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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 8, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on July 8, 1983 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,722 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Satch Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Brian Giles | Second Baseman |
| Jose Oquendo | Shortstop |
| Mike Torrez | Pitcher |
| Frank Howard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 8, 1983
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Torrez
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Torrez
Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Torrez
Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Thon reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Torrez
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thon scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Torrez
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Garner trying to get to third. Strawberry throws the ball in to Brooks, who tags Garner for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Torrez
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hodges and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Torrez
Knight hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Knight reaches third base with a triple. Cruz scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doran vs. Torrez
Doran hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Holman
Scott Holman now pitching.
Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ryan
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Ryan
There goes Wilson. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Ryan
Brooks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Ryan
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Holman
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Holman
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Holman
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Holman
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Ryan
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Ryan
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Strawberry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Ryan
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oquendo vs. Ryan
Oquendo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Ryan
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Scott Holman.
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Garner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gorman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Gorman
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ryan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Ryan
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Ryan
Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Foster reaches second base with a double. Brooks scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Ryan
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. Hernandez scores. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Ryan
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gorman
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Gorman
Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gorman
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Ryan
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Ryan
Oquendo hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Ryan
Gorman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Gorman
Moreno 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 -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Gorman
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Gorman
Thon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ryan
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Ryan
Brooks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Gorman
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Gorman
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Gorman
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up, tags the runner, and throws to first, with Gorman covering, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ryan
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Ryan
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Ryan
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Gorman
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Gorman
Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gorman
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Ryan
Giles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Ryan
Oquendo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ryan
Danny Heep pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Ryan
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. Ryan
Brooks strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Terrell
Walt Terrell now pitching.
Moreno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Terrell
There goes Moreno. The throw from Hodges and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Terrell
Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. Moreno scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thon vs. Terrell
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Terrell
There goes Thon. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Thon steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garner vs. Terrell
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Terrell
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knight vs. Terrell
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doran vs. Terrell
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Oquendo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ryan
Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moreno. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Ryan
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Ryan
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Terrell
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Terrell
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Spilman hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Terrell
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching.
Giles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. Dawley
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dawley
Dave Kingman pinch hits for Walt Terrell.
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dawley
Wilson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1983 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 1 2 0 Wilson M, cf 4 0 1 0
Puhl T, rf 4 1 2 1 Brooks H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Thon D, ss 3 1 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 3 1 0 0
Garner P, 3b 4 0 2 1 Foster G, lf 4 0 2 1
Cruz J, lf 3 1 1 0 Strawberry D, rf 3 0 0 1
Knight R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hodges R, c 3 0 0 0
Doran B, 2b 4 1 1 2 Giles B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Pujols L, c 4 0 0 0 Oquendo J, ss 4 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 3 0 0 0 Torrez M, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0 Holman S, p 0 0 0 0
Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0 Staub R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 1 0 0 0
Heep D, ph 0 0 0 0
Terrell W, p 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 32 3 5 3
Houston 500 000 010 -- 6
New York 002 000 001 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 8.0 4 2 2 5 12
Dawley B 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 0.2 6 5 5 0 0
Holman S 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Gorman T 5.0 1 0 0 0 4
Terrell W 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
E -- Hodges R 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Houston 4, New York 7
2B -- Puhl T, Thon D, Foster G 2
3B -- Knight R, Puhl T
HR -- Doran B, Giles B
SB -- Cruz J, Wilson M, Moreno O, Thon D
T -- 2:27
A -- 12722
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