Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 9, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1975 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 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 2 3
Monday cf 3 1 2 3
Hiser lf 5 0 1 0
Morales rf 5 1 2 0
Thornton 1b 5 1 2 2
Trillo 2b 5 0 0 0
Swisher c 5 2 3 0
Sperring 3b 4 1 1 0
Stone p 2 1 1 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 1 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 1
Evans 3b 4 1 3 1
Williams 1b 3 0 0 0
Baker rf 4 0 0 0
Office cf 2 0 1 0
Blanks ss 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Chicago 020 002 3108150
Atlanta 100 000 100253
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (10-5) 7.0 4 2 2 5 4
  Reuschel   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-10) 6.0 11 7 6 1 1
  Sosa   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Beard   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
2
3

  E–Evans (26), Blanks (22), Pocoroba (6).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Chicago Morales (14,off Niekro); Hiser (2,off Sosa); Swisher (12,off Beard); Thornton (14,off Beard).  3B–Atlanta Garr (7,off Stone).  HR–Chicago Thornton (7,6th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out); Monday (15,7th inning off Niekro 2 on, 0 out), Atlanta Evans (18,1st inning off Stone 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Stone (5,off Niekro); Kessinger (11,off Niekro); Niekro (3,off Stone).  SF–Kessinger (7,off Beard); Gilbreath (1,off Stone).  IBB–Garr (15,by Stone).  CS–Morales (4,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  IBB–Stone (3,Garr).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:33.  A–22,605.
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