Astros @ Cardinals
August 18, 1983

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Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 4 8 1
Cardinals 4 9 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 4 8 1
Cardinals 5 10 1

Andy Van Slyke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .285
OBP .750 .377
At Bats 3 186
Hits 2 53
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 1 27

Bill Dawley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 11
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Busch Stadium - August 18, 1983
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Home Run
Bill Dawley
John Mizerock
Denny Walling
Bill Doran
Craig Reynolds
Dickie Thon
Jose Cruz
Jerry Mumphrey
Terry Puhl
Andy Van Slyke

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 8 1 9
St. Louis Cardinals 5 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Dave Rucker
Losing Pitcher Bill Dawley
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Andy Van Slyke
Attendance 27,053
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Van Slyke hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Bill Dawley now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Dave Rucker. Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Tim Tolman pinch hits for Frank DiPino. Tolman strikes out.
Top 10 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rucker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 George Hendrick now playing first base. Glenn Brummer now catching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Green strikes out.
Bottom 8 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. DiPino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Van Slyke scores.
Bottom 8 Floyd Rayford pinch hits for Darrell Porter. Rayford strikes out.
Bottom 8 George Hendrick pinch hits for Dane Iorg. Hendrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Van Slyke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Van Slyke reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Doran strikes out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mizerock hits a popup towards third. Van Slyke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Rucker now pitching. Bill Lyons now playing second base. Mumphrey hits a fly ball towards right. Green settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Green. Mumphrey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Denny Walling now playing first base. Frank DiPino now pitching. Craig Reynolds now playing third base. Bill Lyons pinch hits for Neil Allen. Lyons hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doran scores. Puhl scores. Walling moves to third.
Top 7 Denny Walling pinch hits for Phil Garner. Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Neil Allen now pitching. Thon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Doran moves to third.
Top 7 Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kevin Bass pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Bass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McGee hits a line drive towards short. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mizerock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mumphrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Smith trying to get to third. Niekro throws to Garner who tags Smith for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Van Slyke hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Thon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doran moves to second.
Top 5 Doran takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mizerock hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Knight hits a line drive towards third. Van Slyke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores.
Bottom 3 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Mizerock, and Thon drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Van Slyke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Puhl. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mizerock strikes out.
Bottom 1 McGee hits a line drive towards first. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Van Slyke tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to third.
Bottom 1 Van Slyke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mizerock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mumphrey who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smith fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Garner scores. Cruz moves to second.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to third. Garner moves to second.
Top 1 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thon hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.