Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 11, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1984 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 1 2 0
Bass rf 5 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 2 1 1
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Mumphrey cf 5 0 2 1
Knight 1b 2 1 0 1
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Scott p 3 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 1 1 3
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 1 2 0
Oester 2b 4 1 1 1
Concepcion 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Davis cf 2 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Barnes 3b 1 0 0 0
Gulden c 4 0 0 0
Esasky 1b 4 0 1 0
Foley ss 3 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Price p 2 0 0 0
  Milner cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston 000 002 2318102
Cincinnati 200 000 000252
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (5-10) 7.0 4 2 2 1 6
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Price  L (5-9) 6.2 6 4 1 4 6
  Franco   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Power   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
6
8

  E–Bailey 2 (9), Foley 2 (7).  HR–Houston Pankovits (1,8th inning off Franco 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Garner (3,off Price); Knight (4,off Power).  CS–Mumphrey (6,2nd base by Price/Gulden).  SB–Redus (41,2nd base off M Scott/Bailey); Oester (5,2nd base off M Scott/Bailey); Parker (7,2nd base off M Scott/Bailey); Davis (7,2nd base off M Scott/Bailey).  T–2:46.  A–17,950.
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