1983 Houston Astros Starters
(85-77) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Joe Niekro Apr 5 @LAD 3.0 18 5 6 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 6 @LAD 7.0 32 2 2 4 4 7 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 7 @PIT 8.2 40 L 3 3 12 5 2 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 8 @PIT 5.0 23 2 2 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 9 @PIT 9.0 36 L 0 1 3 6 5 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 10 @PIT 3.2 18 5 6 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 11 LAD 8.2 37 3 3 8 5 3 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 12 LAD 6.0 26 L 3 3 6 2 2 3 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 13 LAD 10.0 39 3 3 5 1 4 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 15 @MON 5.1 28 5 6 10 2 1 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 16 @MON 8.0 28 L 1 1 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 17 @MON 6.0 26 W 3 3 3 7 5 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 19 @CIN 8.0 34 3 5 7 7 3 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 20 @CIN 4.0 19 L 5 6 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 21 @CIN 7.0 30 2 2 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 22 @PHI 6.0 28 L 4 4 5 3 6 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 23 @PHI 3.2 21 L 6 6 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 24 @PHI 8.1 33 2 2 7 0 2 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Apr 26 MON 9.0 38 W 0 0 4 3 7 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 27 MON 8.0 28 W 1 2 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 29 PHI 6.1 31 0 3 4 7 7 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Apr 30 PHI 6.0 25 L 4 6 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 1 PHI 3.1 22 L 3 8 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 2 NYM 7.2 33 W 2 2 9 12 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 3 NYM 6.0 28 W 4 4 10 3 0 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 4 NYM 9.0 35 W 1 3 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 5 ATL 5.1 25 L 3 4 8 4 2 1 None None None None
Mike Scott May 6 ATL 4.0 18 0 0 2 0 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 7 ATL 2.2 17 L 5 5 6 3 4 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 8 ATL 6.0 29 L 4 4 8 2 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 9 @NYM 3.0 17 2 3 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 10 @NYM 8.0 34 4 4 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Mike Scott May 11 @NYM 8.0 29 L 3 3 5 4 0 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 12 @ATL 7.0 29 2 2 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 13 @ATL 9.0 33 W 2 2 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 14 @ATL 7.0 30 3 3 5 2 5 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 15 @ATL 1.2 15 L 1 7 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 17 STL 2.2 19 L 3 6 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Mike Scott May 18 STL 6.0 26 2 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper May 20 PIT 3.2 20 L 4 4 7 2 4 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 21 PIT 7.2 31 W 4 4 10 3 2 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 23 @CHC 7.0 25 W 1 1 3 4 1 1 None None None None
Mike Scott May 24 @CHC 5.2 25 L 4 4 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Mike Madden May 25 @CHC 6.0 22 W 0 0 1 5 5 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 26 @STL 6.0 25 L 4 4 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 27 @STL 7.0 28 1 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 28 @STL 9.0 38 W 2 2 9 5 3 0 None None None None
Mike Scott May 29 @STL 7.0 30 L 5 5 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss May 30 CHC 4.0 24 5 6 9 1 3 2 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 31 CHC 5.0 26 6 7 10 3 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 1 CHC 7.0 28 L 3 3 4 5 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 3 CIN 6.0 25 L 3 3 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jun 4 CIN 9.0 29 W 0 0 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Jun 5 CIN 4.0 19 3 3 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 7 @SFG 5.0 24 2 2 3 3 7 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 8 @SFG 10.0 38 0 0 10 7 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 9 @SFG 9.0 33 W 0 0 2 10 5 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Jun 10 @SDP 5.1 19 W 0 1 3 1 2 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jun 11 @SDP 2.1 15 3 3 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 12 @SDP 9.0 33 W 0 0 5 11 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 13 @SDP 7.1 27 W 0 0 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 14 SFG 7.0 30 1 2 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Jun 15 SFG 5.0 22 L 4 4 7 4 2 2 None None None None
Mike Scott Jun 16 SFG 6.1 28 W 2 2 5 5 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 17 SDP 7.2 28 W 1 1 3 6 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 18 SDP 10.0 35 1 1 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 19 SDP 4.2 24 L 2 5 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 20 @ATL 4.0 20 L 5 5 5 0 4 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jun 21 @ATL 9.0 29 W 0 0 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 22 @ATL 8.0 30 0 1 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 24 LAD 6.0 27 L 4 4 6 8 3 2 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 25 LAD 6.0 24 1 1 6 3 0 1 None None None None
Mike Scott Jun 26 LAD 5.1 25 W 3 5 5 2 5 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 28 ATL 8.0 28 W 2 2 2 5 3 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 29 ATL 3.2 24 L 8 8 9 1 4 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jun 30 ATL 5.2 23 3 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jul 1 @LAD 7.0 28 2 2 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 2 @LAD 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 8 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 3 @LAD 9.0 34 W 1 1 3 5 5 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 4 @LAD 6.1 26 4 4 4 6 3 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 8 NYM 8.0 33 W 2 2 4 12 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 9 NYM 6.0 26 W 3 3 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 10 NYM 6.1 27 5 5 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jul 12 @MON 3.2 21 5 5 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 13 @MON 8.0 30 W 3 3 5 5 3 2 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 14 @MON 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 3 0 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 15 @NYM 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 8 1 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jul 16 @NYM 8.1 31 W 1 1 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 17 @NYM 6.0 27 L 3 3 4 5 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 18 PHI 9.0 38 W 2 2 7 2 6 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 19 PHI 5.0 23 W 0 3 4 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Jul 20 PHI 5.0 25 L 5 5 5 2 3 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 21 MON 5.0 26 L 4 7 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 22 MON 7.1 31 4 4 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 23 MON 4.0 22 L 3 3 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Jul 24 MON 6.0 27 L 3 4 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 26 @PHI 8.0 30 L 1 1 3 6 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 27 @PHI 8.0 34 L 3 3 7 5 4 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Jul 28 @PHI 7.0 28 3 3 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Jul 29 @CIN 7.0 26 W 1 1 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 30 @CIN 6.0 29 L 2 3 9 5 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 31 @CIN 9.0 34 W 2 2 7 9 1 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 1 SDP 6.0 26 4 4 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 2 SDP 8.0 30 1 1 3 6 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 3 SDP 9.0 30 W 0 0 1 10 6 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 4 SDP 7.0 31 L 4 4 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 5 SFG 3.0 16 L 5 5 5 1 2 1 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 6 SFG 5.0 21 W 1 1 2 2 5 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 7 SFG 9.0 31 W 1 1 3 8 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 9 @SDP 5.2 21 L 3 3 3 3 1 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 10 @SDP 7.1 27 3 3 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Aug 11 @SDP 7.0 29 W 1 1 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 12 @SFG 7.0 29 W 2 2 4 5 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 13 @SFG 7.0 27 W 1 1 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 14 @SFG 6.0 25 L 3 3 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 15 CIN 9.0 36 W 1 1 11 9 0 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Aug 16 CIN 7.0 29 W 5 5 9 5 0 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 17 CIN 4.1 22 4 5 3 3 6 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 18 STL 6.0 26 3 3 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 19 STL 7.2 30 L 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 20 STL 5.2 27 L 2 3 4 7 6 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 21 STL 6.0 29 L 4 5 10 5 3 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Aug 23 PIT 5.0 23 5 5 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 23 (2) PIT 6.0 26 W 1 1 6 5 4 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 24 PIT 6.0 23 W 3 3 2 2 4 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Aug 25 PIT 6.0 25 L 4 4 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 26 @CHC 2.2 10 0 0 1 2 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 27 @CHC 6.1 32 L 6 7 11 6 2 1 None None None None
Mike Scott Aug 28 @CHC 7.1 32 W 2 2 7 5 2 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Aug 29 @STL 5.1 21 L 3 4 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 30 @STL 8.1 32 W 1 1 3 3 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 31 @PIT 9.0 33 W 0 1 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 1 @PIT 7.0 27 W 0 0 3 10 4 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Sep 2 CHC 2.0 13 3 3 5 0 3 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Sep 3 CHC 0.1 5 L 4 4 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 4 CHC 4.0 19 4 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 5 ATL 6.0 28 L 5 5 9 4 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 7 SDP 6.0 27 6 6 6 6 3 1 None None None None
Mike Scott Sep 8 SDP 7.0 25 2 2 4 4 0 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 9 SFG 7.2 31 W 4 4 5 4 4 1 None None None None
Bob Knepper Sep 10 SFG 1.2 9 2 2 3 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 11 SFG 8.1 35 L 3 3 7 11 3 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Sep 13 @LAD 5.0 23 L 1 4 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 14 @LAD 9.0 36 W 2 2 8 6 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 15 @LAD 4.1 25 L 5 6 5 5 6 0 None None None None
Jeff Heathcock Sep 16 CIN 3.2 18 L 5 5 5 0 1 1 None None None None
Mike Madden Sep 17 CIN 5.1 27 W 3 3 8 4 4 1 99 60 39 .61
Mike Scott Sep 18 CIN 7.1 30 W 1 1 5 8 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 19 LAD 5.1 26 L 5 6 6 8 4 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 20 LAD 6.0 25 W 2 2 4 7 3 1 None None None None
Mike Madden Sep 21 LAD 6.0 25 0 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 23 @SFG 5.0 25 L 2 2 7 2 4 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Sep 24 @SFG 6.0 27 W 3 4 5 1 5 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 25 @SFG 4.0 22 L 3 3 4 4 7 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Sep 26 @SDP 6.0 27 W 1 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Jeff Heathcock Sep 27 @SDP 4.0 21 2 5 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Mike Scott Sep 28 @ATL 4.2 22 L 2 2 10 2 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 28 (2) @ATL 9.0 34 W 1 1 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 29 @ATL 7.1 27 4 4 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Mike LaCoss Sep 30 @CIN 7.0 27 W 2 2 3 2 4 0 None None None None
Mike Madden Oct 1 @CIN 2.1 14 L 5 5 3 1 5 0 None None None None
Jeff Heathcock Oct 2 @CIN 8.0 28 W 1 1 4 4 0 0 None None None None