Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
April 27, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1983 at Fulton County 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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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf,1b 5 0 1 2
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
  Dernier rf 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 5 1 3 1
Virgil c 4 0 1 0
  Hayes pr 0 1 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 2 1 2 1
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Altamirano p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Washington rf 4 1 2 1
Murphy lf 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Behenna p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Philadelphia 020 002 0206110
Atlanta 000 000 002262
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (1-0) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5
  Altamirano   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Reed   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-2) 5.1 7 4 3 1 2
  Behenna   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Falcone   1.1 3 2 2 3 3
  Mahler   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
5
5

  E–Butler (1), Benedict (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Virgil (1,off Falcone); DeJesus (2,off Falcone), Atlanta Ramirez (3,off Reed); Washington (6,off Reed).  SH–Ruthven (2,off Niekro).  IBB–DeJesus (1,by Behenna); Diaz (2,by Falcone).  SB–Maddox (2,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  BK–Niekro (2).  IBB–Behenna (2,DeJesus); Falcone (1,Diaz).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:36.  A–20,341.
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