Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 23, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1983 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy lf 5 0 1 0
Ray 2b 3 0 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 2 1
Thompson 1b 3 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 0 3 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
Nicosia c 3 1 1 1
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 1 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 12 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 2 2 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 3 0
Washington rf 3 1 1 2
Murphy cf 3 2 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 2 2
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 1
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 5
Pittsburgh 000 012 0003121
Atlanta 012 030 00x6121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (2-4) 4.1 10 6 6 1 3
  Sarmiento   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Scurry   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (2-1) 5.1 8 3 2 3 1
  Moore  SV (1) 3.2 4 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
3
5

  E–Berra (7), Washington (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Rhoden (1,off Falcone); Thompson (7,off Falcone), Atlanta Butler (6,off Rhoden); Murphy (2,off Rhoden); Horner (5,off Rhoden); Ramirez (5,off Scurry).  3B–Pittsburgh Easler (1,off Moore), Atlanta Washington (3,off Rhoden).  HR–Pittsburgh Nicosia (1,5th inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out); Madlock (1,6th inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Lacy (5,2nd base by Falcone/Benedict); Parker (1,2nd base by Falcone/Benedict); Ramirez (4,2nd base by Rhoden/Nicosia).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:28.  A–16,743.
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