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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 23, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 23, 1983 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Breining |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,570 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Joe West 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Satch Davidson |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Center Fielder |
| Tom O'Malley | Third Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Left Fielder |
| Chili Davis | Right Fielder |
| Chris Smith | First Baseman |
| Bob Brenly | Catcher |
| Joe Pettini | Shortstop |
| Fred Breining | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 23, 1983
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Niekro
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Niekro
O'Malley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Niekro
Youngblood bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Malley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Breining
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Pettini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Breining
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brenly vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brenly vs. Niekro
Brenly strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pettini vs. Niekro
Pettini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Breining vs. Niekro
There goes Pettini. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Pettini steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Breining vs. Niekro
Breining strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gladden vs. Niekro
Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Pettini scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Malley vs. Niekro
There goes Gladden. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Thon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Breining
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Breining
Garner hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Breining
There goes Cruz. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Breining
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Breining
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Breining fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. Niekro
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Malley for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Niekro
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Breining
Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Niekro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Breining
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Breining
Thon hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brenly vs. Niekro
Brenly takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pettini vs. Niekro
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Breining vs. Niekro
There goes Pettini. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Pettini steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Breining vs. Niekro
Breining takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gladden vs. Niekro
Gladden hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Malley vs. Niekro
O'Malley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Breining
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Breining
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Malley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Niekro
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Niekro
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brenly vs. Niekro
Brenly 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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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Breining
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Breining
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Breining
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Breining
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Breining
Doran hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. LaCoss
Mike LaCoss now pitching.
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breining vs. LaCoss
Breining takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. LaCoss
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Breining
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Breining
Knight hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Malley vs. LaCoss
O'Malley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. LaCoss
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Malley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. LaCoss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Malley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. LaCoss
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Breining
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garner for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Breining
Mumphrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Breining
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Breining
Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dawley
Bill Dawley now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Dawley
Brenly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dawley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Dawley
Pettini hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Breining
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doran for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Breining
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breining vs. Dawley
Breining hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Dawley
Gladden bunts towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with Doran covering, for the out. Breining moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Malley vs. Dawley
O'Malley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Dawley
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Breining scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Dawley
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Breining
Brad Wellman now playing second base. Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Breining
Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Ray Knight.
Garner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leonard. Garner reaches second base with a double. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mumphrey vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garner scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Minton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spilman vs. Minton
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bill Dawley.
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doran vs. Minton
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1983 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Gladden D, cf 4 0 1 2 Doran B, 2b 5 0 0 0
O'Malley T, 3b 5 0 2 0 Puhl T, rf 4 0 0 0
Youngblood J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Thon D, ss 3 0 1 0
Wellman B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Leonard J, lf 5 0 2 0 Knight R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis C, rf 4 0 1 0 Reynolds C, pr 0 1 0 0
Smith C, 1b 3 1 2 0 Garner P, 3b 4 1 1 1
Bergman D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Mumphrey J, cf 2 0 2 1
Brenly B, c 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0
Pettini J, ss 3 1 0 0 Niekro J, p 1 0 1 0
Breining F, p 2 1 1 0 Bass K, ph 1 0 0 0
Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 LaCoss M, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0
Dawley B, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 11 3 33 2 6 2
San Francisco 020 000 001 -- 3
Houston 000 000 002 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Breining F (W)* 8.0 5 2 2 4 4
Minton G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L) 5.0 7 2 2 4 2
LaCoss M 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Dawley B 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Houston 8
2B -- Smith C, Niekro J, Knight R, Garner P
SB -- Pettini J 2, Cruz J, Mumphrey J
CS -- Gladden D
SH -- Youngblood J, Gladden D
WP -- Niekro J
T -- 2:25
A -- 10570
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