Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 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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Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
Scott rf 4 1 2 1
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Knight 1b 3 1 1 1
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 2 1 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Pujols c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 1
Washington rf 2 2 0 0
Murphy lf 4 0 2 1
Horner 3b 4 0 2 1
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 1
Benedict c 3 1 1 0
Behenna p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Houston 001 100 001361
Atlanta 000 211 00x490
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (1-3) 6.0 8 4 4 4 2
  Dawley   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Behenna  W (3-0) 6.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Bedrosian   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Garber   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Forster  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
5

  E–Doran (6).  DP–Atlanta 2.  HR–Houston Knight (3,4th inning off Behenna 0 on, 2 out).  SH–LaCoss (1,off Behenna).  IBB–Knight (3,by Garber); Chambliss (1,by LaCoss); Benedict (5,by LaCoss).  SF–Hubbard (1,off LaCoss).  IBB–LaCoss 2 (4,Chambliss,Benedict); Garber (1,Knight).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:13.  A–20,799.
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