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Berenyi   7.2 9 3 3 1 7
  Hume  L (0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.2
11
6
6
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 7 5 3 3 7
  Dawley  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
4
7

  E–Niekro (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  PB–Mizerock 3 (5).  2B–Cincinnati Cedeno (2,off Niekro); Bench (3,off Niekro), Houston Thon (3,off Berenyi); Moreno (2,off Berenyi); Cruz (4,off Hume).  HR–Cincinnati Driessen (2,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out), Houston Thon (2,4th inning off Berenyi 0 on, 0 out); Spilman (1,9th inning off Hume 2 on, 2 out).  CS–Bench (1,2nd base by Niekro/Mizerock); Cedeno (2,2nd base by Dawley/Ashby).  SB–Garner (3,2nd base off Berenyi/Trevino).  U–Joe West, Ed Vargo, Dick Stello.  T–2:18.  A–8,027.
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