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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 21, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on April 21, 1989 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Mahler |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 30,828 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Mark Hirschbeck 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hatcher | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Chris Sabo | Third Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Eric Davis | Center Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Bo Diaz | Catcher |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Rick Mahler | Pitcher |
| Pete Rose | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 21, 1989
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Mahler
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Mahler
Reynolds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mahler
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mahler
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Mahler
Bass hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Mahler
There goes Bass. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Bass steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Mahler
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Mahler covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Deshaies
Larkin hits a line drive beyond short. Ramirez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sabo vs. Deshaies
Sabo hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Deshaies
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Deshaies
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Benzinger vs. Deshaies
Benzinger strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Mahler
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Mahler
Caminiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Mahler
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Deshaies
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Deshaies
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Deshaies
Trillo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Mahler
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatcher for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Mahler
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mahler
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Deshaies
Mahler hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Deshaies
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Deshaies
Sabo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Mahler
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Mahler
Bass hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Mahler
Ramirez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Mahler
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Caminiti vs. Mahler
Caminiti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deshaies vs. Mahler
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Deshaies
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Deshaies
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Deshaies
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Mahler
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Mahler
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mahler
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Mahler
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Deshaies
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Deshaies
Diaz hits a popup towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Deshaies
Trillo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mahler vs. Deshaies
Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Mahler
Bass strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Mahler
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Mahler
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Mahler
Caminiti is hit by the pitch. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Deshaies vs. Mahler
Deshaies hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Hatcher vs. Mahler
Hatcher takes first base on ball four. Ashby scores. Caminiti moves to third. Deshaies moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Doran vs. Charlton
Norm Charlton now pitching. Bill Doran pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Benzinger picks up the ball and throws it to Diaz who tags the runner out. Caminiti scores. Hatcher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Deshaies
Bill Doran now playing second base.
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Deshaies
Sabo hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Deshaies
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Charlton
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Charlton
Davis hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Charlton
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Charlton
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Deshaies
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Deshaies
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Deshaies
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Deshaies
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Deshaies
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Charlton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Charlton
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Charlton
Deshaies strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Deshaies
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Deshaies
Dave Collins pinch hits for Norm Charlton.
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Deshaies
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Birtsas
Tim Birtsas now pitching.
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Birtsas
Doran hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Birtsas
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Birtsas
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Birtsas
Bass hits a popup, foul, towards first. Benzinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Deshaies
Sabo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Deshaies
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Deshaies
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1989 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hatcher B, cf 4 2 2 1 Larkin B, ss 4 0 1 0
Reynolds C, 2b 3 1 1 2 Sabo C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Doran B, ph-2b 2 1 1 2 Youngblood J, lf 4 0 0 0
Puhl T, lf 3 0 0 0 Davis E, cf 4 0 2 0
Davis G, 1b 5 1 1 0 Benzinger T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bass K, rf 5 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Diaz B, c 3 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 1 2 0 Trillo M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Caminiti K, 3b 3 1 1 1 Mahler R, p 2 0 0 0
Deshaies J, p 4 0 1 0 Charlton N, p 0 0 0 0
Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0
Birtsas T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 6 30 0 4 0
Houston 200 102 002 -- 7
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler R (L) 5.2 8 5 4 2 3
Charlton N 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Birtsas T 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
E -- Sabo C
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Cincinnati 4
2B -- Davis E
HR -- Reynolds C, Doran B
SB -- Bass K
HBP -- by Deshaies J (Trillo M), by Mahler R (Caminiti K)
WP -- Deshaies J
T -- 2:33
A -- 30828
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