Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Durham cf 2 2 1 0
Moreland rf 4 2 2 2
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Nordhagen lf 2 0 0 1
  Woods pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 1
Jenkins p 2 0 0 0
  Veryzer ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 1 2
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf 4 0 0 1
Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 1
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 1
Easler lf 4 0 2 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 1 2 0
Pena c 3 1 1 0
Berra ss 4 2 2 1
McWilliams p 2 0 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
Chicago 020 100 030690
Pittsburgh 001 030 0105110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   5.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Hernandez  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Campbell   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Smith  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (1-1) 7.1 8 5 5 4 6
  Scurry   1.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Tekulve   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Buckner (2,off McWilliams); Morales (1,off Scurry), Pittsburgh Berra (3,off Jenkins); Ray (3,off Jenkins).  HR–Chicago Moreland (2,2nd inning off McWilliams 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Nordhagen (1,off McWilliams); Davis (1,off Scurry).  HBP–Nordhagen (1,by Scurry).  SH–McWilliams (2,off Jenkins); Pena (1,off Smith).  SB–Durham (2,2nd base off McWilliams/Pena); Easler (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis); Mazzilli (4,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis).  WP–Campbell (1), McWilliams (1).  HBP–Scurry (1,Nordhagen).  U–Ed Vargo, Dick Stello, Joe West.  T–2:43.  A–5,494.
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