Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1979 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 2, Chicago Cubs 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 1
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 2 0
Murphy c 5 0 1 0
Lum 1b 5 1 1 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 0
Frias ss 3 0 2 1
Matula p 2 0 0 0
  Office ph 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 0 0
Murcer rf 2 2 1 1
  Mejias pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 2 1
Kingman lf 2 1 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 2 1
Martin cf 4 0 1 2
Foote c 4 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Krukow p 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 8 5
Atlanta 000 101 000292
Chicago 000 030 30x682
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula  L (2-3) 5.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Devine   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Skok   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Garber   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Solomon   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
7
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  W (1-1) 6.0 6 2 2 5 7
  McGlothen  SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
5
9

  E–Royster (5), Hubbard (4), Kingman (2), Foote (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Frias (4,off McGlothen), Chicago Foote (1,off Matula); Buckner (7,off Matula); McGlothen (1,off Solomon).  SF–Frias (1,off Krukow); Royster (2,off Krukow).  SB–Matthews (3,2nd base off Krukow/Foote); Royster (6,2nd base off Krukow/Foote).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Dennis Riccio, 2B–Dick Cavanaugh, 3B–Joe Pomponi.  T–2:43.  A–3,928.
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