Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 27, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1983 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 1 1 0
Lefebvre lf 4 1 1 1
Hayes rf 4 1 1 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 0 2 1
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Denny p 2 0 0 0
  Gross rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 3 0 0 0
  Bass ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 2 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
Knight 1b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Philadelphia 030 000 000382
Houston 000 000 100140
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (10-5) 7.0 4 1 1 1 3
  Hernandez  SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (8-8) 8.0 7 3 3 4 5
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
6

  E–Morgan (8), DeJesus (11).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  PB–Ashby (5).  3B–Philadelphia Lefebvre (3,off Niekro), Houston Garner (2,off Denny).  SH–Denny (7,off Niekro).  IBB–Rose (3,by Niekro).  SB–Hayes (15,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–Diaz (2,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).  IBB–Niekro (3,Rose).  U–Ed Vargo, Joe West, Steve Rippley.  T–2:04.  A–18,781.
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