Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 7, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 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 1, Atlanta Braves 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
  Bass cf 1 0 0 0
Scott rf 4 0 0 0
  Walling rf 0 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 1 0 0
  Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0
Knight 1b 4 0 3 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 0 1 1
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 0 2 0
Murphy lf 1 1 0 0
  Harper pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 2 1 1
Chambliss 1b 3 2 1 1
  Smith 1b 1 0 0 0
Royster 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Benedict c 3 1 3 3
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
Perez p 4 1 0 1
  Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 7
Houston 000 100 000174
Atlanta 014 140 00x10121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-3) 2.2 6 5 5 4 3
  Madden   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   5.0 6 5 3 4 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
8
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  W (5-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Forster   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
4

  E–Bass (2), Cruz (2), Ashby (6), Doran (5), Perez (2).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Ashby (3).  2B–Houston Moreno (3,off Perez).  3B–Atlanta Ramirez (1,off Smith).  HR–Atlanta Horner (7,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Ramirez (6,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Butler (5,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Washington (6,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–Washington 2 (3,3rd base by Niekro/Ashby,2nd base by Smith/Ashby).  WP–Niekro (1).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:40.  A–33,612.
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