Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

Aug 27, 1983

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	9	16	1	10
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	5	11	1	7

loss:

J. Niekro(11-11)win: Chicago Cubs logo

D. Ruthven(10-10)save: Chicago Cubs logo

B. Campbell(8)

CHCHOU

1Passed ball by catcher John Mizerock. Thad Bosley scores. Larry Bowa to 2nd. [1 run] 10
1Wild pitch by pitcher Joe Niekro. Larry Bowa scores. [1 run] 20
2John Mizerock grounds out to first baseman Carmelo Martinez. Ray Knight scores. Phil Garner to 3rd. Jerry Mumphrey to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
3Ron Cey singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Larry Bowa scores. Ron Cey to 2nd. [1 run] 31
3Mel Hall triples (4) on a to center fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Ron Cey scores. [1 run] 41
6Carmelo Martinez hits a home run (2). [1 run] 51
6Jose Cruz doubles (26) on a to left fielder Thad Bosley. Dickie Thon scores. [1 run] 52
7Leon Durham singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Larry Bowa scores. [1 run] 62
7Wild pitch by pitcher Joe Niekro. Leon Durham scores. [1 run] 72
7Denny Walling hits a home run (3). Jerry Mumphrey scores. [2 runs] 74
8Wild pitch by pitcher Dave Smith. Larry Bowa scores. Ryne Sandberg to 2nd. [1 run] 84
8Jerry Mumphrey doubles (15) on a to right fielder Leon Durham. Harry Spilman scores. [1 run] 85
9Carmelo Martinez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jose Cruz. Mel Hall scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 95

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Thad BosleyLF	2	5	1	0	2	0	0	3	.414
Gary WoodsPR-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.229
2Larry BowaSS	4	5	4	0	1	0	0	1	.264
3Ryne Sandberg2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.266
4Leon DurhamRF	1	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	.267
5Ron Cey3B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.271
Tom VeryzerPR-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.195
6Mel HallCF	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.284
7Jody DavisC	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.259
8Carmelo Martinez1B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.300
9Dick RuthvenP	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.220
Craig LeffertsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Bill CampbellP	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111


TOTAL	16	40	9	5	6	4	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dick RuthvenRHP	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	29	4.52
Craig LeffertsLHP	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	7	3.16
Bill CampbellRHP	2.1	2	1	1	3	1	0	19	3.82
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	5	2	1	55	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bill Doran2B	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
2Terry PuhlRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.301
Kevin BassPH-RF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.210
3Dickie ThonSS	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.299
4Jose CruzLF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.316
5Ray Knight1B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.308
6Phil Garner3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240
Dave SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Harry SpilmanPH	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.164
Michael LaCossP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
7Jerry MumphreyCF	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.271
8John MizerockC	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	.182
Alan AshbyPH-C	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.246
9Joe NiekroP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.086
Denny Walling3B	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	.256
TOTAL	11	37	5	5	5	2	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	6.1	11	7	6	6	2	1	50	3.51
Dave SmithRHP	1.2	3	1	1	0	2	0	15	2.79
Michael LaCossRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	4.82
TOTAL	9.0	16	9	8	6	4	1	70	-

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1st inningCHCHOU

TOP 1
SINGLE — Thad Bosley singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz.
00
SINGLE — Larry Bowa singles on a to right fielder Terry Puhl. Thad Bosley to 3rd.
00
PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher John Mizerock. Thad Bosley scores. Larry Bowa to 2nd. [1 run]
10
SAC BUNT — Ryne Sandberg out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher John Mizerock to first baseman Ray Knight. Larry Bowa to 3rd. [1 out]
10
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Joe Niekro. Larry Bowa scores. [1 run]
20
WALK — Leon Durham walks.
20
BATTER OUT — Ron Cey out to first baseman Ray Knight. [2 outs]
20
BATTER OUT — Mel Hall out, second baseman Bill Doran to first baseman Ray Knight. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Bill Doran out, shortstop Larry Bowa to first baseman Carmelo Martinez. [1 out]
20
BATTER OUT — Terry Puhl out to right fielder Leon Durham. [2 outs]
20
BATTER OUT — Dickie Thon out, third baseman Ron Cey to first baseman Carmelo Martinez. [3 outs]
20

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CHC

HOU

9Runs5

16Hits11

1Errors1

.400Batting Avg.297

40At Bats37

5Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In5

4Walks2

2Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

10Left on Base7

24Total Bases21

Saturday, August 27, 1983 · 8:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 31,665 (76.9%)