Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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 Three Rivers Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Scott T. lf 3 0 0 0
  Puhl ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Doran 2b 5 0 1 0
Thon ss 5 1 1 0
Garner 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Knight 1b 5 0 2 2
  Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0
Bass rf 5 1 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 2 0
Ashby c 4 1 2 0
Scott M. p 2 0 1 1
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph,1b 1 1 1 3
Totals 38 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 4 0 1 0
  Lacy ph 0 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 5 1 1 0
Thompson 1b 3 2 1 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 2
Frobel lf 4 0 2 1
Pena c 4 0 1 2
Berra ss 3 0 1 0
Candelaria p 4 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Houston 010 000 0056121
Pittsburgh 020 003 0005100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   5.0 8 5 5 1 3
  LaCoss   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle  W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  DiPino  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   8.0 9 4 4 4 2
  Guante   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Tekulve  L (6-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Scurry   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
4

  E–Mumphrey (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Doran (9,off Candelaria); Bass (6,off Candelaria); Puhl (20,off Guante), Pittsburgh Pena (17,off M Scott).  3B–Pittsburgh Frobel (1,off M Scott); Parker (4,off M Scott).  HR–Houston Walling (2,9th inning off Candelaria 2 on, 0 out).  SB–Thon (29,2nd base off Scurry/Pena).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:01.
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