Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 14, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1982 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 1
Wills 2b 4 1 1 0
  Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 3 1
Moreland rf 2 1 1 0
Woods cf 4 1 1 1
Davis c 3 0 0 1
Bowa ss 4 1 2 1
Sandberg 3b 4 1 2 1
Noles p 3 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 1 1 0
  Knicely ph 0 0 0 0
Scott cf 5 1 3 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 3 0 0 1
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Walling 1b 3 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Thon ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
  Garcia ph 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Heep 1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 35 3 9 3
Chicago 000 005 0016111
Houston 000 001 200390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  W (5-3) 5.2 6 1 1 0 2
  Tidrow   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Hernandez  SV (3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (1-4) 5.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Ruhle   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Moffitt   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
4

  E–Wills (7).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Bowa (4,off Knepper); Wills (6,off Knepper); Buckner (5,off Knepper); Woods (6,off Knepper), Houston Garner (9,off Noles); Scott 2 (6,off Noles,off Tidrow).  3B–Chicago Bowa (2,off Ruhle).  HR–Houston Heep (1,7th inning off Tidrow 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hernandez (1,off Smith); Knepper (2,off Noles).  SF–Davis (1,off Ruhle); Cruz (2,off Noles).  IBB–Moreland (2,by Knepper).  SB–Buckner (2,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Scott (2,2nd base off Noles/Davis); Reynolds (1,2nd base off Noles/Davis).  CS–Moreland (3,2nd base by Knepper/Ashby).  WP–Noles (1).  IBB–Knepper (2,Moreland).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:37.  A–19,193.
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