Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 2, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1980 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 10, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster lf,3b 4 1 2 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 1 1 1
  Spikes rf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 1 1 1
  Cooper lf 0 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 2 0 0
  Lum 1b 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 5 1 2 3
Hubbard 2b 3 1 2 2
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 1 1 0
  Burroughs ph 1 1 1 1
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Thompson cf 5 0 1 0
Buckner rf 5 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0
Tracy lf 5 1 1 0
Blackwell c 3 2 2 1
Tyson 2b 4 1 2 1
Dillard 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 1
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Krukow p 1 0 0 0
  Figueroa ph 1 0 1 0
  Riley p 0 0 0 0
  Randle 3b 2 0 1 2
Totals 38 5 11 5
Atlanta 401 102 20010121
Chicago 000 002 0305113
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (13-7) 6.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Garber   3.0 5 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Krukow  L (8-14) 5.0 6 6 5 3 4
  Riley   1.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Smith   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
9
5
6

  E–Murphy (4), Tracy (1), Blackwell (9), Tyson (15).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (17,off Krukow); Ramirez (5,off Krukow); Horner (10,off Riley), Chicago Blackwell (13,off Alexander); Tyson (19,off Alexander); DeJesus (23,off Garber); Randle (17,off Garber).  3B–Atlanta Murphy (2,off Krukow); Royster 2 (4,off Riley 2), Chicago Thompson (1,off Alexander).  SF–Hubbard (3,off Krukow).  HBP–Ramirez (2,by Krukow).  IBB–Benedict (4,by Krukow).  SB–Murphy (6,2nd base off Krukow/Blackwell); DeJesus (34,2nd base off Alexander/Benedict).  WP–Krukow (4).  HBP–Krukow (8,Ramirez).  IBB–Krukow (4,Benedict).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:47.  A–4,013.
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