Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Harper rf 4 1 2 1
Murphy cf 5 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 1 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 5 2 2 2
Johnson 3b 4 2 2 1
Benedict c 3 0 1 2
McMurtry p 1 0 0 0
  Komminsk ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 1 2
  Forster p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 13 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0
Durham lf 3 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Bosley rf 3 0 1 1
  Woods ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 1 0
Hall cf 2 0 0 0
  Morales ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Atlanta 000 100 4409131
Chicago 000 020 000261
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McMurtry   5.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Dayley  W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Forster  SV (11) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (9-11) 6.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Brusstar   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Lefferts   1.0 3 3 3 1 2
  Proly   1.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
4

  E–McMurtry (3), Bowa (11).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Butler (15,off Trout); Harper (10,off Trout); Watson (8,off Trout); Ramirez (12,off Lefferts).  SH–Hubbard (5,off Trout).  SF–Butler (4,off Proly).  IBB–Johnson (2,by Proly).  IBB–Proly (11,Johnson).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:39.  A–36,043.
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