Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1988 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Blocker cf 3 1 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Perry 1b 3 0 1 1
Murphy rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 1 0
James lf 3 0 0 0
Runge 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Smith p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Webster cf 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Dawson rf 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 3 0 1 0
Law 3b 3 0 2 0
Berryhill c 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 2 0
Bielecki p 2 0 0 0
  Trillo ph 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Atlanta 100 000 000150
Chicago 000 000 000052
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (6-12) 9.0 5 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bielecki  L (2-1) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Hall   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
4

  E–Berryhill (8), Dunston (14).  DP–Chicago 1.  SF–Perry (8,off Bielecki).  SH–Trillo (4,off P Smith).  SB–Thomas (5,2nd base off Bielecki/Berryhill); Dunston (17,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict); Palmeiro (8,2nd base off P Smith/Benedict).  BK–P Smith (7).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:36.  A–33,097.
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