Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1986 at Wrigley Field. 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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Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 2 0 2 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Horner 1b 4 0 0 0
Perry lf 3 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 1 0 0 0
  Simmons ph,3b 3 0 1 0
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Sample ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 31 1 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 3b 4 2 2 0
Matthews lf 2 1 1 1
  Dernier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 2 2 4
Moreland rf 3 0 1 1
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Sanderson p 2 0 0 0
  Fontenot p 1 1 1 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Atlanta 000 000 100161
Chicago 301 010 10x680
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (4-5) 6.0 6 5 5 3 6
  McMurtry   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (3-2) 6.0 4 0 0 5 4
  Fontenot  SV (1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
6

  E–Mahler (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–J Davis (5).  2B–Atlanta Simmons (3,off Sanderson); Moreno (8,off Sanderson), Chicago Matthews (4,off Mahler).  HR–Atlanta Sample (4,7th inning off Fontenot 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Sandberg 2 (5,1st inning off Mahler 2 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Mahler 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Sandberg (3,by Mahler).  SB–Moreno (6,2nd base off Sanderson/J Davis); Lopes (7,2nd base off Mahler/Virgil).  WP–Sanderson (2).  IBB–Mahler (2,Sandberg).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:42.  A–25,537.
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