Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 5, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1983 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 1 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 1
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
Knight 1b 4 1 1 2
Walling 3b 3 1 1 0
Mumphrey cf 3 1 1 1
Ashby c 4 0 2 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 5 7 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 5 1 2 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 2 1 0
Murphy cf 5 2 3 2
Chambliss 1b 2 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 3
Benedict c 3 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Barker p 2 1 1 0
  Bedrosian p 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Houston 000 100 004570
Atlanta 100 002 31x7122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (12-12) 6.0 9 5 5 1 4
  LaCoss   1.0 1 1 1 3 1
  LaCorte   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  W (1-1) 7.0 2 1 0 2 5
  Bedrosian   1.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Moore  SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
2
6

  E–Murphy (6), Ramirez (31).  PB–Ashby 2 (8).  2B–Houston Thon (23,off Barker); Mumphrey (7,off Bedrosian), Atlanta Washington (21,off Niekro); Ramirez (13,off LaCoss).  HR–Houston Knight (9,9th inning off Bedrosian 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Butler (4,8th inning off LaCorte 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro 2 (11,off Barker 2); Barker (2,off Niekro); Hubbard (8,off LaCoss).  SF–Spilman (2,off Moore).  IBB–Chambliss (11,by Niekro); Washington (6,by LaCoss); Benedict (15,by LaCoss).  SB–Mumphrey (2,2nd base off Barker/Benedict); Murphy (22,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  WP–LaCorte (5).  IBB–Niekro (4,Chambliss); LaCoss 2 (11,Washington,Benedict).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:46.  A–19,166.
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