Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 26, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1983 at Wrigley Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Matuszek 1b 4 1 2 1
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 0
Lefebvre rf 4 1 2 2
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
  Dernier cf 0 0 0 0
Gross cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Diaz c 2 1 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 1 1 2
Denny p 3 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall cf 4 0 1 2
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 0 0 0
Carter lf 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 2 0
Rainey p 1 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Philadelphia 020 001 002581
Chicago 000 001 010270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny  W (18-6) 8.0 7 2 2 0 3
  Reed  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey  L (14-12) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Noles   3.0 2 1 1 0 4
  Jenkins   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
8

  E–Denny (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 3.  HR–Philadelphia DeJesus (4,2nd inning off Rainey 1 on, 2 out); Matuszek (4,6th inning off Noles 0 on, 1 out); Lefebvre (8,9th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Denny (6).  U–Ed Vargo, Joe West, Dick Stello.  T–2:00.  A–3,137.
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