New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
July 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1983 at Riverfront 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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New York Mets 1, Cincinnati Reds 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bailor ss 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Holman p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 2 1 1 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 1 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Brooks 3b 0 0 0 0
Giles 2b 3 0 1 1
Ortiz c 4 0 1 0
Torrez p 1 0 0 0
  Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 4 2 1 0
  Householder rf 0 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 1 2 1 1
Esasky 3b 3 2 1 2
Walker lf 4 0 2 2
Oester 2b 3 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 0 0 1
Puleo p 2 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 1 0 0 0
  Hayes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
New York 010 000 000160
Cincinnati 003 200 01x660
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (5-12) 3.1 3 5 5 10 1
  Swan   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Holman   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
11
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (4-5) 6.1 4 1 1 6 3
  Scherrer   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hayes  SV (4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
8
3

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cedeno (11,off Torrez); Walker (9,off Torrez); Driessen (4,off Holman).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (7,4th inning off Torrez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Torrez (6,off Puleo).  IBB–Strawberry (4,by Puleo); Oester (6,by Torrez); Milner (1,by Torrez).  SF–Bilardello (1,off Torrez).  SB–Wilson (34,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello); Giles (11,2nd base off Puleo/Bilardello); Cedeno (6,2nd base off Torrez/Ortiz); Walker (3,2nd base off Swan/Ortiz).  IBB–Torrez 2 (7,Oester,Milner); Puleo (4,Strawberry).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:48.  A–10,797.
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