Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 30, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1986 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 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Moreland rf 4 1 2 2
Durham 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 1 0
Trillo 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 0 1 1
Sutcliffe p 3 0 2 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moreno rf 3 0 1 0
Oberkfell 3b,2b 3 0 0 1
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
Horner 1b 4 0 1 0
Griffey lf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss,3b 3 1 2 0
Virgil c 4 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 2 0 1 0
  Chambliss ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 1 2
  Simmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith pr 0 1 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Chicago 000 000 300380
Atlanta 000 020 20x4100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  L (4-12) 6.2 8 4 4 2 4
  DiPino   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Gumpert   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (4-5) 7.0 7 3 3 0 5
  Garber  SV (21) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Chicago J Davis (23,off Alexander), Atlanta Ramirez (19,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Chicago Moreland (8,7th inning off Alexander 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Thomas (2,by Gumpert).  SB–Sandberg (22,2nd base off Alexander/Virgil); Dernier (20,2nd base off Alexander/Virgil).  CS–Ramirez (8,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis); Moreno (15,2nd base by Sutcliffe/J Davis).  WP–Sutcliffe 2 (10).  IBB–Gumpert (5,Thomas).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:32.  A–21,780.
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