Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 6, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1983 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos 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

Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 3 1 0 0
Buckner lf 3 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Moreland rf 4 0 1 0
Durham 1b 0 0 0 0
  Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Veryzer ss 1 0 0 0
  Owen ss 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Grant ph 0 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 2 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 2 4 4
  Little 2b 0 0 0 0
Dawson cf 4 1 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 1
  Stenhouse 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter c 3 1 1 0
Cromartie rf 4 0 1 1
Speier 3b 4 0 2 1
Flynn ss 3 1 1 0
  Salazar ss 1 0 0 0
Lea p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 1 0
  Sanderson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 8
Chicago 000 101 000250
Montreal 302 210 00x8130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (11-11) 3.0 5 5 5 1 1
  Bordi   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Brusstar   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
2
2
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Lea  W (14-8) 6.0 4 2 2 3 5
  Sanderson  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Montreal 1.  2B–Chicago Hall (19,off Lea); Cey (29,off Lea), Montreal Trillo 2 (3,off Ruthven,off Bordi); Oliver (33,off Ruthven).  HR–Montreal Trillo (2,3rd inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out); Dawson (29,3rd inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lea (11,off Bordi).  SB–Raines 2 (68,2nd base off Ruthven/Davis,2nd base off Bordi/Davis).  WP–Brusstar (3).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:30.  A–35,312.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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