Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 3, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1983 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 2 3 1
Puhl rf 5 1 3 0
Thon ss 2 0 1 0
  Heathcock p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Walling 1b 1 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 2
Knight 1b 4 0 1 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 0
  Scott cf 0 0 0 0
Mizerock c 1 0 0 0
  Spilman ph,c 3 0 1 0
Madden p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Loucks ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Buckner lf 5 1 2 1
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 5 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Moreland rf 2 1 1 1
  Durham rf 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 2 4 1
Hall cf 3 2 1 1
Bowa ss 2 0 0 1
  Veryzer ss 1 0 1 0
Jenkins p 2 1 1 1
  Rohn ph 1 0 1 1
  Bordi p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 7
Houston 100 000 2003103
Chicago 700 020 00x9121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Madden  L (6-4) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  LaCoss   3.2 4 3 2 2 1
  Heathcock   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  LaCorte   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (5-9) 5.0 6 1 1 0 3
  Bordi  SV (1) 4.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Cruz (7), Garner (20), Mizerock (5), Sandberg (12).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (23,off Jenkins), Chicago Sandberg (24,off Madden); Davis 2 (23,off LaCoss,off Heathcock); Hall (17,off Heathcock).  3B–Chicago Jenkins (1,off LaCoss); Rohn (2,off Heathcock).  HR–Houston Doran (7,1st inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Thon (3,off Jenkins).  SF–Bowa (4,off LaCoss).  IBB–Hall (5,by LaCoss).  CS–Moreland (2,3rd base by LaCoss/Mizerock).  IBB–LaCoss (9,Hall).  T–2:31.  A–20,107.
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