Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Regular Season Game 54
Played on Sunday, June 5, 1983 (D) at Riverfront Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  2  -   6  7  0
CIN N    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     5   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Puhl rf                       3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Tolman ph                   0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Dawley p                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Thon ss                       4   0   2   2       1   1       1   2
Garner 3b                     3   0   0   0       2   0       1   4
Cruz lf                       5   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Knight 1b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Walling 1b                  1   1   0   0       1   1       5   1
Ashby c                       2   1   0   0       2   0       7   1
Doran 2b                      2   1   0   0       2   0       2   5
LaCoss p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  T. Scott ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ruhle p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Bass ph,rf                  2   2   2   2       0   0       2   0
Totals                       32   6   7   6       8   5      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Doran-Thon-Knight.

BATTING - 
2B: Bass (2,off Scherrer); Thon (12,off Scherrer).
SF: Tolman (1,off Scherrer).
IBB: Garner (5,by Scherrer).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Puhl (5,2nd base off Puleo/Knicely).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walker lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Householder cf                4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Concepcion ss                 4   0   1   0       0   2       3   3
Driessen 1b                   4   1   2   1       0   0      10   2
Cedeno rf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Krenchicki 3b                 3   1   2   0       1   0       0   3
Knicely c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Oester ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Foley 2b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       2   4
Puleo p                       3   0   1   1       0   0       2   1
  Scherrer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Pastore p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Milner ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3       1   6      27  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Foley-Concepcion.

BATTING - 
3B: Foley (1,off LaCoss).
HR: Driessen (5,4th inning off LaCoss 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Knicely (2,off LaCoss).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Knicely (1,Home by Ruhle/Ashby).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
LaCoss                        4     7   3   3   1   3   1  19
Ruhle W(1-1)                  2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8
Dawley SV(4)                  3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9
Totals                        9    10   3   3   1   6   1  36

WP: LaCoss (2).

Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Puleo                         6     1   3   3   7   4   0  26
Scherrer L(1-3)               2     5   3   3   1   1   0  12
Pastore                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     7   6   6   8   5   0  41

Puleo faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Scherrer faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
IBB: Scherrer (1,Garner).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Scherrer 3-3; Pastore 3-2.
.

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Bob Engel
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18221


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds          
1. Moreno              cf        Walker              lf
2. Puhl                rf        Householder         cf
3. Thon                ss        Concepcion          ss
4. Garner              3b        Driessen            1b
5. Cruz                lf        Cedeno              rf
6. Knight              1b        Krenchicki          3b
7. Ashby               c         Knicely             c
8. Doran               2b        Foley               2b
9. LaCoss              p         Puleo               p

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno flied out to right; Puhl singled to third;
Puhl stole second; Thon walked; Garner popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Walker singled to center; LaCoss threw a wild pitch
[Walker to second]; Householder flied out to right; Concepcion
was called out on strikes; Driessen singled to second [Walker to
third]; Cedeno forced Driessen (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby
walked; Doran grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Ashby
to second]; LaCoss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Krenchicki walked; Knicely grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Krenchicki out at second]; Foley
singled to right; Puleo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Moreno struck out; Puhl flied out to right; Thon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Walker lined to right; Householder grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Garner popped to first in foul territory; Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher); Knight grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen homered; Cedeno flied out to right;
Krenchicki singled to right; Knicely flied out to center; Foley
tripled to right [Krenchicki scored]; Puleo singled to right
[Foley scored]; Walker struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Doran walked; T.
SCOTT BATTED FOR LACOSS; T. Scott struck out; Moreno forced
Doran (pitcher to shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: WALLING REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 1B); RUHLE REPLACED
T. SCOTT (PITCHING); Householder grounded out (pitcher to
first); Concepcion singled to center; Driessen flied out to
center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to left; Thon was called out on
strikes; Garner walked; Cruz lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Krenchicki singled to center; Knicely singled to right
[Krenchicki to third]; Foley reached on a fielder's choice
[Krenchicki out at home (first to third to catcher), Knicely to
third]; Knicely was caught stealing home (catcher to third to
pitcher) [Foley to second]; Puleo reached on a fielder's choice
[Foley out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Walling walked; Ashby walked [Walling to second];
Doran walked [Walling to third, Ashby to second]; BASS BATTED
FOR RUHLE; SCHERRER REPLACED PULEO (PITCHING); Bass doubled to
left [Walling scored, Ashby scored, Doran to third]; Moreno
grounded out (second to first) [Doran scored, Bass to third];
TOLMAN BATTED FOR PUHL; Tolman hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Bass scored]; Thon doubled to left; Garner was walked
intentionally; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: DAWLEY REPLACED TOLMAN (PITCHING); BASS STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING RF); Walker flied out to right; Householder struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 4, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling struck out; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to
first); Doran grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); Krenchicki lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Bass singled to left; Moreno singled to right [Bass
to second]; On a bunt Dawley singled to third [Bass to third,
Moreno to second]; PASTORE REPLACED SCHERRER (PITCHING); Thon
singled to left [Bass scored, Moreno scored, Dawley to second];
Garner lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Dawley
out at second]; Cruz forced Thon (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: OESTER BATTED FOR KNICELY; Oester struck out; Foley
flied out to right; MILNER BATTED FOR PASTORE; Milner struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6   7   0    8
 Reds             3  10   0    6


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