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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 9, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on May 9, 1983 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1983 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Ownbey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 7,436 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
George Foster | Left Fielder |
Danny Heep | First Baseman |
Brian Giles | Second Baseman |
Ronn Reynolds | Catcher |
Jose Oquendo | Shortstop |
Rick Ownbey | Pitcher |
George Bamberger | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Ray Knight | First Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 9, 1983
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ruhle
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Ruhle
Brooks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Ruhle
Strawberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster is hit by the pitch. Wilson moves to third. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heep vs. Ruhle
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. Brooks tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Ruhle
Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brooks scores. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ruhle
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Ownbey
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ownbey
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Ownbey
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Ownbey
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Ruhle
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oquendo for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ownbey vs. Ruhle
Ownbey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ruhle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. Ownbey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Ruhle
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thon. Ownbey scores. Brooks moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Ruhle
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ownbey
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Ownbey
The umpire calls a balk on Ownbey Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Ownbey
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Ownbey
Ashby hits a fly ball towards left. Foster catches it and throws to home to double up Cruz. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Ownbey
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ruhle
Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Ruhle
Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ruhle
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Ruhle
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oquendo vs. Ruhle
Oquendo 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 3
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ownbey
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Vern Ruhle.
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Ownbey
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ownbey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ownbey
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ownbey vs. Madden
Terry Puhl now playing right field. Mike Madden now pitching.
Ownbey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Madden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Madden
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Madden
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ownbey
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Ownbey
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ownbey
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Ownbey
Knight strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Madden
Strawberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Madden
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heep vs. Madden
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strawberry tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Madden
Giles 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 5
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Ownbey
Ashby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Ownbey
Doran hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ownbey
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brooks. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Ownbey
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Ownbey
Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike Madden.
There goes Moreno. The throw from Reynolds and he is safe. Moreno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Ownbey
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Ownbey
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. Ownbey
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Garner reaches second base with a double. Moreno scores. Thon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Diaz
Carlos Diaz now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep fields the ball and throws to Diaz covering. Safe. Garner scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Diaz
There goes Cruz. The throw from Reynolds and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Diaz
Knight strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. LaCorte
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCorte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. LaCorte
Diaz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Diaz
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Diaz
Doran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Diaz
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moreno vs. Diaz
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCorte vs. Torrez
Mike Torrez now pitching.
There goes Moreno. The throw from Reynolds and he is out, Oquendo applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCorte vs. Torrez
LaCorte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. LaCorte
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. LaCorte
Brooks hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. LaCorte
Strawberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Torrez
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Torrez
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Torrez
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo misplays the ball. That's an error on Oquendo. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Torrez
There goes Cruz. The throw from Reynolds and he is out, Giles applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCorte
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. LaCorte
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. LaCorte
Giles hits a line drive towards third. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Torrez
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Torrez
Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Torrez
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Torrez
The throw from Reynolds to Heep and they have Doran trapped. The throw over to Giles, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LaCorte
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Ronn Reynolds.
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. LaCorte
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Jose Oquendo.
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. LaCorte
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Mike Torrez.
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. LaCorte
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1983 -- New York at Houston (N) New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Wilson M, cf 5 1 1 0 Moreno O, cf 4 1 2 2 Brooks H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Scott T, rf 2 0 1 0 Strawberry D, rf 4 1 1 0 Madden M, p 0 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 3 0 0 0 Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0 Heep D, 1b 2 0 1 2 LaCorte F, p 1 0 0 0 Giles B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Thon D, ss 3 1 0 0 Reynolds R, c 3 0 0 0 Garner P, 3b 4 1 1 2 Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 2 1 Oquendo J, ss 3 0 0 0 Knight R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 4 2 2 1 Ownbey R, p 2 1 1 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Diaz C, p 1 0 0 0 Ruhle V, p 0 0 0 0 Torrez M, p 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph-rf 3 1 1 0 Staub R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 3 33 6 12 6 New York 210 010 000 -- 4 Houston 000 051 00x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ownbey R (L) 4.2 7 5 5 2 3 Diaz C 0.2 4 1 1 0 2 Torrez M 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ruhle V 3.0 7 3 2 0 2 Madden M (W) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 LaCorte F (S) 4.0 1 0 0 0 6 E -- Thon D, Brooks H, Oquendo J DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 6, Houston 5 2B -- Strawberry D, Garner P 3B -- Cruz J HR -- Ashby A SB -- Giles B, Heep D, Moreno O, Cruz J CS -- Moreno O, Cruz J, Doran B SF -- Heep D 2 HBP -- by Ruhle V (Foster G) Balk -- Ownbey R T -- 2:31 A -- 7436
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