Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 13, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 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 2, Houston Astros 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 3 0 2 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Behenna p 1 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 1 0
Puhl rf 4 2 2 0
Thon ss 4 1 2 2
Garner 3b 3 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Spilman 1b 4 0 1 1
Ashby c 4 0 0 1
Doran 2b 3 0 0 0
LaCoss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Atlanta 000 100 001271
Houston 410 000 00x590
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Behenna  L (3-1) 2.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Mahler   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Forster   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bedrosian   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  W (2-3) 9.0 7 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
2

  E–Mahler (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Thon 2 (8,off Behenna 2).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (10,4th inning off LaCoss 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Harper (1,by LaCoss).  SB–Murphy (6,2nd base off LaCoss/Ashby); Cruz (5,2nd base off Mahler/Benedict); Garner (4,2nd base off Bedrosian/Benedict).  CS–Harper (3,2nd base by LaCoss/Ashby).  BK–Behenna 2 (2).  HBP–LaCoss (2,Harper).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–1:53.  A–17,757.
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