Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 24, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1983 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Woods lf 5 1 1 0
Bowa ss 5 0 2 1
Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0
Durham cf 3 0 2 0
Cey 3b 2 1 1 1
  Kennedy 3b 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Veryzer 3b 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 3 1 1 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 0
Ruthven p 3 1 1 1
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Scott T. ph 1 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Knight 1b 2 1 1 0
  Ashby c 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 0 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 2 1 1
Pujols c 2 0 0 0
  Bass ph,cf 2 0 2 3
Scott M. p 2 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago 010 021 0015100
Houston 000 000 202483
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (2-3) 6.1 6 2 2 1 2
  Smith   2.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Campbell  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (0-2) 5.2 8 4 4 1 5
  Smith   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
  Dawley   2.0 1 1 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
4
10

  E–Thon 3 (11).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Durham (2,off M Scott); Woods (3,off Dawley), Houston Bass (1,off Smith).  3B–Chicago Bowa (2,off M Scott), Houston Doran (2,off Ruthven).  HR–Chicago Cey (5,2nd inning off M Scott 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Sandberg (1,by Smith); Durham 2 (5,by Smith,by Dawley).  HBP–Garner (2,by Ruthven).  SB–Durham 2 (6,3rd base off M Scott/Pujols,2nd base off Smith/Pujols); Bowa (1,2nd base off Smith/Pujols); Thon (13,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis); Cruz (8,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis).  WP–Smith (2).  HBP–Ruthven (1,Garner).  IBB–Smith 2 (3,Sandberg,Durham); Dawley (1,Durham).  U–Ed Vargo, Dick Stello, Joe West.  T–2:39.  A–8,859.
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