Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 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 13, Chicago Cubs 14

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 2 2 1
Office cf 6 2 2 3
Matthews rf 5 1 2 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 2 2
Spikes lf 4 1 0 0
Nolan c 4 2 2 1
Hubbard 2b 5 3 4 1
Frias ss 5 1 3 4
McWilliams p 0 1 0 1
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 17 13
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 2 2 2
Vail rf 5 2 3 4
Buckner 1b 5 2 1 1
Kingman lf 4 3 3 0
Ontiveros 3b 5 1 4 1
Martin cf 5 1 1 2
Foote c 3 0 1 1
  Blackwell c 2 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 1
Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 1 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
  McGlothen p 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 14 18 13
Atlanta 233 012 00213172
Chicago 062 220 01114180
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   2.1 7 8 8 2 1
  Skok   3.2 7 4 4 1 0
  Garber  L (1-4) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.1
18
14
14
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   1.1 7 5 5 1 0
  Burris   1.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Moore   2.2 5 3 3 2 1
  McGlothen   2.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Sutter  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
13
13
4
4

  E–Royster (6), Hubbard (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Nolan 2 (2,off Reuschel,off McGlothen); Hubbard 3 (4,off Burris,off Moore 2); Frias (5,off Burris), Chicago Ontiveros 2 (5,off McWilliams,off Garber).  3B–Atlanta Matthews (1,off Moore), Chicago Blackwell (1,off Garber).  HR–Atlanta Office (2,2nd inning off Reuschel 2 on, 1 out), Chicago Vail 2 (2,2nd inning off McWilliams 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Skok 1 on, 2 out); Buckner (3,8th inning off Garber 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Garber (2,off Sutter).  SF–McWilliams (1,off Burris); Murphy (3,off Moore); Royster (3,off Sutter).  SB–Frias (1,3rd base off Burris/Foote).  CS–Matthews (1,2nd base by Burris/Foote).  WP–McWilliams (1).  U-HP–Dick Cavanaugh, 1B–Dennis Riccio, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Maher.  T–3:07.  A–21,984.
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