Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
July 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf,2b 4 1 0 0
Cromartie rf 3 0 1 0
Dawson cf 3 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 2 1 1 0
Wallach 3b 4 0 2 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
Little 2b,ss 1 0 0 1
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Lea p 3 0 0 0
  Francona lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 1 2 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
Durham lf 3 0 0 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Moreland rf 4 1 1 0
Davis c 3 1 1 1
Bowa ss 3 1 0 1
Rainey p 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Montreal 100 100 000262
Chicago 000 120 11x560
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lea  L (6-4) 7.0 4 4 2 2 4
  Schatzeder   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
3
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey  W (8-7) 5.0 5 2 2 5 3
  Brusstar  SV (1) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
5

  E–Speier (8), Lea (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Montreal Oliver (19,off Rainey), Chicago Hall (7,off Lea); Sandberg (17,off Schatzeder).  HR–Chicago Davis (13,7th inning off Lea 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dawson (13,off Rainey); Little (4,off Rainey); Durham (1,off Lea).  HBP–Carter (4,by Rainey).  IBB–Carter (5,by Rainey).  HBP–Rainey (2,Carter).  IBB–Rainey (1,Carter).  U–Joe West, Steve Rippley, Dick Stello.  T–2:47.  A–32,718.
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