Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
April 28, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1974 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 5 0 2 0
Morales lf 5 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0
Williams 1b 4 2 2 2
Cardenal rf 4 0 2 0
Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 1
  Lundstedt c 1 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 3 0 0 0
Frailing p 3 0 1 1
  Pina p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson ss 4 0 2 3
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Aaron lf 4 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 0
Murrell 1b 4 0 1 0
Oates c 4 1 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 2 0
  Perez ph 1 1 1 0
  Office cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago 010 000 1204102
Atlanta 100 000 2003102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Frailing   6.1 10 3 2 2 3
  Pina  W (1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 6 2 1 1 5
  Aker  L (0-1) 0.1 3 2 1 0 0
  Frisella   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
2
6

  E–Madlock (4), Frailing (1), Robinson 2 (7).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Oates (6).  2B–Chicago Cardenal (3,off Aker).  HR–Chicago Williams (3,8th inning off Aker 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Madlock (1,by P Niekro).  IBB–Rosello (1,by P Niekro); Kessinger (2,by Frisella); Garr (2,by Frailing).  CS–Morales 2 (2,2nd base by P Niekro/Oates,2nd base by Aker/Oates); Cardenal (2,3rd base by Frisella/Oates); Garr (5,3rd base by Pina/Lundstedt).  HBP–P Niekro (2,Madlock).  IBB–Frailing (3,Garr); P Niekro (2,Rosello); Frisella (3,Kessinger).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:29.  A–10,418.
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