St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1983 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 0 0
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 2 0
Hendrick 1b 3 0 0 1
Porter c 4 0 2 0
Van Slyke rf 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 2 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Cox p 2 0 0 0
  Citarella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 1 2 1
  Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0
Matuszek 1b 4 1 1 1
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Lefebvre rf 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 1 3 2
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Gross cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Diaz c 4 0 1 0
DeJesus ss 2 1 1 0
Denny p 2 0 0 0
  Dernier cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
St. Louis 000 001 000171
Philadelphia 010 010 02x4101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Cox  L (2-5) 7.1 9 4 4 3 4
  Citarella   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (16-6) 8.0 7 1 0 1 5
  Holland  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
7

  E–O Smith (20), Samuel (8).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Philadelphia G Gross (10,off Cox); Matuszek (2,off Cox).  HR–Philadelphia Matthews (10,2nd inning off Cox 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cox (2,off Denny); Denny (16,off Cox).  SF–Hendrick (11,off Denny).  IBB–Lefebvre (5,by Cox).  CS–Van Slyke (5,2nd base by Denny/Diaz); Samuel (2,2nd base by Cox/Porter).  IBB–Cox (2,Lefebvre).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:18.  A–23,467.
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