Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1978 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 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Matthews rf 3 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 2 0 1 0
  Office pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 5 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 3b 4 1 2 1
Rockett ss 2 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 1 0 1 0
Hanna p 2 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Gross cf 4 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
  Meoli pr 0 0 0 0
Biittner lf 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 5 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 1 3 1
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Rader c 4 0 1 1
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 2
Atlanta 001 000 000 00171
Chicago 010 000 000 01280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna   9.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Easterly  L (1-3) 1.2 1 1 1 3 1
  Campbell   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
8
2
2
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.0 5 1 1 4 0
  Sutter   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Moore  W (3-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
7
1
1
5
1

  E–Pocoroba (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Trillo (7,off Hanna).  3B–Chicago Trillo (3,off Hanna).  HR–Atlanta Gilbreath (1,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Biittner (1,by Easterly).  CS–Pocoroba (2,2nd base by Roberts/Rader); Office (3,2nd base by Sutter/Rader); Murcer (2,2nd base by Hanna/Pocoroba); Kingman (3,2nd base by Easterly/Pocoroba).  SB–DeJesus (3,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba).  WP–Hanna (3).  IBB–Easterly (4,Biittner).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:50.  A–10,177.
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