Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1983 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wynne cf 5 1 1 0
Ray 2b 5 1 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 2 1
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0
Easler lf 4 1 0 0
Pena c 4 0 2 2
Hebner 3b 5 1 3 3
  Dilone pr 0 0 0 0
Berra ss 2 0 1 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
DeLeon p 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Guante p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 3 3 1 0
Buckner lf,1b 5 1 1 0
Hall cf 2 1 1 1
  Carter pr 0 1 0 0
  Woods cf 1 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 2 2
Moreland rf 2 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 1 3
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 1
Rainey p 2 0 0 0
  Bosley lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 7
Pittsburgh 201 001 2006114
Chicago 101 030 20x783
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
DeLeon   5.0 6 5 4 4 7
  Guante  L (2-5) 1.0 1 2 2 0 1
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
6
5
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey   5.1 7 4 3 2 3
  Jenkins  W (6-9) 1.2 2 2 0 2 2
  Smith  SV (28) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
3
4
7

  E–Wynne (4), Thompson (9), Pena (10), Berra (29), Sandberg (13), Rainey 2 (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Wynne (14,off Rainey); Ray (35,off Rainey); Berra (23,off Rainey); Hebner (4,off Jenkins), Chicago Hall (23,off DeLeon); Bowa (20,off DeLeon); Davis (29,off DeLeon).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (5,6th inning off Rainey 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Easler (3,by Rainey); Hall (3,by Guante).  IBB–Berra (17,by Jenkins); Johnstone (6,by Tekulve).  SH–Moreland (4,off Tekulve).  SF–Cey (8,off DeLeon); Davis (5,off Tekulve).  SB–Sandberg (36,2nd base off DeLeon/Pena).  BK–Jenkins (3).  HBP–Guante (2,Hall); Rainey (3,Easler).  IBB–Tekulve (12,Johnstone); Jenkins (5,Berra).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:02.  A–3,029.
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