Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1985 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 7, Atlanta Braves 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 2
Sandberg 2b 5 1 1 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 0
  Lopes pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Durham 1b 4 1 1 0
Moreland rf 3 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Davis c 3 1 2 2
Bowa ss 5 1 1 1
Trout p 2 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0
Komminsk rf 3 0 0 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss 1b 1 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0
Horner 3b 5 0 1 1
Harper lf 5 1 2 1
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Oberkfell ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 1 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Barker p 1 0 0 0
  Runge ph 1 1 1 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Totals 38 5 12 5
Chicago 030 000 103791
Atlanta 000 003 0205122
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   5.1 5 3 3 1 0
  Frazier   1.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Smith  W (1-0) 2.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barker   6.0 4 3 3 5 3
  Camp   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Garber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  L (2-1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
8
5

  E–Cey (4), Ramirez (4), Murphy (1).  2B–Chicago Bowa (3,off Barker), Atlanta Ramirez 2 (8,off Trout,off Frazier).  SH–Trout (3,off Barker).  HBP–Cey (1,by Sutter).  IBB–Durham (4,by Camp).  SF–Komminsk (1,off Trout).  WP–Camp (1).  HBP–Sutter (2,Cey).  IBB–Camp (3,Durham).  T–3:01.  A–20,901.
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