Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
July 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1983 at Shea Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 4 3 2 0
Householder rf 5 1 1 0
Redus lf 5 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 3 1 2 4
Oester 2b 4 1 1 0
Esasky 3b 4 0 0 0
Knicely c 4 0 2 0
Foley ss 4 0 0 0
Pastore p 4 0 0 0
  Hayes p 0 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Oquendo ss 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 3 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 0 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Giles 2b 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 0 0 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
  Bradley ph 1 0 0 0
  Holman p 0 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 1 1 1
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 104 100690
New York 000 000 011261
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore  W (3-8) 8.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Hayes   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Scherrer  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (5-10) 6.0 7 5 4 1 2
  Holman   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Gorman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Diaz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
5

  E–Hernandez (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Redus (10,off Holman), New York Hernandez (18,off Pastore).  3B–Cincinnati Milner (2,off Holman).  HR–Cincinnati Driessen (6,6th inning off Torrez 2 on, 1 out), New York Heep (5,8th inning off Pastore 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Driessen (6,by Holman).  SF–Brooks (2,off Hayes).  SB–Milner (20,2nd base off Torrez/Ortiz).  CS–Oquendo (6,2nd base by Pastore/Knicely).  IBB–Holman (5,Driessen).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:33.  A–11,800.
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