San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1983 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
O'Malley 3b 4 0 1 1
Clark rf 2 0 0 0
  Venable rf 1 0 0 1
Evans ss 4 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Leonard lf 4 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 4 0 1 0
May c 1 0 1 0
  Brenly ph 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pettini 2b,ss 0 0 0 0
Martin p 1 0 0 0
  Calvert p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Rabb ph 0 1 0 0
  Wellman 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 1 2 0
Cruz lf 2 2 2 0
Knight 1b 4 1 1 1
Reynolds ss 2 0 1 0
Mizerock c 2 0 2 2
Ryan p 3 0 1 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 11 5
San Francisco 000 000 020241
Houston 021 200 00x5111
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  L (1-3) 3.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Calvert   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  McGaffigan   3.0 4 0 0 0 1
  Lavelle   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (12-5) 7.0 4 2 2 5 5
  DiPino  SV (11) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
5

  E–Kuiper (3), Doran (12).  DP–San Francisco 2, Houston 4.  2B–Houston Knight (27,off Martin); Garner (17,off McGaffigan).  HBP–Kuiper (2,by Ryan); Mizerock (1,by Calvert).  IBB–Reynolds (1,by Martin).  SB–Garner (15,2nd base off Martin/May); Puhl (16,2nd base off Martin/May).  HBP–Calvert (1,Mizerock); Ryan (2,Kuiper).  IBB–Martin (7,Reynolds).  T–2:38.  A–27,814.
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