Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago Cubs 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 5 1 2 1
Milner cf 4 3 2 2
Concepcion ss 5 2 2 5
Bench 1b 4 0 2 0
Oester 2b 3 0 0 1
Householder rf 4 0 1 0
Krenchicki 3b 4 0 0 0
Bilardello c 2 0 0 0
  Foley ph 0 1 0 0
  Trevino c 1 1 1 0
Power p 2 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 1 1 0
  Lesley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 1
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Durham cf 3 0 1 1
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 2
Johnstone lf 4 1 1 0
Davis c 4 1 2 1
Jenkins p 1 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati 201 000 0519111
Chicago 000 003 1015101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Power   6.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Scherrer  W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lesley   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   5.0 5 3 3 0 5
  Proly  L (1-1) 2.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Campbell   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Hernandez   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
2
9

  E–Concepcion (3), Sandberg (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Milner (9,off Jenkins); Bench (12,off Campbell); Redus (3,off Hernandez), Chicago Buckner (10,off Power); Sandberg (3,off Power).  HR–Cincinnati Milner (2,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out); Concepcion (1,8th inning off Campbell 3 on, 0 out), Chicago Cey (3,6th inning off Power 1 on, 2 out); Davis (3,7th inning off Power 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lesley (1,off Hernandez).  SF–Oester (2,off Jenkins); Sandberg (1,off Lesley).  CS–Concepcion (2,2nd base by Jenkins/Davis); Sandberg (2,2nd base by Power/Bilardello).  SB–Sandberg (9,2nd base off Power/Bilardello).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:37.  A–9,552.
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