Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 29, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1986 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 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Dunston ss 4 0 0 1
Sandberg 2b 5 0 2 0
Matthews lf 2 1 1 0
  Francona lf 0 0 0 0
Moreland rf 4 1 1 0
Davis c 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 2 2 0
  Speier pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Trillo 1b 3 1 3 2
Dernier cf 4 1 2 3
Sanderson p 4 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 5 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 2 1
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Horner 1b 4 1 2 2
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Virgil c 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Speck p 0 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 0 0 0 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Chicago 000 250 0007120
Atlanta 101 000 100390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sanderson  W (7-10) 7.0 9 3 3 1 8
  Gumpert   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (7-13) 4.1 10 7 7 5 2
  Speck   2.2 1 0 0 2 3
  Dedmon   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
9
6

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Chicago J Davis (22,off Smith); Cey (21,off Speck), Atlanta Oberkfell (20,off Sanderson); Virgil (7,off Sanderson); Moreno (17,off Sanderson).  3B–Atlanta Oberkfell (2,off Sanderson).  HR–Chicago Dernier (3,5th inning off Smith 2 on, 1 out), Atlanta Horner (19,3rd inning off Sanderson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Dunston (2,off Smith); J Davis (6,off Smith).  SH–Smith (6,off Sanderson).  CS–Sandberg (8,2nd base by Smith/Virgil).  WP–Speck (1).  BK–Dedmon (2).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:08.  A–16,308.
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