Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
September 14, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1983 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 3 0 1 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
Royster 3b 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 3 1 1 0
  Komminsk ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 4
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Milner cf 2 2 1 1
Redus lf 2 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 1
Driessen 1b 1 1 0 0
Esasky 3b 4 1 1 4
Householder rf 3 0 1 0
Oester 2b 4 0 1 0
Bilardello c 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Trevino c 1 0 0 0
Pastore p 2 0 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherrer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 6 6
Atlanta 000 200 020480
Cincinnati 001 000 50x661
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (10-9) 6.2 5 5 5 9 2
  Bedrosian   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 6 6 6 9 2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pastore  W (8-12) 7.0 6 2 2 3 0
  Scherrer   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 3 1

  E–Redus (7).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Pastore (2,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Murphy 2 (34,4th inning off Pastore 1 on, 0 out,8th inning off Scherrer 1 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Milner (8,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Esasky (11,7th inning off Bedrosian 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Royster (5,off Pastore); Niekro 2 (6,off Pastore 2).  CS–Butler (19,Home by Pastore/Bilardello); Esasky (2,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict); Pastore (1,3rd base by Niekro/Benedict).  SB–Milner (36,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:21.  A–9,222.

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