Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
July 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 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 7, Atlanta Braves 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 1
Monday cf 5 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 5 2 3 0
Williams lf 4 1 3 2
  Morales lf 1 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 5 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 5 1 1 0
Grabarkewitz 2b 2 0 1 0
Swisher c 3 1 1 0
Reuschel p 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 13 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson ss 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Perez 2b 4 1 1 0
Oates c 4 0 2 1
Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 1
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Correll ph 1 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago 220 001 2007132
Atlanta 020 000 000273
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (9-7) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison  L (6-11) 2.0 6 4 4 2 0
  Leon   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  House   3.0 4 3 2 3 3
  Niekro   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
5
8

  E–Thornton (3), Grabarkewitz (1), Evans 3 (16).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (16,off Harrison); Grabarkewitz (2,off Leon); Swisher (3,off House), Atlanta Johnson (11,off Reuschel).  IBB–Swisher (1,by House).  SB–Thornton (1,2nd base off Harrison/Oates).  CS–Monday (5,2nd base by Leon/Oates).  IBB–House (5,Swisher).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:37.  A–7,046.
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