Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 3 1 1 0
Walker lf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes p 0 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1
Householder rf 3 0 0 0
Oester 2b 3 1 0 0
Esasky 3b 3 0 0 0
Bilardello c 4 1 1 0
Russell p 3 1 1 2
  Foley ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hall cf 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 2 0
Durham lf 3 0 0 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Jenkins p 1 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
Cincinnati 120 000 100462
Chicago 000 010 010262
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  W (2-0) 7.0 6 2 1 1 5
  Scherrer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hayes  SV (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (4-9) 5.0 5 3 3 0 5
  Lefferts   1.1 0 1 0 2 2
  Proly   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Campbell   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
9

  E–Concepcion (10), Driessen (4), Sandberg (11), Cey (16).  2B–Chicago Hall (13,off Russell).  HR–Cincinnati Russell (1,2nd inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Milner (2,by Proly).  SF–Durham (3,off Scherrer).  SB–Milner (30,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis); Driessen (4,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis); Sandberg (30,2nd base off Russell/Bilardello).  CS–Walker (3,2nd base by Jenkins/Davis); Concepcion 2 (9,2nd base by Lefferts/Davis,2nd base by Campbell/Davis); Householder (8,2nd base by Lefferts/Davis).  IBB–Proly (12,Milner).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:42.  A–15,607.
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