Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
April 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1979 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 1 1 2
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Martin cf 3 0 0 0
Foote c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Krukow p 2 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 1 0
Matthews rf 3 1 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Murphy c 3 0 2 1
Lum 1b 2 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Frias ss 3 1 2 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Chicago 200 000 000252
Atlanta 100 010 01x381
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow   5.0 4 2 2 9 3
  Moore  L (1-2) 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Hernandez   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
11
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-4) 9.0 5 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
6

  E–Ontiveros (3), Martin (1), Frias (6).  DP–Chicago 3, Atlanta 1.  PB–Murphy (5).  2B–Chicago Ontiveros (3,off Niekro), Atlanta Murphy (1,off Moore); Burroughs (2,off Moore).  HR–Chicago Kingman (7,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (1,off Moore).  IBB–Lum (1,by Krukow); Murphy (1,by Hernandez).  WP–Moore (1), Niekro (5).  IBB–Krukow (2,Lum); Hernandez (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Hank Rountree, 2B–Ed Norris, 3B–Andy Anderson.  T–2:27.  A–12,930.
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