Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
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 Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Bosley lf 2 1 1 0
  Woods ph,lf,cf 3 1 1 2
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 1
Buckner 1b,lf 4 1 1 1
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0
Hall cf 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 3 0
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 0 1 0
Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Carter ph,lf 1 1 1 0
  Grant ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 4 3
  Sanchez pr 0 1 0 0
  Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0
Rose 1b 3 0 0 1
  Stone pr 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Lezcano rf 4 1 2 1
  Lefebvre ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 3 1
Diaz c 4 0 1 1
DeJesus ss 2 1 0 0
Gross K. p 1 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Gross G. lf 0 0 0 0
  Dernier pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Chicago 201 000 200590
Philadelphia 200 310 02x8122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   1.1 3 2 2 2 0
  Patterson  L (0-1) 3.1 5 4 4 1 0
  Johnson   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bordi   1.1 3 2 2 2 3
  Hargesheimer   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross   4.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Hernandez  W (8-4) 3.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Andersen   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Reed  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5

  E–Morgan (16), Rose (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Davis (18).  2B–Chicago Carter (1,off Hernandez), Philadelphia Lezcano (12,off Patterson); Morgan (15,off Bordi).  3B–Chicago Bosley (1,off K Gross).  HR–Chicago Buckner (16,3rd inning off K Gross 0 on, 0 out); Woods (3,7th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Rose (7,off Patterson).  SB–Sandberg (35,2nd base off K Gross/Diaz); DeJesus (11,2nd base off Trout/Davis); Maddox (7,2nd base off Patterson/Davis); Dernier (34,2nd base off Bordi/Davis).  BK–Johnson (1).  U–Joe West, Dick Stello, Satch Davidson.  T–3:00.  A–20,312.
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