Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 24, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 6 1 1 1
Puhl rf 5 1 2 0
Thon ss 6 2 3 1
Cruz lf 5 1 1 0
Knight 1b 3 1 0 1
Garner 3b 4 2 3 1
  Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 3 2
Mizerock c 3 1 1 0
Madden p 4 0 1 2
  LaCoss p 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 10 16 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lacy cf 3 0 1 0
Mazzilli 1b 3 1 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Morrison 2b 3 1 0 1
Parker rf 4 1 1 2
Pena c 4 1 1 0
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Bibby p 1 0 0 0
  Frobel ph 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
Houston 105 010 11110161
Pittsburgh 000 100 300451
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Madden  W (6-2) 6.0 2 3 3 4 2
  LaCoss  SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (9-11) 2.2 8 6 2 2 2
  Bibby   3.1 1 1 1 3 3
  Tomlin   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Sarmiento   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
6
5
8

  E–Cruz (6), Berra (24).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Mumphrey 2 (3,off Rhoden 2); Garner 2 (19,off Bibby,off Tomlin); Mizerock (4,off Sarmiento).  HR–Houston Thon (17,1st inning off Rhoden 0 on, 2 out); Doran (6,3rd inning off Rhoden 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Parker (8,7th inning off Madden 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Knight (10,off Sarmiento).  IBB–Mizerock (1,by Rhoden).  SB–Puhl (19,3rd base off Sarmiento/Pena); Thon (31,2nd base off Sarmiento/Pena).  IBB–Rhoden (12,Mizerock).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:36.  A–14,279.
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