Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 3 1
Puhl rf 4 1 1 3
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 3 0
  Loucks lf 1 0 0 0
Knight 1b 3 1 1 1
  Walling 1b 1 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Mizerock c 3 1 0 0
Scott M. p 0 0 0 0
  Scott T. ph 1 1 1 0
  Knepper p 2 1 1 0
  Dawley p 1 0 1 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rohn 2b 3 1 1 1
  Woods ph,2b 1 0 1 2
Buckner lf 5 0 2 1
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 5 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 3 1 1 0
Davis c 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 1 0 0 1
  Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0
  Durham ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Noles p 1 1 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone rf 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Houston 001 020 0306120
Chicago 030 000 0205110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   2.0 5 3 3 3 0
  Knepper   4.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Dawley  W (6-5) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  DiPino  SV (15) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Noles   4.2 7 3 3 1 0
  Proly   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Campbell  L (4-8) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Smith   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston T Scott (5,off Noles); Mumphrey (6,off Noles); Knepper (2,off Noles); Cruz (27,off Campbell), Chicago Veryzer (3,off Knepper); Davis (21,off Dawley).  3B–Chicago Rohn (1,off M Scott); Buckner (4,off M Scott).  HR–Houston Puhl (6,5th inning off Noles 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Garner (2,off Campbell).  SF–Puhl (3,off Noles).  IBB–Mizerock (2,by Smith).  SB–Doran 2 (10,2nd base off Noles/Davis,2nd base off Campbell/Davis).  CS–Bowa (3,2nd base by M Scott/Mizerock).  WP–Dawley (1), Noles (3).  IBB–Smith (11,Mizerock).  T–3:12.  A–11,575.
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