Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 1 1 2
Moreland rf 4 1 3 0
  Woods pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Durham 1b 3 1 2 2
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 2 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Fontenot p 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Speier ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Komminsk rf 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Zuvella ss 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 1 2 0
Harper lf 3 1 1 0
Cerone c 3 0 1 2
Runge 3b 3 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Mahler p 3 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago 010 000 031581
Atlanta 000 000 200260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fontenot  W (5-7) 7.0 5 2 2 1 1
  Smith  SV (25) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler   7.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Sutter  L (7-6) 2.0 5 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
4

  E–Dunston (12).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Durham (22,off Mahler); Moreland (23,off Mahler); Dernier (13,off Sutter), Atlanta Cerone (6,off Fontenot); Thompson (3,off Smith).  HR–Chicago Sandberg (18,8th inning off Sutter 1 on, 2 out); Durham (13,9th inning off Sutter 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Matthews (3,off Sutter).  IBB–Durham (16,by Mahler).  CS–Komminsk (7,2nd base by Fontenot/Davis).  IBB–Mahler (4,Durham).  T–2:19.  A–13,006.
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