Atlanta Braves vs Montreal Expos
July 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1983 at Stade Olympique. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 5 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 3 2 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 2 3 4
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 1 1 0
McMurtry p 3 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 5 1 2 1
Little ss 2 1 0 0
Dawson cf 5 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 5 1 3 2
Wallach 3b 5 0 1 0
Cromartie rf 4 0 0 0
Ramos c 2 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Wieghaus c 0 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 2 3 1
Lea p 2 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Atlanta 020 200 110690
Montreal 010 010 1025100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McMurtry  W (9-5) 7.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Bedrosian  SV (11) 2.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
4
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lea  L (6-5) 7.0 8 5 5 1 1
  Smith   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (7,off Lea); Hubbard (14,off Lea); Chambliss (12,off Lea), Montreal Oliver (21,off McMurtry); Raines (13,off McMurtry).  3B–Montreal Flynn (4,off McMurtry).  HR–Atlanta Chambliss 2 (10,2nd inning off Lea 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Smith 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Butler 2 (22,2nd base off Lea/Ramos 2).  BK–Lea (2).  U–Bill Williams, John McSherry, Randy Marsh.  T–2:43.  A–30,151.
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