Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 31, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1975 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 3 0 1 1
Baker cf,rf 3 0 3 1
Goodson 1b 4 0 0 0
May rf 3 1 1 0
  Office cf 1 0 0 0
Correll c 4 0 3 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 1
Belloir ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 11 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 1 1
Morales rf 4 0 1 0
Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0
Sperring 2b 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
Swisher c 2 0 1 0
  Hiser ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Hosley c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Atlanta 000 120 0003110
Chicago 000 000 001180
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (14-12) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (10-15) 8.0 11 3 3 0 1
  Zamora   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2, Chicago 3.  2B–Atlanta Garr (23,off R Reuschel), Chicago Madlock (27,off Niekro); Cardenal (24,off Niekro).  SH–Gilbreath (6,off R Reuschel); Niekro (4,off R Reuschel).  SF–Evans (4,off R Reuschel); Baker (5,off R Reuschel).  WP–Niekro (11).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:01.
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