Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
June 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1983 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 1 0 0
Royster 3b 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 2 1 0
Murphy cf 3 2 2 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 3
Hubbard 2b 3 1 2 4
Benedict c 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Falcone p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 2 1 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Knight 1b 3 0 1 0
Doran 2b 2 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds 2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Atlanta 010 240 000790
Houston 100 000 000141
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (5-1) 9.0 4 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (1-3) 4.0 5 5 5 4 0
  LaCorte   3.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Dawley   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
7

  E–Cruz (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 2.  2B–Atlanta Chambliss (8,off Ruhle); Hubbard (10,off Ruhle).  HR–Atlanta Hubbard (4,5th inning off LaCorte 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Hubbard (4,off Ruhle).  IBB–Ramirez (4,by Ruhle); Chambliss (4,by LaCorte).  SB–Murphy (12,2nd base off Ruhle/Pujols); Washington (14,2nd base off LaCorte/Pujols); Moreno 2 (22,2nd base off Falcone/Benedict 2).  IBB–Ruhle (5,Ramirez); LaCorte (3,Chambliss).  U–Frank Pulli, Jerry Dale, Doug Harvey.  T–2:14.  A–16,242.
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