Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 16, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1984 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 2 3 0
Whitfield rf 3 0 0 0
  Maldonado ph,rf,cf 2 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 1
  Morales ph 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Guerrero 3b 3 0 0 1
  Zachry p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
Marshall lf 4 0 2 2
Brock 1b 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 0
  Yeager ph,c 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 1 3 1
  Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bass rf 5 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 5 1 1 0
Cruz lf 3 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 1
Knight 3b 4 1 2 1
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 2 2
Scott M. p 1 0 0 0
  Scott T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Doran 2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Los Angeles 002 001 0025121
Houston 000 004 000481
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   5.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Hershiser   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Diaz   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Zachry  W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Hooton  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   6.0 8 3 2 2 2
  Madden   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  DiPino  L (1-1) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
3
5

  E–Scioscia (1), Garner (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Marshall (2,off DiPino), Houston Knight (3,off Reuss); Reynolds (2,off Hershiser).  SF–Guerrero (1,off M Scott).  IBB–Morales (1,by DiPino); Ashby (1,by Hershiser).  SH–M Scott (1,off Reuss); Garner (1,off Hershiser).  SB–Marshall (1,2nd base off M Scott/Ashby); Russell (1,2nd base off DiPino/Ashby); Cruz (2,2nd base off Diaz/Scioscia).  WP–Reuss (1).  IBB–Hershiser (2,Ashby); DiPino (1,Morales).  T–3:05.  A–14,051.
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