Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 5, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1983 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 2 0 0
Scott rf 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 3 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Knight 1b 4 0 2 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 1
Doran 2b 3 0 2 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 3 3 2
Horner 3b 3 0 3 1
  Royster pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
  Smith 1b 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 2
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
McMurtry p 1 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Houston 110 000 010382
Atlanta 200 101 02x6103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (1-4) 5.1 8 4 3 2 4
  Ruhle   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Madden   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McMurtry  W (3-1) 6.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Garber   1.1 4 1 0 0 1
  Forster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
3

  E–Knight (3), Doran (4), Watson (1), Hubbard 2 (4).  DP–Houston 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Knight (5,off McMurtry); Cruz (6,off McMurtry), Atlanta Horner (3,off Knepper).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (8,1st inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out); Hubbard (3,8th inning off Madden 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Thon (4,off McMurtry); Ashby (2,off McMurtry).  SH–McMurtry (1,off Knepper).  SB–Moreno 2 (10,2nd base off McMurtry/Benedict,2nd base off Garber/Benedict); Ramirez (5,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Murphy 2 (5,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby 2).  CS–T Scott (1,2nd base by McMurtry/Benedict).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:24.  A–14,817.
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