Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 18, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1984 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 1 1 1
Reynolds ss 5 0 1 1
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Spilman 1b 4 1 1 0
Bailey c 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 2 1 0 1
Doran 2b 4 2 2 0
Niekro p 1 0 1 1
  Bass ph 1 0 1 1
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0
Matthews lf 3 2 1 0
Durham 1b 4 2 3 4
Hall rf 1 1 1 2
  Moreland ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 0 2 0
Davis c 3 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Rainey p 2 0 0 0
  Noles p 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Woods ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 7 11 7
Houston 001 031 0016101
Chicago 203 000 0027110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   4.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Madden   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Ruhle   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Smith  L (0-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  DiPino   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
Totals
8.2
11
7
7
8
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rainey   5.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Noles   3.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard  W (3-0) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
3

  E–Niekro (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Bailey (4).  2B–Houston Reynolds (7,off Rainey); Bailey (1,off Noles), Chicago Sandberg (10,off Madden); Durham (4,off Smith).  3B–Houston Doran (2,off Rainey).  HR–Houston Cabell (3,9th inning off Stoddard 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Durham (8,3rd inning off Niekro 1 on, 0 out); Hall (2,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Garner (1,off Noles); Durham (1,off Niekro); Hall (1,off Niekro).  SH–Moreland (1,off Smith).  IBB–Davis 2 (2,by Madden,by DiPino); Cey (5,by DiPino).  CS–Puhl (3,2nd base by Noles/Davis).  SB–Dernier (12,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey); Sandberg (6,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey).  WP–Niekro (2).  IBB–Madden (3,Davis); DiPino 2 (5,Cey,Davis).  T–2:45.  A–16,812.
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