Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 28, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1983 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 1
Washington rf 5 0 3 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 3 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 1 1 1
Perez p 4 1 2 0
Totals 36 3 13 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Puhl rf 3 0 0 1
Thon ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 0 2 0
Spilman 1b 2 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 2 1 0 0
Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Tolman 1b 1 0 0 0
  Knight ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Atlanta 010 010 0013130
Houston 001 000 000141
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  W (15-8) 9.0 4 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  L (10-6) 4.2 10 2 2 0 2
  LaCoss   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  DiPino   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
3
3
1
6

  E–Thon (28).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Washington (22,off M Scott), Houston Garner (24,off Perez).  SF–Hubbard (7,off M Scott); Butler (5,off DiPino); Puhl (4,off Perez).  SH–M Scott (8,off Perez).  SB–Washington (30,2nd base off M Scott/Ashby); Ramirez (16,2nd base off M Scott/Ashby); Mumphrey (5,2nd base off Perez/Pocoroba).  CS–Ramirez (12,2nd base by M Scott/Ashby); Butler (22,2nd base by M Scott/Ashby).  WP–LaCoss (9).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:23.
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