Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1983 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Puhl rf 3 1 1 1
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 4 1
Knight 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 1
Mumphrey cf 2 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Mizerock c 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph,c 2 0 0 0
Heathcock p 1 0 0 0
  Scott cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 5 1 2 2
Redus lf 4 2 2 2
Concepcion ss 5 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0
Esasky 3b 4 1 1 1
Householder rf 2 1 0 0
Oester 2b 4 1 1 0
  Foley ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Bilardello c 4 0 1 0
Berenyi p 3 2 3 1
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 6
Houston 200 100 000362
Cincinnati 002 500 10x8100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Heathcock  L (1-1) 3.2 5 5 5 1 0
  Ruhle   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  LaCoss   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Dawley   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
3
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Berenyi  W (8-14) 8.0 6 3 3 2 6
  Hume   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6

  E–Knight (9), Garner (24).  2B–Houston Puhl (24,off Berenyi); Cruz (28,off Berenyi), Cincinnati Oester (21,off Heathcock); Milner (21,off Heathcock); Berenyi (3,off Heathcock).  3B–Houston Doran (7,off Berenyi).  HR–Cincinnati Esasky (12,4th inning off Heathcock 0 on, 0 out); Milner (9,4th inning off Ruhle 1 on, 2 out); Redus (16,4th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Garner (5,off Berenyi).  SB–Cruz (27,2nd base off Berenyi/Bilardello); Householder (6,2nd base off Heathcock/Mizerock).  WP–LaCoss (8).  T–2:21.  A–9,146.
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