Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 26, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1983 at Fulton County Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Bowa ss 4 3 2 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 3 2
Durham cf 2 0 0 1
Moreland rf 4 0 0 1
Johnstone lf 3 1 2 1
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Veryzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Moskau p 3 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 1 2 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Washington rf 3 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 3 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 11 1
Chicago 100 001 210590
Atlanta 000 000 0101110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Moskau  W (3-2) 7.0 9 1 1 1 5
  Campbell   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-4) 6.2 7 4 4 5 2
  Moore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Buckner (11,off Niekro), Atlanta Butler (7,off Moskau); Benedict (6,off Moskau).  3B–Atlanta Butler (1,off Moskau).  HR–Chicago Johnstone (2,8th inning off Bedrosian 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Moskau (2,off Bedrosian).  SF–Moreland (2,off Niekro).  IBB–Johnstone (1,by Niekro); Durham (6,by Niekro).  CS–Durham (3,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  WP–Moskau (2), Campbell (3).  IBB–Niekro 2 (3,Johnstone,Durham).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:22.  A–13,444.
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