Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1974 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson rf 3 0 1 0
  Murrell ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Garr lf 3 1 1 0
Tepedino 1b 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 1 1 0
Oates c 4 0 0 0
Robinson ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 2 1
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Harris 2b 4 1 2 1
Williams lf 4 0 2 1
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1
Fanzone 3b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
  Swisher c 0 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Atlanta 000 010 010270
Chicago 002 000 001381
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 6 2 2 1 10
  Leon  L (0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   5.0 4 1 1 0 3
  LaRoche   2.2 3 1 1 2 1
  Zamora  W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4

  E–Mitterwald (7).  2B–Chicago Williams (14,off P Niekro).  3B–Chicago Harris (3,off P Niekro).  HR–Chicago Thornton (4,9th inning off Leon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Garr (7,off Burris).  SB–Perez (1,2nd base off Burris/Mitterwald); Evans (4,2nd base off LaRoche/Mitterwald).  BK–LaRoche (1).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:01.  A–29,076.
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