Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
July 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 1
Thompson rf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 0 0
Kingman lf 3 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 1 1 0
Martin cf 4 1 3 0
Ontiveros 3b 5 0 2 1
Foote c 5 1 2 1
Sizemore 2b 4 1 1 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
McGlothen p 2 0 0 1
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 3 1 1 0
Matthews rf 4 2 1 1
Office cf 4 1 3 3
Horner 1b 4 1 2 2
Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0
  Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0
Nolan c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Frias ss 3 0 0 0
Brizzolara p 2 1 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Chicago 020 000 1115130
Atlanta 200 040 00x674
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  L (9-8) 5.0 6 6 6 1 3
  Moore   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Caudill   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Brizzolara  W (5-3) 7.0 9 3 3 2 4
  Garber  SV (18) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
4

  E–Matthews (6), Hubbard 2 (15), Brizzolara (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Chicago Martin 2 (21,off Brizzolara,off Garber); Foote (12,off Brizzolara), Atlanta Horner (9,off McGlothen); Office (8,off McGlothen).  3B–Chicago DeJesus (3,off Garber), Atlanta Matthews (4,off McGlothen).  HR–Atlanta Horner (14,5th inning off McGlothen 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Kingman (2,by Brizzolara); Nolan (3,by McGlothen).  SH–Royster (6,off McGlothen).  HBP–McGlothen (2,Nolan); Brizzolara (1,Kingman).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:23.  A–8,519.
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