Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
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 Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dernier rf 3 0 1 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 1 0
  Hayes pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Rose 1b 3 0 0 1
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 2
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0
Virgil c 3 0 1 0
  Lefebvre ph,c 1 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Bystrom p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Jeltz ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 1 4 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Guerrero 3b 4 1 1 1
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 3 0 1 1
  Thomas rf 0 0 0 0
Brock 1b 2 0 0 1
Fimple c 3 0 0 0
Valenzuela p 3 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Philadelphia 000 100 020393
Los Angeles 301 000 00x480
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bystrom  L (5-9) 2.0 6 4 2 0 0
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Reed   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
1
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  W (13-6) 7.1 8 3 3 2 5
  Niedenfuer   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Howe  SV (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
8

  E–Rose (7), Virgil (7), DeJesus (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 2.  PB–Virgil (3).  2B–Philadelphia Diaz (14,off Valenzuela).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (28,4th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out).  SB–S Sax 2 (39,2nd base off Bystrom/Virgil 2); Russell (7,2nd base off Bystrom/Virgil).  CS–S Sax 2 (24,2nd base by McGraw/Virgil,2nd base by Reed/Virgil).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:35.  A–48,986.
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