Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
  Bass ph,rf 2 0 0 0
  Walling pr 0 0 0 0
Scott rf,cf 4 0 0 1
Thon ss 4 1 1 1
Garner 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Knight 1b 4 0 2 0
Ashby c 4 1 1 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 1 1 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 1
Morrison 2b 4 0 1 0
  Ray 2b 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 0 3 1
Pena c 4 0 0 0
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
  Thompson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 1 2 0 0
  Parker rf 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 1 1 2
McWilliams p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Houston 000 000 111371
Pittsburgh 003 100 00x483
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (1-6) 3.2 7 4 4 4 2
  Ruhle   2.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  W (4-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Tekulve  SV (1) 2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
7

  E–Ashby (9), Thompson (3), Berra 2 (6).  DP–Houston 2, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Knight (6,off McWilliams); Ashby (11,off McWilliams); Tolman (1,off McWilliams).  HR–Houston Thon (4,8th inning off McWilliams 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Berra (3,3rd inning off Knepper 1 on, 0 out).  SF–T Scott (1,off Tekulve).  HBP–Tenace (2,by Ruhle).  SB–Madlock (1,2nd base off Smith/Ashby).  CS–Pena (2,2nd base by Knepper/Ashby).  WP–Knepper (1).  HBP–Ruhle (2,Tenace).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:42.  A–13,643.
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