Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 22, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 2 1 1
Ramirez ss 6 1 3 1
Washington rf 6 0 2 1
Murphy lf 6 1 1 0
Horner 3b 5 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 2 0
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
  Owen c 1 0 1 0
Perez p 3 0 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Royster 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 14 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 1 2 1
Oberkfell 3b 5 0 1 0
Smith L. lf 5 1 3 1
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 0 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
Quirk c 2 0 0 0
  Brummer ph,c 1 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Green cf 2 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 2 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 1 1
  Ramsey pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 5
Atlanta 031 000 100 027141
St. Louis 010 101 200 00591
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perez   5.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Garber   2.0 2 2 0 0 1
  Forster   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Bedrosian  W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
5
3
4
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   2.1 8 4 4 1 0
  Lahti   4.2 1 1 0 1 3
  Bair   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  L (4-2) 2.1 3 2 1 2 2
  Von Ohlen   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
14
7
5
4
5

  E–Hubbard (5), Ramsey (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Quirk (1).  2B–St. Louis Hernandez (11,off Perez); Oberkfell (4,off Perez); L Smith (8,off Forster).  HR–St. Louis L Smith (3,4th inning off Perez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Royster (1,off Bair).  SF–Butler (1,off Forsch); Hernandez (2,off Garber).  IBB–Chambliss (2,by Sutter); Hendrick (1,by Forster).  SB–Butler (9,2nd base off Sutter/Brummer); McGee (5,2nd base off Garber/Benedict); Ramsey (2,2nd base off Garber/Benedict); L Smith (10,2nd base off Bedrosian/Owen).  CS–Benedict (1,2nd base by Lahti/Quirk); Owen (1,2nd base by Sutter/Brummer); Herr 2 (2,2nd base by Perez/Benedict,2nd base by Garber/Benedict).  IBB–Forster (3,Hendrick); Sutter (6,Chambliss).  U–Joe West, Ed Vargo, Dick Stello.  T–3:23.  A–34,326.
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