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July 31, 1983

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Reds 1 6 1
Astros 9 10 0
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Dan Driessen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .000 .393
At Bats 3 219
Hits 0 63
• Singles 0 48
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 38

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 8 0
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Astrodome - July 31, 1983
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Home Run
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Denny Walling
Bill Doran
Craig Reynolds
Dickie Thon
Jose Cruz
Omar Moreno
Terry Puhl
Dan Driessen
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Craig Reynolds now playing third base. Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esasky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny Bench now catching. Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Redus is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. Milner moves to second.
Top 8 Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Denny Walling now playing first base. Bilardello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Doran who tags Bilardello, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 7 Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Ashby trying to get to home. Walker throws the ball in to Bilardello who tags Ashby who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 7 Denny Walling pinch runs for Ray Knight. Ted Power now pitching. Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Ashby reaches second base with a double. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Puhl scores. Thon moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Ben Hayes now pitching. Thon is hit by the pitch. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Moreno moves to third.
Bottom 7 Moreno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Moreno reaches second base with a double. Doran scores.
Bottom 7 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Scherrer fields it and throws to first for the out. Doran moves to second.
Bottom 7 Doran takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bill Scherrer now pitching. Duane Walker now playing right field. Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scherrer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oester 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 7 Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Redus scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Driessen strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Driessen out.
Top 7 There goes Redus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Redus steals third.
Top 7 There goes Redus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Redus steals second.
Top 7 Redus is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Redus who is chasing the ball. Thon reaches third base with a triple. Puhl goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Milner strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Milner out.
Top 6 Berenyi strikes out.
Top 6 Bilardello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oester strikes out.
Bottom 5 Moreno strikes out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Doran strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Esasky. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Garner applying the tag.
Top 5 There goes Esasky. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Esasky steals second.
Top 5 Esasky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 5 Driessen 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 4 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bilardello and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garner is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Redus 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 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out.
Bottom 3 Thon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bilardello scoops up the ball and tags Thon for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moreno for the out.
Top 3 Berenyi is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bilardello hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oester hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out.
Bottom 2 Doran takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Garner scores.
Bottom 2 Knight strikes out. Bilardello drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Knight out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Garner. The throw from Bilardello and he is safe. Garner steals second.
Bottom 2 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenyi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oester scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Redus strikes out.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Milner strikes out.