Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1977 at Fulton County 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 9, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 3 4 2
Gross rf 4 2 2 2
Biittner 1b 4 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 5 1 1 0
Clines lf 4 0 1 2
Swisher c 5 0 0 0
Wallis cf 4 1 1 1
Rosello 3b 3 2 1 0
Krukow p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 0 1 1
Chaney 2b 3 0 1 0
Moore 3b 3 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Paciorek 1b 3 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 4 1 1 1
Leon p 3 1 2 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 001 021 3029110
Atlanta 010 200 000383
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   3.2 7 3 3 3 4
  Moore  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Sutter  SV (10) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Leon  L (1-2) 6.0 6 5 4 1 3
  Campbell   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Camp   2.1 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
9
8
3
6

  E–Royster (6), Matthews (2), Paciorek (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Gross (2,off Leon); Trillo (9,off Leon); Biittner (7,off Camp).  HR–Chicago Wallis (2,5th inning off Leon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Krukow (2,off Leon).  SF–Clines (1,off Camp).  IBB–Biittner (1,by Campbell).  SB–DeJesus 3 (7,2nd base off Leon/Pocoroba 2,2nd base off Camp/Pocoroba); Matthews 2 (5,2nd base off Krukow/Swisher,3rd base off Krukow/Swisher); Moore (1,2nd base off Krukow/Swisher).  IBB–Campbell (1,Biittner).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:44.  A–11,842.
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