Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
April 7, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1983 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy lf 5 2 1 0
Mazzilli cf 5 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 2 0
Thompson 1b 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Pena c 4 0 3 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 3 0 1 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Morrison 2b 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 1 1 1
Rhoden p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Nicosia c 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 12 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 2 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 2
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Knight 1b 3 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 0
  Bass pr 0 0 0 0
Knepper p 3 1 2 0
  Scott rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Pittsburgh 100 000 0023120
Houston 002 000 0002102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   7.1 9 2 2 3 3
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Scurry  W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (0-1) 8.2 12 3 3 2 5
  Madden   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
5

  E–Thon (1), Ashby (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Ashby (1,off Scurry).  HR–Pittsburgh Berra (2,9th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Lacy 3 (4,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby 2,3rd base off Knepper/Ashby); Parker (2,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Moreno (2,2nd base off Rhoden/Pena).  CS–Thon (1,2nd base by Rhoden/Pena).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:45.  A–7,741.
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