Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
April 29, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1978 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 0, Atlanta Braves 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 2 0
Gross lf 4 0 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 0 0
Wallis cf 3 0 1 0
Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Meoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 1 3 0
Bonnell cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 1 3 1
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gaston rf 3 0 1 0
  Asselstine ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Murphy c 4 1 2 1
Paciorek 1b 3 1 1 0
  Beall 1b 1 0 0 0
Rockett ss 3 0 1 0
Chaney 3b 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 2
Totals 35 5 13 4
Chicago 000 000 000063
Atlanta 005 000 00x5130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (0-2) 2.2 7 5 2 2 5
  Krukow   3.1 5 0 0 0 2
  Roberts   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
5
2
2
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-4) 9.0 6 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
5

  E–Gross (1), Trillo (3), Rader (3).  DP–Chicago 3, Atlanta 1.  PB–Rader (1); Murphy 2 (4).  2B–Atlanta Burroughs (6,off Krukow).  3B–Chicago Gross (1,off Niekro).  SH–Fryman (3,off Niekro).  CS–DeJesus (3,2nd base by Niekro/Murphy); Royster (3,2nd base by Krukow/Rader); Beall (1,2nd base by Roberts/Rader).  SB–Royster (11,3rd base off Fryman/Rader); Bonnell (2,2nd base off Fryman/Rader).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:20.  A–7,638.
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