Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1983 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 5 1 3 0
Royster lf 5 1 1 0
Murphy cf 2 1 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Harper rf 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 5 0 3 2
Hubbard 2b 5 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 1
  Behenna p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf,1b 4 1 1 0
Matthews lf 3 2 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 2 3
Perez 1b 4 0 3 3
  Dernier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Hayes cf,rf 4 0 0 1
Diaz c 3 0 1 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 1 1 0
  Maddox cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Atlanta 010 030 0004131
Philadelphia 202 000 22x8101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 6.1 9 6 6 5 4
  Behenna   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bedrosian   0.2 1 2 2 4 1
  Falcone   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
10
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (2-1) 8.0 12 4 4 4 12
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
5
12

  E–Royster (1), Schmidt (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Diaz (2).  2B–Atlanta Watson (1,off Carlton); Ramirez 2 (2,off Carlton 2), Philadelphia Schmidt (1,off Niekro); Morgan (1,off Niekro); Carlton (1,off Bedrosian).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (3,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Niekro (1,off Carlton).  IBB–Schmidt (1,by Niekro); Hayes (1,by Behenna).  SB–Murphy (1,2nd base off Carlton/Diaz); Matthews (2,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  CS–Harper (1,2nd base by Carlton/Diaz).  WP–Carlton (1).  IBB–Niekro (1,Schmidt); Behenna (1,Hayes).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:44.  A–17,557.
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