Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 4, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Woods cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 3 3 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 3
Moreland rf 5 1 3 0
Davis c 5 1 3 3
Carter lf 3 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Hall cf 2 1 1 1
Totals 42 9 16 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith O. ss 5 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 1 2 1
Green rf 3 2 3 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 1 0
Rayford 3b 3 1 2 1
Herr 2b 4 1 3 1
Van Slyke lf 4 0 1 0
Brummer c 2 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
LaPoint p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 1 0 0 0
  Smith L. ph 1 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
  Quirk c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 3
Chicago 420 010 0209161
St. Louis 000 302 1006123
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  W (9-9) 5.0 8 5 3 0 2
  Proly   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Smith  SV (17) 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint  L (9-7) 1.2 6 6 4 0 0
  Lahti   3.1 4 1 1 0 2
  Von Ohlen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Andujar   2.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Rucker   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
7
2
2

  E–Trout (2), Green (3), Brummer (2), Andujar (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Davis (11).  2B–Chicago Woods (7,off LaPoint), St. Louis Rayford (4,off Smith).  3B–Chicago Cey (1,off Andujar), St. Louis Green (6,off Trout); Hendrick (1,off Trout).  HR–Chicago Cey (17,1st inning off LaPoint 1 on, 2 out); Davis (19,1st inning off LaPoint 1 on, 2 out); Hall (6,8th inning off Andujar 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis McGee (4,7th inning off Lefferts 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Trout (7,off LaPoint).  IBB–Bosley (1,by Andujar).  SF–Rayford (1,off Proly).  SB–Bowa (4,3rd base off LaPoint/Brummer); Sandberg (27,2nd base off Lahti/Brummer).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Rucker/Quirk); Brummer (2,Home by Trout/Davis); Green (13,2nd base by Smith/Davis).  IBB–Andujar (7,Bosley).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:08.  A–30,187.
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