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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 31, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 31, 1983 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Puleo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,428 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Frank Pulli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Redus | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Milner | Center Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Third Baseman |
| Ron Oester | Second Baseman |
| Paul Householder | Right Fielder |
| Alan Knicely | Catcher |
| Tom Foley | Shortstop |
| Charlie Puleo | Pitcher |
| Russ Nixon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 31, 1983
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Andujar
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Andujar
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Andujar
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Puleo
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Puleo
There goes Herr. The throw from Knicely and he is out, Oester applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Puleo
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Puleo
There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Knicely and he is out, Foley applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Andujar
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Andujar
Oester takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Householder vs. Andujar
Householder hits a ball on the ground for an out. Oester moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knicely vs. Andujar
Knicely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oester scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foley vs. Andujar
Foley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knicely moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puleo vs. Andujar
Puleo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Puleo
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Puleo
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Puleo fields it and has Hernandez trapped. There's the throw to Oester and over to Bench, who tags Hernandez for the out. McGee moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Puleo
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Andujar
Redus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Andujar
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Andujar
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Puleo
Andujar strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Puleo
Herr hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Andujar
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Andujar
Oester hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Oester reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Householder vs. Andujar
Householder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oester scores. Householder moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knicely vs. Andujar
Knicely hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Andujar
Foley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puleo vs. Andujar
Puleo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Puleo
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. Foley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Puleo
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Puleo
McGee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Puleo
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Andujar
Redus hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Andujar
Milner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Andujar
Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Puleo
Andujar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Puleo
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herr for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Andujar
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Andujar
Oester takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Householder vs. Andujar
Householder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knicely vs. Andujar
The umpire calls a balk on Andujar Oester moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knicely vs. Andujar
Knicely takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foley vs. Andujar
Foley takes first base on ball four. Oester moves to third. Knicely moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puleo vs. Andujar
Puleo hits a line drive towards the mound. Andujar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Puleo
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Puleo
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Puleo
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Andujar
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Andujar
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Milner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Andujar
There's a wild pitch. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Andujar
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Andujar
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Puleo
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Puleo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Puleo
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Puleo
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oester vs. Andujar
Oester hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Householder vs. Andujar
Householder strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. Andujar
Knicely hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Puleo
Steve Braun pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Scherrer
Rafael Santana pinch runs for Steve Braun. Bill Scherrer now pitching.
Herr bunts towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Oester covering, for the out. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Scherrer
David Green pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell.
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Scherrer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Bair
David Green now playing left field. Doug Bair now pitching. Rafael Santana now playing third base.
Foley hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherrer vs. Bair
Scherrer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Bair
Redus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Milner takes first base on ball four. Redus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Kaat
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santana juggles the ball. That's an error on Santana. Redus moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Lahti
Jeff Lahti now pitching.
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Scherrer
Kelly Paris now playing third base.
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Scherrer
Hendrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Scherrer
McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Householder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Scherrer
Porter takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Scherrer
Mike Ramsey pinch runs for Darrell Porter.
Smith hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1983 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Redus G, lf 4 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 2 0 0 0
Milner E, cf 4 0 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Driessen D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Green D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Bench J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 4 0 0 0
Paris K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
Oester R, 2b 2 2 1 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0
Householder P, rf 4 0 1 1 Lahti J, p 0 0 0 0
Knicely A, c 3 0 1 1 Hernandez K, 1b 2 1 0 0
Foley T, ss 2 0 1 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 2 0
Puleo C, p 3 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 4 0 1 1
Scherrer B, p 1 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 0
Ramsey M, pr 0 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 2 0 0 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 1 0
Santana R, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 5 2 29 1 6 1
Cincinnati 010 100 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo C (W)* 7.0 5 1 1 4 4
Scherrer B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (L) 8.0 5 2 2 5 3
Bair D 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Kaat J+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lahti J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Santana R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, St.Louis 7
2B -- Oester R, Milner E
CS -- Herr T, Oberkfell K
SH -- Herr T
WP -- Andujar J
Balk -- Andujar J
T -- 2:37
A -- 29428
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