Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 28, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1983 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 1 3 0
Morales lf 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 2 1
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
Durham cf 4 1 2 2
Moreland rf 3 0 0 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0
Trout p 2 1 2 0
  Proly p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Royster lf,3b 3 1 0 0
Harper rf 3 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 2 1
Horner 3b 4 1 2 1
  Butler lf 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
  Smith 1b 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 1 0
Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Behenna p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 1 2
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
Chicago 012 010 0004110
Atlanta 000 312 00x680
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   4.0 4 4 4 3 1
  Proly  L (1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Campbell   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   2.2 6 3 3 1 1
  Behenna   2.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Moore  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Bedrosian  SV (5) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Buckner (12,off Falcone), Atlanta Horner 2 (9,off Trout,off Proly); Benedict (7,off Trout).  3B–Chicago Durham (3,off Falcone).  HR–Chicago Buckner (1,5th inning off Behenna 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Moreland (3,off Falcone).  IBB–Hubbard (1,by Campbell).  CS–Sandberg (3,2nd base by Falcone/Benedict).  IBB–Campbell (6,Hubbard).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:39.  A–40,041.
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