Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1983 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 5 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 1
Harper lf 5 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0
Royster 3b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 1 1 0
Perez p 2 0 1 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 1 1
  Butler pr 0 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Scott rf,cf 5 0 1 1
Thon ss 5 1 2 1
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Cruz lf 5 1 2 1
Knight 1b 4 0 0 0
  Walling 1b 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 2 1 1 0
Pujols c 4 0 1 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 0 1 0 0
  Puhl rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Atlanta 000 001 101 0391
Houston 000 100 200 1491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   6.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Forster   2.0 2 2 2 4 1
  Falcone  L (1-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
9
4
4
6
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 6 2 2 2 3
  LaCorte   1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  DiPino  W (3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
3
8

  E–Ramirez (13), Pujols (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Benedict (5,off Niekro), Houston Thon (6,off Forster).  SF–Chambliss (1,off Niekro).  SH–Pujols (1,off Forster); Walling (1,off Falcone).  HBP–Garner (1,by Perez).  IBB–Doran (2,by Perez); Garner (3,by Forster); Puhl (1,by Forster).  SB–Harper (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Washington (7,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Butler (6,2nd base off DiPino/Pujols); Ramirez (7,2nd base off DiPino/Pujols).  HBP–Perez (1,Garner).  IBB–Perez (1,Doran); Forster 2 (2,Garner,Puhl).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:47.  A–9,842.
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