Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1976 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday 1b 5 1 1 2
Cardenal lf,rf 4 0 3 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 3 0
Morales rf,cf 5 0 2 0
Wallis cf 4 0 0 0
  Sperring ss 0 0 0 0
  Tyrone ph 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 1 0
Kelleher ss 2 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph,lf 2 1 1 1
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 2 1
Gilbreath 2b 2 1 1 0
Office cf 3 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Henderson rf 4 0 1 2
Wynn lf 1 0 0 1
Chaney ss 4 0 0 0
Correll c 3 1 2 0
LaCorte p 2 0 0 0
  Devine p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Chicago 000 000 3003113
Atlanta 100 003 10x581
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (11-10) 6.0 6 4 3 2 5
  Stone   0.1 2 1 0 1 0
  Knowles   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Coleman   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
LaCorte  W (2-8) 6.2 6 2 2 1 6
  Devine  SV (6) 2.1 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
7

  E–Monday (4), Wallis (2), Stone (1), Montanez (19).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Madlock (33,off LaCorte); Biittner (8,off LaCorte), Atlanta Henderson (19,off R Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Monday (25,7th inning off Devine 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Trillo (3,by LaCorte).  SF–Office (4,off R Reuschel); Wynn (8,off R Reuschel).  IBB–Correll (5,by Coleman).  SB–Cardenal (19,2nd base off Devine/Correll); Royster (15,2nd base off Stone/Mitterwald); Wynn (11,2nd base off Coleman/Mitterwald).  CS–Henderson (5,Home by R Reuschel/Mitterwald).  HBP–LaCorte (4,Trillo).  IBB–Coleman (6,Correll).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:21.  A–2,634.
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