Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 2 0
Lefebvre rf 3 0 0 0
Hayes cf 3 0 2 1
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Bystrom p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley rf 4 1 2 2
  Woods ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 1
Buckner 1b 5 2 2 0
Durham lf 4 1 1 2
Cey 3b 2 1 1 1
  Veryzer pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Davis c 5 0 3 3
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Ruthven p 3 2 1 0
Totals 35 10 13 9
Philadelphia 010 000 000152
Chicago 031 300 03x10130
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bystrom  L (5-8) 3.0 7 6 5 2 0
  McGraw   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Andersen   3.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez   1.0 3 3 3 3 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
9
7
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (9-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
1

  E–Virgil (6), DeJesus (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Philadelphia Garcia (7,off Ruthven), Chicago Bosley (1,off Bystrom); Hall (12,off Bystrom); Bowa (12,off Andersen); Buckner (31,off Hernandez).  HR–Chicago Cey (18,2nd inning off Bystrom 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ruthven (6,off Andersen).  SF–Sandberg (4,off McGraw).  IBB–Cey 2 (9,by McGraw,by Hernandez).  SB–Bosley (1,2nd base off Bystrom/Virgil); Buckner (11,2nd base off McGraw/Virgil).  WP–Hernandez (3).  IBB–McGraw (2,Cey); Hernandez (5,Cey).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:17.
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