St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 14, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1983 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 5 0 2 0
Van Slyke 3b 4 0 2 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Rayford ph 1 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 0
Quirk c 4 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 3 1
Ramsey 2b 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 1 0 1 0
  Braun ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 10 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf,lf 4 1 2 3
Rose 1b 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
  Dernier pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Lefebvre 3b 4 0 1 1
Matthews lf 2 0 1 0
  Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 1
Diaz c 2 1 1 0
DeJesus ss 4 1 1 0
Denny p 2 1 1 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
St. Louis 000 000 0101101
Philadelphia 003 100 10x581
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (7-11) 3.1 6 4 4 2 1
  Von Ohlen   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Rucker   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Lahti   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (13-5) 8.0 10 1 1 0 7
  Holland   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
10

  E–Ramsey (5), Morgan (11).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Van Slyke (9,off Denny).  3B–Philadelphia G Gross (3,off Forsch).  SH–Denny (11,off Von Ohlen).  SF–G Gross (2,off Von Ohlen).  HBP–Diaz (1,by Forsch).  IBB–Matthews (2,by Lahti).  SB–McGee (28,2nd base off Denny/Diaz); O Smith (25,2nd base off Denny/Diaz); Rose 2 (6,2nd base off Rucker/Quirk,3rd base off Lahti/Quirk); Morgan (11,2nd base off Lahti/Quirk).  HBP–Forsch (2,Diaz).  IBB–Lahti (9,Matthews).  T–2:28.  A–42,787.
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