Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 29, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1983 at Veteran's Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Scott rf 5 1 2 0
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 2
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Knight 1b 5 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 2 2 1
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 2
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 1 1 0
  Walling 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf,1b 6 0 2 0
Matthews lf 3 1 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 1 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Dernier pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Diaz c 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 1
Milbourne 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
  Morgan ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 1
Houston 000 000 201 36124
Philadelphia 000 000 300 0361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   6.1 4 3 0 7 7
  LaCorte  W (2-2) 2.2 2 0 0 2 3
  Dawley  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
6
3
0
9
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (3-2) 9.1 11 5 3 2 8
  Reed   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
6
4
3
9

  E–Thon (6), Garner (5), Knight (2), Niekro (3), Milbourne (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Ashby (1).  2B–Houston Ashby (6,off Carlton).  HR–Houston Ashby (2,9th inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (1,off Carlton); Dernier (1,off LaCorte); Diaz (1,off LaCorte).  SF–Cruz (1,off Reed).  IBB–Maddox (1,by LaCorte).  SB–T Scott (2,2nd base off Carlton/Diaz); Milbourne (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–Thon (3,2nd base by Carlton/Diaz); Garner (3,2nd base by Carlton/Diaz); Cruz (3,2nd base by Carlton/Diaz).  BK–Niekro (1).  IBB–LaCorte (2,Maddox).  T–3:10.  A–30,067.
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