Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1976 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 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 0 1 1
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 1
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
Henderson rf 3 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 0
Paciorek 1b 3 0 1 0
Chaney ss 3 0 1 0
Royster 3b 2 2 1 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Swisher c 3 0 2 0
  Kelleher pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Rosello ss 2 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Atlanta 000 001 010250
Chicago 000 000 000034
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (4-5) 9.0 3 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L (0-1) 6.0 2 1 1 2 6
  Knowles   2.0 3 1 0 0 1
  Reuschel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
2
8

  E–Madlock (6), Swisher (4), Rosello (6), Knowles (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  SH–Williams (1,off Coleman).  SF–Gilbreath (1,off Knowles).  SB–Royster (3,2nd base off Coleman/Swisher).  CS–Gilbreath (1,2nd base by Coleman/Swisher).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:07.  A–9,452.
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