Friday April 23, 1982
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Back-to-back homers by Art Howe and Phil Garner climaxed a six-run explosion in the third inning that carried the Astros to a 7-3 victory over the Reds. Reds starter Tom Seaver walked the bases loaded in the third before giving up a two-out, two-run single to Ray Knight. Howe then rapped a three-run circuit clout and Garner followed with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Friday, April 23, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  9  0
Astros       0  0  6    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milner cf             4   1   1   1     1   1   .333      Walling cf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .000
Driessen 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .218      Puhl rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .175
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     1   1   .273      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Bench 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .229      Ashby c               3   1   0   0     1   3   .319
Biittner lf,rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .353      Knight 3b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .304
Oester 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Howe 1b               3   1   2   3     1   0   .278
Householder rf        2   0   0   0     1   0   .205      Garner 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .188
  Vail lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Thon ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Trevino c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .294      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        LaCoss p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Edelen p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Landestoy ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Price p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barranca ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               34   3   9   3     5   4             Totals               33   7  10   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 23,452
Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 6
DP: Reds 1, Astros 2
Doubles: Landestoy (2), Garner (2), Thon (1), Knight (5)
Home Runs: Howe (2), Garner (1)
Stolen Bases: Milner (3), Cruz (3)
GIDP: Seaver (1), Vail (1), Howe (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(0-2)           2.2   5   6   6   3   3   2  16  10.38
Edelen                  3.1   4   1   1   0   2   0  13   5.63
Price                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.70
Shirley                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.04
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   7   2  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-1)           6.2   7   3   3   4   3   0  30   2.45
LaCoss                  2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Milner walked; Milner stole second; Driessen flied out
to right; Concepcion struck out; Bench walked; Biittner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling struck out; Puhl grounded out (first
unassisted); Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Ashby
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Oester popped to third in foul territory; Householder
walked; Trevino singled to right [Householder to third]; Seaver
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Trevino
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight flied out to right; On a bunt Howe singled to
third; Garner flied out to center; Thon forced Howe (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Driessen flied
out to center; Concepcion singled to pitcher; Bench grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to left; Walling walked; Puhl
walked [Walling to second]; Cruz struck out; Ashby walked
[Walling to third, Puhl to second]; Knight singled to right
[Ashby to third, Puhl scored, Walling scored]; Howe homered
[Ashby scored, Knight scored]; Garner homered; EDELEN REPLACED
SEAVER (PITCHING); Thon popped to shortstop; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

REDS 4TH: Biittner flied out to center; Oester grounded out
(second to first); Householder popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Niekro flied out to center; Walling struck out; Puhl
singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

REDS 5TH: Trevino struck out; Edelen singled to left; Milner
struck out; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby struck out; Knight singled to center; Howe
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Bench grounded out (second to
first) [Concepcion to second]; Biittner flied out to right
[Concepcion to third]; Oester grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner doubled to center; Thon doubled to left
[Garner scored]; On a bunt Niekro made an out to pitcher;
Walling grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 7.

REDS 7TH: Householder flied to right in foul territory; Trevino
grounded out (second to first); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR EDELEN;
Landestoy doubled; Milner singled to right [Landestoy scored];
Driessen singled to center [Milner to third]; Concepcion singled
to center [Driessen to third, Milner scored]; LACOSS REPLACED
NIEKRO (PITCHING); Bench singled to center [Concepcion to third,
Driessen scored]; Biittner struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); VAIL REPLACED
HOUSEHOLDER (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Paul Householder
left with injured wrist; Ashby struck out; Knight doubled to
right; Howe was walked intentionally; Garner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 7.

REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; Vail grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oester out at second];
Trevino walked; BARRANCA BATTED FOR PRICE; Barranca popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Thon popped to
second; LaCoss struck out; Walling grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 7.

REDS 9TH: Milner grounded out (catcher to first); Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 7.



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