Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 7, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1977 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 11

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 0 0
Chaney 2b 5 1 2 0
Paciorek 1b 4 1 2 2
Burroughs rf 5 1 1 1
Gaston lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 2 0 1 1
Asselstine cf 2 0 0 0
  Bonnell ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Rockett ss 3 0 1 0
  Robinson ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 1 1
Cardenal lf 3 0 1 0
  Clines lf 1 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 2 2 0
Murcer rf 3 2 1 0
  Gross rf 1 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 1 3 1
  Wallis cf 1 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 3 2 2
  Kelleher 2b 1 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 2 2 1 1
Mitterwald c 3 1 2 2
Burris p 2 0 1 1
  Buckner ph 1 0 1 1
  Bonham pr 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 15 9
Atlanta 000 300 001492
Chicago 031 052 00x11151
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-6) 4.0 11 8 7 3 0
  Campbell   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Easterly   3.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
10
5
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (4-3) 5.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Hernandez   3.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Todd   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4

  E–Chaney (1), Rockett (8), DeJesus (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Chaney (1,off Burris); Paciorek (3,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Trillo (3,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Pocoroba (2,off Burris); Mitterwald (1,off Campbell); DeJesus (2,off Campbell).  SH–DeJesus (3,off Niekro).  SB–Royster (7,2nd base off Todd/Mitterwald).  CS–Ontiveros (1,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–G Hernandez (3).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:27.  A–22,877.
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