Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rohn 2b 2 1 1 0
  Sandberg ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Hall cf 4 1 3 1
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 1
Davis c 3 0 1 0
  Diaz pr,c 2 1 0 0
Carter lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 3b,lf 4 1 2 1
Grant rf 3 0 1 2
  Connally ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Owen ss 4 0 0 0
Rainey p 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph,cf 2 2 2 1
Totals 39 6 13 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 2 2 0
  Lyons 3b 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 1 0
  Doyle pr,2b 2 2 1 0
McGee cf 5 1 2 3
Hendrick 1b 1 1 1 2
  Adduci 1b 3 0 0 0
Porter c 2 1 1 0
  Brummer c 2 0 1 1
Van Slyke 3b,lf 4 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 2 1
Smith O. ss 2 0 0 0
  Sexton ss 1 0 0 0
Stuper p 3 0 1 2
  Rucker p 1 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Chicago 100 002 1116132
St. Louis 500 301 00x9121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey  L (14-13) 3.1 8 8 4 3 0
  Proly   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Campbell   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
5
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper  W (12-11) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Rucker   2.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Lahti   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
1
5

  E–Rohn (2), Campbell (2), Rucker (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Martinez (3,off Stuper); Grant (1,off Stuper), St. Louis Brummer (7,off Proly).  3B–St. Louis McGee 2 (8,off Rainey,off Johnson).  HR–Chicago Woods (4,7th inning off Stuper 0 on, 0 out); Martinez (6,8th inning off Rucker 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–O Smith (9,by Rainey).  SB–L Smith 2 (43,2nd base off Rainey/Davis 2); Green 2 (34,2nd base off Rainey/Davis,2nd base off Campbell/Diaz).  IBB–Rainey (3,O Smith).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:38.  A–38,763.
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