Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 3 0 2 0
  Smith 1b 1 0 0 0
Royster lf,ss 5 0 2 0
Murphy cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Horner 3b 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 2 0 1 2
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Harper rf 3 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Owen c 4 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Behenna p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Butler ph,cf 2 1 2 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Durham cf 4 1 1 1
Moreland rf 4 2 2 2
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 2
Johnstone lf 3 0 3 0
  Morales ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  Woods rf,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Atlanta 000 003 0003100
Chicago 300 110 00x5121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Behenna  L (3-2) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Falcone   2.2 4 1 1 1 0
  Moore   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Camp   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Forster   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
2
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  W (3-5) 5.0 6 2 2 6 2
  Brusstar   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Campbell  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
7
4

  E–Buckner (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (6,off Trout); Royster 2 (2,off Trout 2); Butler (5,off Trout), Chicago Durham (1,off Behenna); Johnstone (1,off Falcone); Cey (4,off Moore); Davis (5,off Camp).  HR–Chicago Moreland (6,1st inning off Behenna 1 on, 2 out); Cey (2,4th inning off Falcone 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Trout (2,off Falcone).  SB–Butler (8,2nd base off Brusstar/Davis).  BK–Behenna (3).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:41.  A–8,403.
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