Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1983 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 15, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 3 2 1
Puhl rf 3 3 2 0
  Heathcock p 1 0 0 0
Thon ss 5 2 1 1
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 2 2 6
  Scott lf 0 0 0 0
Walling 1b 5 2 3 3
Garner 3b 2 0 0 1
  Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 5 1 1 0
  Loucks cf 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 5 1 2 1
Ryan p 3 0 1 1
  Bass rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 40 15 15 14
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
  Taveras 2b 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 2 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Bream ph 1 0 1 1
  Fernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
  Maldonado lf 0 0 0 0
Guerrero 3b 2 1 2 1
  Rivera 3b 1 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 3 0 1 0
  Espy cf 1 0 0 0
Marshall 1b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
  Reyes c 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Zachry p 0 0 0 0
  Rodas p 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston 453 101 00115151
Los Angeles 010 010 000261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (14-8) 6.0 4 2 2 3 7
  Heathcock  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Pena  L (12-7) 1.1 5 6 6 1 1
  Hooton   0.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Zachry   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Rodas   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  White   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Fernandez   3.0 2 1 1 1 5
  Hershiser   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
15
14
5
10

  E–Thon (24), Reynolds (1).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Yeager (6), Reyes (3).  2B–Houston Walling 2 (4,off Pena,off Fernandez); Thon (26,off Zachry); Mumphrey (10,off White); Ashby (18,off Fernandez); Bass (7,off Hershiser), Los Angeles Guerrero (25,off Ryan).  HR–Houston Cruz (14,2nd inning off Hooton 3 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Guerrero (30,2nd inning off Ryan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ryan (4,off Pena).  SF–Garner (6,off Pena).  HBP–Puhl (2,by Fernandez).  IBB–Cruz (10,by Pena).  WP–Pena (2), Hershiser (1).  HBP–Fernandez (1,Puhl).  IBB–Pena (4,Cruz).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:10.  A–40,843.
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