Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
June 21, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 0, Atlanta Braves 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 1 0 0 0
Randle 3b 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 3 0 1 0
  Thompson 1b 1 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Figueroa ph 0 0 0 0
  Riley p 1 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hubbard 2b 3 2 1 0
Murphy cf 4 2 3 4
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 3
  Lum 1b 0 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 0 0
  Spikes rf 0 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 1 1
Nahorodny c 2 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 2 2 0
  Blanks ss 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 9 8
Chicago 000 000 000030
Atlanta 250 100 00x891
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L (1-6) 2.0 6 7 7 1 1
  Riley   5.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Capilla   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (5-3) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
7

  E–Murphy (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Murphy (12,off Riley).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (11,1st inning off Hernandez 1 on, 0 out); Horner (5,2nd inning off Hernandez 0 on, 0 out); Chambliss (8,2nd inning off Hernandez 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Nahorodny (2,by Hernandez).  SB–Randle (13,2nd base off Alexander/Nahorodny).  BK–Hernandez (1).  HBP–Hernandez (1,Nahorodny).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–1:57.  A–14,516.
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