St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1983 at Wrigley Field. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 3 0 2 0
  Green rf 1 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 3 2 0 0
McGee cf 5 1 3 1
Hendrick 1b 4 1 2 3
Van Slyke rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 1 0
Porter c 3 1 1 1
Ramsey 2b 4 0 1 1
Andujar p 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  LaPoint p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 3 1 1 0
Buckner lf,1b 5 0 2 1
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,lf 2 0 1 2
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 5 1 2 2
Moreland rf 2 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
  Rohn ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Davis c 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 1 1 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen ss 0 0 0 0
Jenkins p 1 0 1 0
  Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0
  Grant rf 1 0 0 0
  Connally ph 1 0 0 0
  Woods rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
St. Louis 010 310 000 16101
Chicago 000 200 201 05100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   5.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Allen   1.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Rucker   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lahti   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  LaPoint   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  W (9-9) 3.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   4.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Hargesheimer   0.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Lefferts   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Brusstar   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Smith  L (4-8) 2.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
10.0
10
6
6
4
8

  E–Ramsey (8).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Porter (21,off Jenkins); Ramsey (4,off Jenkins).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (17,4th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 0 out), Chicago Cey (20,4th inning off Andujar 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–L Smith (6,by Jenkins).  IBB–Hendrick (14,by Smith).  SH–Sandberg (7,off Sutter).  SB–McGee (35,2nd base off Jenkins/Davis); L Smith (37,2nd base off Hargesheimer/Davis); Hendrick (3,2nd base off Lefferts/Davis); O Smith (31,2nd base off Smith/Davis).  CS–L Smith (15,2nd base by Jenkins/Davis); O Smith (6,2nd base by Brusstar/Davis).  WP–Andujar (5), Smith (4).  HBP–Jenkins (6,L Smith).  IBB–Smith (13,Hendrick).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:21.  A–10,195.
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