Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Johnstone lf 5 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 2 0
Cey 3b 3 1 2 0
Moreland rf 3 1 1 0
Hall cf 2 0 0 1
  Woods ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Lake c 3 1 1 2
Noles p 3 0 1 1
  Brusstar p 1 0 0 0
  Morales lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 5 0 2 2
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 1 2 0
Hendrick 1b 4 0 1 1
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 3 1 0 0
Green rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 3 1 2 0
Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 1 0 0 0
  Van Slyke ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago 041 000 000590
St. Louis 000 000 210371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  W (4-6) 6.2 4 2 2 4 1
  Brusstar   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Smith  SV (16) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  L (7-10) 2.0 5 5 3 2 1
  Von Ohlen   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Martin   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Lahti   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
5
4

  E–Herr (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Lake (4,off Allen); Buckner (28,off Allen), St. Louis Herr (13,off Brusstar); Hendrick (25,off Smith).  SH–Moreland (3,off Martin).  SF–Sandberg (2,off Allen); Hall (2,off Von Ohlen).  IBB–Lake (2,by Von Ohlen); Woods (1,by Martin).  SB–Sandberg (26,2nd base off Lahti/Porter); O Smith 2 (23,2nd base off Noles/Lake,2nd base off Smith/Lake); Green (20,2nd base off Noles/Lake); L Smith (27,2nd base off Noles/Lake).  IBB–Von Ohlen (5,Lake); Martin (4,Woods).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:31.  A–35,513.
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