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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 21, 1983 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Price |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,862 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Joe West |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Milner | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bench | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Jones | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Dann Bilardello | Catcher |
| Joe Price | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 1983
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Knepper
Milner bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Price
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Price
Thon hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Price
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Knepper
Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Knepper
Oester hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bilardello vs. Knepper
Bilardello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Price
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Price
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Price
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Price
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Knepper
Price hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Knepper
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Price
Knepper hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Price gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Price. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Price
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Price
Bass hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Knepper
There goes Concepcion. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Doran applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Knepper
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon misplays the ball. That's an error on Thon. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Price
Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Price
Garner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Price
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Price
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Knepper
Oester hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilardello vs. Knepper
Bilardello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Knepper
The umpire calls a balk on Knepper Bilardello moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Knepper
Price hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bilardello moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bilardello tags and scores. Price tags and moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Knepper
Milner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Price
Ashby hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Price
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Price
Knepper strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Knepper
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Knepper
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Concepcion tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Knepper
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oester vs. Knepper
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Price
Bass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Price
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Price
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bass scores. Thon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Price
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knight vs. Price
Knight is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Price
Ashby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bilardello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilardello vs. Knepper
Bilardello hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Price vs. Knepper
Price hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Knepper
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Knepper
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Knepper
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Price
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolman vs. Price
Tim Tolman pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Tolman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Price
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Dawley
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Dawley
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Price
Bass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Price
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Price
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Dawley
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bilardello vs. Dawley
Bilardello hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dawley
Duane Walker pinch hits for Joe Price.
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hume
Tom Hume now pitching.
Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bilardello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Hume
Knight is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Hume
Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Ray Knight.
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spilman vs. Hume
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bill Doran.
Spilman hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Hume
Denny Walling pinch hits for Bill Dawley.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing second base. Harry Spilman now playing first base.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. LaCorte
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. LaCorte
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. LaCorte
There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. LaCorte
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. LaCorte
Wayne Krenchicki pinch runs for Johnny Bench.
Jones hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Hume
Wayne Krenchicki now playing third base.
Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Hume
Bass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno moves to third. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thon vs. Hume
Thon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garner vs. Hume
Garner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Milner. Garner reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores. Bass scores. Thon moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1983 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Cedeno C, rf 3 0 1 1 Moreno O, cf 5 1 2 0
Milner E, cf 2 0 0 0 Bass K, rf 5 2 2 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 2 2 0 Thon D, ss 4 0 1 0
Bench J, 3b 5 0 2 1 Garner P, 3b 5 1 3 4
Krenchicki W, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0
Jones J, lf 3 0 0 1 Knight R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 2 0
Bilardello D, c 4 1 1 0 Doran B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Price J, p 3 0 2 0 Spilman H, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Walker D, ph 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0
Hume T, p 0 0 0 0 Tolman T, ph 1 0 0 0
Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 37 4 10 4
Cincinnati 000 011 000 1 -- 3
Houston 000 101 000 2 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Price J 8.0 6 2 2 1 6
Hume T (L) 1.0 4 2 2 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B 7.0 7 2 2 3 2
Dawley B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
LaCorte F (W) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Price J, Thon D
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Houston 9
2B -- Garner P
HR -- Garner P
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Concepcion D
SH -- Milner E
SF -- Cedeno C, Jones J
HBP -- by Knepper B (Jones J), by Hume T (Knight R)
WP -- LaCorte F
Balk -- Knepper B
T -- 2:48
A -- 7862
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