Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 30, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1984 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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Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 2 1 0 0
  Bass rf 1 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 5 0 1 3
Puhl rf 2 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 3 1 0 0
Ashby c 2 2 2 1
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Richardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph,2b 3 0 2 2
Totals 33 6 7 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 4 2 2 1
Rose 1b 5 0 3 3
Parker rf 3 0 0 1
Cedeno lf 5 2 3 0
Walker cf 2 0 0 1
  Redus ph 0 0 0 0
  Bilardello c 0 0 0 0
Krenchicki 3b 4 1 3 0
  Esasky ph 0 0 0 0
Oester 2b 4 0 0 0
Gulden c 2 2 1 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Milner cf 0 0 0 1
Soto p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Houston 000 032 010671
Cincinnati 130 011 0017120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   2.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Solano   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Dawley   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  DiPino   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Calhoun  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Sambito   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
12
7
7
6
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Soto  W (18-7) 9.0 7 6 6 5 8
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
8

  E–Reynolds (25).  2B–Houston Cabell (17,off Soto); Mumphrey (20,off Soto), Cincinnati Rose (15,off M Scott); Gulden (8,off Dawley).  3B–Cincinnati Cedeno (2,off Dawley).  HR–Houston Ashby (4,8th inning off Soto 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bass (2,off Soto); Bilardello (4,off Calhoun).  SF–Parker (6,off M Scott); Walker (2,off Dawley); Milner (4,off Sambito).  IBB–Parker (10,by M Scott); Esasky (3,by Calhoun); Oester (7,by Calhoun).  SB–Concepcion (22,2nd base off M Scott/Ashby); Redus (48,2nd base off DiPino/Ashby).  WP–Calhoun (2).  IBB–M Scott (4,Parker); Calhoun 2 (2,Esasky,Oester).  T–3:10.  A–21,113.
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