April 20, 1983 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 11
@BAL 2 BOS 5
MIL 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 KCR 8
@DET 7 MIN 11
SEA 2 TOR 4
CLE 1 CIN 6
@HOU 4 NYM 6
PIT 0 NYM 7
PIT 5 PHI 2
CHC 0 SFG 3
LAD 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 8,476

Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Time of Game: 3:11

Reds

9-5

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  6  0   0  0  0    6  6  0
Astros          0  2  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    4 12  2

W: R Gale (2-0), L: M LaCoss (0-1), S: T Power (1)

Astros

3-11

Lost 1

6th, 7 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cedeno RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .378 1.006    0    1   0   2B,CS,HBP
E Milner CF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .211  .490    0    5   0   2·SB
D Concepcion SS               5   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .525    0    1   2   
J Bench 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .787    0    0   0   IW
  W Krenchicki 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .536    0    1   0   
D Driessen 1B                 2   1   0   1    2   0  .333  .933    0    8   0   
R Oester 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .375  .998    0    1   4   
D Walker LF                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .167  .500    0    2   0   2B
  J Jones PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .717    0    2   0   
D Bilardello C                4   1   2   0    0   1  .364  .909    0    6   0   2B
R Gale P                      2   1   0   1    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Scherrer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hayes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Power P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6   6   6    5   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Walker (1, off M LaCoss); D Bilardello (2, off F DiPino); C Cedeno (3, off M LaCoss).

IBB: J Bench (1, by F DiPino).

HBP: C Cedeno (2, by M LaCoss).

TB: D Bilardello 3; D Walker 2; C Cedeno 2; E Milner 2.

RBI: C Cedeno 2 (7); D Driessen (12); D Walker (1); R Gale (1); E Milner (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Milner 2 (5, 2nd base off V Ruhle/A Ashby, 2nd base off M LaCoss/A Ashby).

CS: C Cedeno (3, 2nd base by M LaCoss/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .291  .674    0    5   0   
D Walling RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .071  .204    0    0   0   
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Reynolds PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
D Thon SS                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .322  .841    0    2   5   2B
P Garner 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .695    0    0   1   
J Cruz LF                     3   2   2   0    2   0  .314  .809    0    1   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Knight 1B                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .277  .662    0   12   0   2B
A Ashby C                     5   0   4   1    0   0  .375 1.069    0    6   3   2·2B
B Doran 2B                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .200  .655    0    0   3   SB,IW
M LaCoss P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Puhl PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .460         0   0   
  K Bass PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .906    0    1   0   
Totals                       39   4  12   4    5   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Thon (4, off R Gale); R Knight (1, off R Gale); A Ashby 2 (3, 2 off R Gale).

IBB: B Doran (1, by R Gale).

TB: A Ashby 6; R Knight 3; J Cruz 2; D Thon 2; P Garner; D Walling; B Doran.

RBI: R Knight 3 (9); A Ashby (3).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

E: A Ashby 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Doran (3, 2nd base off R Gale/D Bilardello).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gale, W (2-0)                5     7   2   2    4   2   0   3.00   26     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 7     43    -     0.95  -0.14
B Scherrer, H (1)              0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.80   0.05
B Hayes, H (1)                 0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4          3-0    1.92  -0.25
T Power, S (1)                 3     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.25   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.10   0.40
Totals                         9    12   4   4    5   6   0          44     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·12          7-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M LaCoss, L (0-1)              4     3   6   5    2   5   0   7.65   19     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3     37    -     1.22  -0.46
V Ruhle                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.14    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.77  -0.03
F DiPino                       1.2   1   0   0    3   2   0   7.20    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.71   0.01
M Madden                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.04    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.03
F LaCorte                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.10    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     6   6   5    5   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 6          4-2

R Gale faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
B Hayes faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
M LaCoss faced 6 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M LaCoss (1).

IBB: R Gale (1; B Doran); F DiPino (1; J Bench).

HBP: M LaCoss (1; C Cedeno).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Satch Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 8,476.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. C Cedeno             RF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. E Milner             CF    2. D Walling            RF 
3. D Concepcion         SS    3. D Thon               SS 
4. J Bench              3B    4. P Garner             3B 
5. D Driessen           1B    5. J Cruz               LF 
6. R Oester             2B    6. R Knight             1B 
7. D Walker             LF    7. A Ashby              C  
8. D Bilardello         C     8. B Doran              2B 
9. R Gale               P     9. M LaCoss             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-0  12-      21%  56% D Walker        M LaCoss        Double to RF; Driessen Scores; Oester to 3B
   t 5   0  2-2  123      16%  88% C Cedeno        M LaCoss        Double to CF; Walker Scores; Bilardello Scores; Gale to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--     -13%  31% R Knight        R Gale          Double to CF; Cruz Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  123      12%  72% R Gale          M LaCoss        Reached on Interference on C; Oester Scores; Walker to 3B; Bilardello to 2B
   b 7   0  6-4  1--     -11%  64% A Ashby         B Hayes         Single to CF; Knight to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Cedeno        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      48%  E Milner        Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to P
          1--      55%  D Concepcion    Milner Steals 2B; Milner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      45%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  D Thon          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Driessen      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  R Oester        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  J Cruz          Walk
   R      1--      31%  R Knight        Double to CF; Cruz Scores
   R      -2-      23%  A Ashby         Single to CF; Knight Scores
          1--      19%  B Doran         Single to CF; Ashby to 3B
          1-3      17%  M LaCoss        Doran Steals 2B
   O      -23      23%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      26%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike LaCoss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  D Bilardello    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      23%  R Gale          Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      23%  D Walling       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      24%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  P Garner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike LaCoss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      22%  E Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      19%  J Bench         Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
          ---      17%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      19%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
          1--      14%  A Ashby         Double to RF; Cruz to 3B
          -23      13%  B Doran         Intentional Walk
   O      123      18%  M LaCoss        Flyball: SS
   O      123      22%  O Moreno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike LaCoss facing 5-6-7
          ---      27%  D Driessen      Walk
          1--      35%  R Oester        Walk; Driessen to 2B
   R      12-      56%  D Walker        Double to RF; Driessen Scores; Oester to 3B
          -23      60%  D Bilardello    Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Bilardello to 1B
   R      123      72%  R Gale          Reached on Interference on C; Oester Scores; Walker to 3B; Bilardello to 2B
   RR     123      88%  C Cedeno        Double to CF; Walker Scores; Bilardello Scores; Gale to 3B
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Mike LaCoss pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      92%  E Milner        Single to RF; Gale Scores/unER; Cedeno to 3B
          1-3      93%  D Concepcion    Milner Steals 2B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th
          -23      91%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   R      123      94%  D Driessen      Walk; Cedeno Scores; Milner to 3B; Bench to 2B
   O      123      92%  R Oester        Strikeout
                  Jeff Jones pinch hits for Duane Walker batting 7th
   O      123      90%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Jones moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  D Thon          Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Thon to 3B
          --3      90%  J Cruz          Single to 3B; Thon stays at 3B
   O      1-3      94%  R Knight        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Frank DiPino facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  D Bilardello    Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  R Gale          Strikeout
          -2-      94%  C Cedeno        Walk
   O      12-      94%  E Milner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bilardello to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -23      93%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  A Ashby         Double to CF
          -2-      84%  B Doran         Walk
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Rich Gale pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Bass pinch hits for Terry Puhl batting 9th; Terry Puhl pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  K Bass          Strikeout
   O      12-      93%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
          12-      89%  D Walling       Single to 2B; Ashby to 3B; Doran to 2B
                  Ben Hayes replaces Bill Scherrer pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Madden facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Madden replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 2nd; Kevin Bass moves to RF
   O      ---      95%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Oester        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Ben Hayes facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Krenchicki replaces Johnny Bench playing 3B batting 4th
          ---      92%  P Garner        Single to CF
          1--      84%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Garner to 3B
   RR     1-3      75%  R Knight        Single to LF; Garner Scores; Cruz Scores
          1--      64%  A Ashby         Single to CF; Knight to 2B
                  Ted Power replaces Ben Hayes pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      74%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      12-      81%  K Bass          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      88%  O Moreno        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Madden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  J Jones         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      89%  D Bilardello    Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  T Power         Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      86%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Ted Power facing 2-3-4
                  Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Mike Madden batting 2nd
   O      ---      90%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  D Thon          Walk
   O      1--      90%  P Garner        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      94%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 5th; Craig Reynolds moves to LF
   O      ---      93%  E Milner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  W Krenchicki    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Ted Power facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  R Knight        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  B Doran         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation