Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 4, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 7, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 2 3 4
Puhl cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 2
Knight 1b 4 1 2 0
  Scott cf 0 0 0 0
Walling rf,1b 4 0 3 0
Garner 3b 5 0 1 0
Ashby c 2 2 1 1
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 1 1 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Buckner lf 3 1 1 1
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 4 1 1 1
Moreland rf 3 1 2 1
Durham 1b 2 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 1 1 0
  Veryzer ss 0 0 0 0
Lake c 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph,c 2 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 2 2 0
  Johnstone ph 1 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Rainey p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez 1b 2 1 1 3
Totals 31 9 12 9
Houston 010 231 0007140
Chicago 210 110 04x9120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   4.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Smith   3.1 4 3 3 1 2
  Dawley  L (6-6) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey   4.2 10 5 5 4 3
  Proly   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Lefferts   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Brusstar  W (3-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Smith  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Knight (32,off Lefferts), Chicago Cey (28,off Ruhle); Moreland (23,off Ruhle); Bowa (16,off Ruhle).  3B–Chicago Buckner (5,off Smith).  HR–Houston Doran (8,5th inning off Proly 2 on, 2 out); Cruz (12,6th inning off Lefferts 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Martinez (5,8th inning off Dawley 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Ruhle (4,off Rainey); Rainey 2 (10,off Ruhle 2).  SF–Ashby (4,off Rainey); Cruz (2,off Rainey); Buckner (4,off Ruhle).  IBB–Durham (12,by Ruhle).  SB–Doran (11,2nd base off Rainey/Lake).  CS–Walling (2,2nd base by Rainey/Lake); Sandberg (10,2nd base by Ruhle/Ashby).  WP–Ruhle (1).  IBB–Ruhle (7,Durham).  T–3:12.  A–17,750.
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