Montreal Expos vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1983 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 1
Dawson cf 5 2 2 0
Oliver 1b 3 1 1 1
Francona rf 4 0 2 1
  Wohlford ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Wallach 3b 4 0 3 0
  Fuentes pr 0 0 0 0
  Carter c 1 0 0 0
Speier ss,3b 4 0 1 0
Ramos c 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Flynn ss 0 0 0 0
Sanderson p 3 0 0 0
  James p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 2 1 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0
Easler lf 4 0 1 0
Pena c 4 1 1 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
  Morrison 3b 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 3 0 0 0
  Frobel ph 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Montreal 100 020 0025131
Pittsburgh 011 000 000271
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (6-6) 5.2 6 2 2 2 2
  James  SV (5) 3.1 1 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  L (11-13) 7.0 9 3 3 2 6
  Guante   1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Scurry   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sarmiento   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
7

  E–Speier (13), Berra (27).  DP–Montreal 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Montreal Wallach (32,off Rhoden); Dawson (34,off Guante).  3B–Montreal Dawson (9,off Rhoden); Francona (1,off Rhoden).  HR–Pittsburgh Pena (13,2nd inning off Sanderson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Oliver 2 (16,by Rhoden,by Guante).  SB–Raines 2 (77,2nd base off Rhoden/Pena 2); Wynne (10,2nd base off Sanderson/Ramos); Dilone (2,2nd base off James/Ramos).  CS–Dawson (9,2nd base by Rhoden/Pena); Parker (8,2nd base by Sanderson/Ramos).  IBB–Rhoden (15,Oliver); Guante (6,Oliver).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–3:15.  A–25,738.
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