Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 27, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1983 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley lf 5 1 2 0
  Woods pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 4 4 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Durham rf 3 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 1 1 1
  Veryzer pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 1 2 1
Davis c 5 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 2 2
Ruthven p 3 0 2 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 9 16 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 3 0
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
  Bass ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 2 1
Knight 1b 3 1 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 1 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 1 3 1
Mizerock c 2 0 0 1
  Ashby ph,c 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Walling 3b 2 1 1 2
Totals 37 5 11 5
Chicago 202 001 2119161
Houston 010 001 2105111
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (10-10) 6.0 6 2 2 1 1
  Lefferts   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Campbell  SV (8) 2.1 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-11) 6.1 11 7 6 2 6
  Smith   1.2 3 1 1 2 0
  LaCoss   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
8
4
6

  E–Martinez (1), Mizerock (4).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Mizerock (8).  2B–Chicago Bowa 2 (15,off Niekro,off Smith); Hall (15,off LaCoss), Houston Thon (22,off Ruthven); Cruz (26,off Ruthven); Doran 2 (11,off Lefferts,off Campbell); Mumphrey (4,off Campbell).  3B–Chicago Hall (4,off Niekro), Houston Doran (5,off Ruthven).  HR–Chicago Martinez (2,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out), Houston Walling (3,7th inning off Lefferts 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Sandberg (6,off Niekro).  SF–Martinez (1,off LaCoss).  IBB–Durham (10,by Smith).  SB–Bowa (5,2nd base off Niekro/Mizerock); Durham (12,2nd base off Niekro/Mizerock).  CS–Woods (3,2nd base by Smith/Ashby).  WP–Niekro 3 (11), Smith (1).  IBB–Smith (4,Durham).  T–2:51.  A–31,665.
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