Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 4, 1983
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 1983 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Ownbey |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,511 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Fred Brocklander 3B: Bill Williams |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tony Scott | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| Bob Lillis | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Second Baseman |
| Jose Oquendo | Shortstop |
| Rick Ownbey | Pitcher |
| George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 4, 1983
Top 1
-
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Ownbey
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ownbey, and towards Giles, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ownbey
Scott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ownbey
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Ownbey
There goes Thon. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Thon steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Ownbey
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Ownbey
Cruz hits a fly ball towards right field. Heep fields the ball and throws to third. Brooks drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Brooks. Thon moves to third. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knight vs. Ownbey
Knight strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. LaCoss
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. LaCoss
Heep hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. LaCoss
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. LaCoss
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner juggles the ball. That's an error on Garner. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. LaCoss
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Kingman scores. Foster goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. LaCoss
Brooks 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
Top 2
-
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Ownbey
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Ownbey
Doran takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCoss vs. Ownbey
LaCoss takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to third. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moreno vs. Ownbey
Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Ownbey
Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heep. Scott reaches second base with a double. Ashby scores. Doran scores. LaCoss moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thon vs. Lynch
Ed Lynch now pitching.
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCoss scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Lynch
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. LaCoss
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oquendo vs. LaCoss
Oquendo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. LaCoss
Lynch bunts towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with Doran covering, for the out. Oquendo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. LaCoss
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lynch
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Lynch
Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. LaCoss
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. LaCoss
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCoss
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Lynch
LaCoss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Lynch
Moreno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lynch
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LaCoss
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. LaCoss
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. LaCoss
Giles hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oquendo vs. LaCoss
Oquendo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCoss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Lynch
Thon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Lynch
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oquendo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lynch
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Oquendo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. LaCoss
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. LaCoss
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. LaCoss
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. LaCoss
Kingman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Lynch
Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lynch
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Lynch
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doran for the out. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCoss vs. Lynch
LaCoss is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCoss
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. LaCoss
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. LaCoss
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Lynch
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, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lynch
Scott 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, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Lynch
Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Thon reaches second base with a double. Foster throws the ball in to Brooks who tags Thon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. LaCoss
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. LaCoss
Wally Backman pinch hits for Jose Oquendo.
Backman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. LaCoss
Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Ed Lynch.
Jorgensen hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Orosco
Wally Backman now playing shortstop. Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Garner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Orosco
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Orosco
The ball gets by Hodges for a passed ball. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Orosco
Knight is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Orosco
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. LaCoss
Wilson 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 -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. LaCoss
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. LaCoss
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Orosco
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Orosco
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Orosco
Moreno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. LaCoss
Foster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. LaCoss
Ron Gardenhire pinch runs for George Foster.
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardenhire moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. LaCoss
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. Gardenhire moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. LaCoss
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Brian Giles.
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gardenhire tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. LaCoss
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doran fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/4/1983 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 0 0 0 Wilson M, cf 4 0 1 0
Scott T, rf 4 1 2 3 Heep D, rf 4 0 0 0
Thon D, ss 4 0 3 1 Kingman D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Garner P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 4 1 1 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 1 0 Gardenhire R, pr 0 1 0 0
Knight R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hodges R, c 4 0 3 2
Ashby A, c 3 1 1 0 Brooks H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Doran B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Giles B, 2b 3 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 3 1 0 0 Staub R, ph 0 0 0 1
Oquendo J, ss 1 0 0 0
Backman W, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Ownbey R, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch E, p 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 32 3 6 3
Houston 130 000 000 -- 4
New York 200 000 001 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (W) 9.0 6 3 1 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ownbey R (L) 1.1 4 4 4 3 1
Lynch E 5.2 3 0 0 1 4
Orosco J 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Brooks H, Garner P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Houston 6, New York 5
2B -- Hodges R, Scott T, Wilson M, Thon D
HR -- Scott T
SB -- Thon D
SH -- Lynch E
SF -- Staub R
PB -- Hodges R
T -- 2:21
A -- 5511
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
