Reds @ Cardinals
September 4, 1983

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 7 0
Cardinals 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 7 0
Cardinals 5 12 2

Willie McGee Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .295
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 3 495
Hits 1 146
• Singles 0 117
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 1 58

Ben Hayes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 7
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Busch Stadium - September 4, 1983
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Single
Ben Hayes
Alan Knicely
Dan Driessen
Ron Oester
Nick Esasky
Tom Foley
Gary Redus
Eddie Milner
Paul Householder
Willie McGee
Ozzie Smith
Lonnie Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 7 0 4
St. Louis Cardinals 5 12 2 10
Winning Pitcher Jeff Lahti
Losing Pitcher Ben Hayes
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McGee
Attendance 35,255
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Smith moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Smith is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Alan Knicely now catching. Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Redus. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Kelly Paris pinch runs for Steve Christmas. Foley hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Christmas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Esasky is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Jeff Lahti now pitching. Darrell Porter now catching. Oester hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Darrell Porter pinch hits for Bruce Sutter. Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oester settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dane Iorg pinch hits for Glenn Brummer. Iorg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ben Hayes now pitching. Paul Householder now playing right field. Steve Braun pinch hits for Bill Lyons. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Bench pinch hits for Dallas Williams. Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Redus strikes out.
Top 8 Milner takes first base on ball four. Householder moves to second.
Top 8 Paul Householder pinch hits for Rich Gale. Householder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Foley hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rayford hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Green. The throw from Christmas and he is safe. Green steals second.
Bottom 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Redus. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. McGee goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 McGee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Christmas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christmas for the out.
Top 7 Esasky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Esasky reaches third base with a triple. Driessen scores.
Top 7 Oester hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to second.
Top 7 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brummer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rayford moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rayford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esasky fields it and throws to home to get Green. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Rich Gale now pitching. Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Redus hits a popup towards the mound. Andujar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lyons fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Duane Walker pinch hits for Tom Hume. Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Foley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Hume now pitching. McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith scores.
Bottom 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Smith. The throw from Christmas and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes Andujar. The throw from Christmas and he is out, Oester applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Christmas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Esasky takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Oester hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brummer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lyons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rayford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rayford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Green strikes out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Redus strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Redus. McGee reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esasky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup towards short. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Price hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brummer bunts towards the mound. Price fields it and throws to first for the out. Green scores. Rayford moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lyons hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rayford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second.
Bottom 2 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Christmas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Esasky hits a ball on the groundEsasky is thrown out after the base hit. Oester moves to third.
Top 2 Oester takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball towards left. Smith catches it and throws to second to double up Redus.
Top 1 Andujar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Andujar. Redus moves to second.
Top 1 Redus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out.