Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 14, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1983 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Harper lf 5 1 1 0
Murphy rf 5 2 2 2
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 0 1 2
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
Camp p 3 0 0 0
  Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 1
Puhl rf 3 0 2 0
  Tolman ph 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Thon ss 5 0 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 5 1 1 0
Spilman 1b 5 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 1 1 1
  Reynolds pr 0 0 0 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 0 1 0
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  Walling ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Atlanta 300 000 000 1461
Houston 100 000 110 0391
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Camp   6.2 6 2 2 3 2
  Falcone   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garber   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Forster  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   7.0 5 3 3 5 2
  LaCorte   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Dawley  L (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
6
4
4
6
5

  E–Ramirez (14), Garner (9).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Spilman (2,off Camp); Ashby (8,off Garber).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (11,10th inning off Dawley 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Benedict 2 (8,by Ruhle 2).  SB–Ramirez (8,2nd base off Ruhle/Ashby); Moreno (13,2nd base off Camp/Benedict); Thon (11,2nd base off Camp/Benedict); Cruz (6,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  CS–Royster (1,2nd base by Ruhle/Ashby); Chambliss (2,Home by Ruhle/Ashby); T Scott (2,2nd base by Forster/Benedict).  IBB–Ruhle 2 (3,Benedict 2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:45.  A–38,102.
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