Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1985 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 5 0 2 2
  Zuvella ss 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 1
Murphy cf 5 1 3 0
Horner 1b 5 1 2 1
Harper lf 2 2 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
Komminsk rf 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,rf 0 2 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 1 4
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 0 1 0 1
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 8 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 5 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
  Meridith p 0 0 0 0
  Speier ss 1 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 2 3 0
Moreland rf 5 1 2 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 1
Durham 1b 4 2 2 5
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 2 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Sorensen ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Atlanta 100 003 050981
Chicago 000 011 0316131
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (17-12) 5.2 8 2 2 1 0
  Forster   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dedmon   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Garber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter   1.2 5 4 3 0 1
  Camp  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
4
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trout   5.0 3 1 1 4 2
  Sorensen  L (3-6) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0
  Brusstar   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Frazier   0.1 1 4 3 2 0
  Meridith   0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
9
8
9
4

  E–Ramirez (25), Cey (19).  DP–Atlanta 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (22,off Meridith), Chicago Moreland (25,off Sutter); Sandberg (23,off Sutter).  HR–Chicago Durham 2 (15,5th inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Sutter 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Mahler (9,off Trout); Trout (7,off Mahler).  SF–Hubbard (6,off Meridith).  IBB–Washington 2 (10,by Sorensen,by Frazier).  CS–Sandberg (8,2nd base by Mahler/Benedict).  IBB–Sorensen (9,Washington); Frazier (8,Washington).  T–3:13.  A–16,965.
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