Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 3, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1981 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 9, Chicago Cubs 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 5 1 2 0
Washington rf 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 2 4
Horner 3b 4 2 2 0
Murphy cf 5 1 2 1
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 1
Benedict c 4 0 2 1
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 1
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Hanna p 1 0 0 0
  Linares ph 1 1 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 1 1
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fletcher 2b 5 1 1 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 3 2 3 2
Henderson lf 3 1 1 0
Durham rf 5 2 3 1
Cruz 3b 3 1 1 0
Blackwell c 5 0 2 3
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
McGlothen p 2 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Capilla p 0 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Krug ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 6
Atlanta 010 051 2009180
Chicago 401 100 0107121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco   2.1 5 5 5 4 0
  Hanna  W (1-0) 2.2 3 1 1 2 1
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Camp  SV (3) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
8
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen   4.0 8 4 3 1 4
  Eastwick   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Kravec  L (0-3) 1.1 5 3 3 0 0
  Capilla   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
18
9
8
1
8

  E–Buckner (4).  DP–Atlanta 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Atlanta Horner (2,off McGlothen); Murphy 2 (4,off McGlothen,off Eastwick); Miller (1,off McGlothen); Benedict (1,off Eastwick); Royster (1,off Kravec), Chicago Blackwell (3,off Montefusco); Cruz (2,off Hanna); Buckner (7,off Camp); Durham (1,off Camp).  HR–Atlanta Chambliss (1,5th inning off McGlothen 2 on, 0 out), Chicago Buckner (3,1st inning off Montefusco 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Washington (2,off Kravec); Benedict (1,off Kravec).  HBP–Horner (1,by Kravec).  CS–Royster (2,3rd base by Capilla/Blackwell).  SB–Durham (2,2nd base off Montefusco/Benedict).  WP–Montefusco (1), Hanna (1), Smith (2).  HBP–Kravec (2,Horner).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:59.  A–10,852.
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