Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1983 at Three Rivers 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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Atlanta Braves 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf,cf 6 1 2 2
Hubbard 2b 5 2 1 1
Washington rf 4 2 4 2
Murphy cf 5 0 1 0
  Royster lf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 3 2 2 3
Chambliss 1b 5 0 0 0
  Smith 1b 0 0 0 0
Benedict c 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba c 3 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 3 2 1 0
Niekro p 2 1 1 1
  Harper ph 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 1 0 0
Ray 2b 3 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 3 2
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 3 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 1 0
Nicosia c 3 0 0 0
Tunnell p 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 1 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Atlanta 002 300 14010130
Pittsburgh 000 100 010260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-4) 5.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Bedrosian  SV (6) 4.0 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tunnell  L (1-2) 3.2 6 5 5 2 3
  Guante   2.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Sarmiento   2.0 6 5 5 3 1
  Niemann   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
7
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Horner (12,off Tunnell); Washington (8,off Guante).  3B–Atlanta Washington (4,off Tunnell); Butler 2 (3,off Tunnell,off Sarmiento).  HR–Atlanta Horner (8,8th inning off Sarmiento 2 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Madlock (2,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Pocoroba (1,off Sarmiento).  IBB–Ramirez 2 (2,by Tunnell,by Sarmiento).  SB–Washington (11,3rd base off Sarmiento/Nicosia); Murphy (9,2nd base off Sarmiento/Nicosia).  BK–Tunnell 2 (3).  IBB–Tunnell (1,Ramirez); Sarmiento (1,Ramirez).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:45.  A–5,262.
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