Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 19, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 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."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 2 1 0
Randle 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kelleher 3b,2b 1 0 0 0
Buckner rf,lf 5 1 3 3
Kingman lf 4 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel ph 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 5 1 0 0
Martin cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Blackwell c 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Dillard 3b 0 0 0 0
Lamp p 2 0 0 0
  Figueroa ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 3
Matthews rf 5 0 1 0
Horner 3b 3 1 1 0
  Gomez pr 0 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 5 0 2 1
Benedict c 4 1 2 1
Boggs p 1 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 1 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Chicago 300 000 010 00480
Atlanta 002 000 110 015112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lamp   7.0 5 3 3 1 2
  Sutter   3.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Tidrow  L (5-4) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.1
11
5
5
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   7.2 5 4 3 2 6
  Bradford   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Camp   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Garber   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Niekro  W (10-14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
8
4
3
2
9

  E–Chambliss (11), Hubbard (11).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Tyson (15,off Boggs); Martin (18,off Boggs); Randle (16,off Boggs), Atlanta Benedict (10,off Lamp); Hubbard (14,off Tidrow).  HR–Chicago Buckner (9,1st inning off Boggs 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Ramirez (1,3rd inning off Lamp 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Reuschel (9,off Niekro); Boggs (5,off Lamp); Royster (2,off Sutter); Chambliss (2,off Tidrow).  HBP–Horner (1,by Lamp).  IBB–Murphy (4,by Tidrow).  SB–DeJesus (31,2nd base off Boggs/Benedict); Pocoroba (1,2nd base off Sutter/Blackwell).  CS–Martin (3,3rd base by Boggs/Benedict).  HBP–Lamp (1,Horner).  IBB–Tidrow (10,Murphy).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:01.  A–9,485.
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