Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 18, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1985 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 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 2 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 2
Durham 1b 4 0 1 0
Moreland rf 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 3 0
  Woods pr 0 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Fontenot p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 1 1
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Speier ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 3 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Perry 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 0
Harper lf 3 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 1
Mahler p 3 0 1 3
  Zuvella 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Chicago 000 000 0213101
Atlanta 030 001 00x470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  L (4-3) 4.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Sorensen   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Fontenot   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (8-2) 8.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Sutter  SV (7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
3

  E–Moreland (6).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Davis (2).  2B–Chicago Cey (2,off Mahler); Lopes (1,off Sutter), Atlanta Mahler (1,off Eckersley).  HR–Chicago Matthews (4,8th inning off Mahler 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Murphy (5,by Fontenot).  SB–Washington (6,2nd base off Fontenot/Davis).  IBB–Fontenot (1,Murphy).  T–2:31.  A–39,136.
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