Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 26, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1990 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
Walton cf 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Salazar 3b 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 2 2 1
Dawson rf 4 1 0 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
  Long p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 2
Ramos 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Girardi c 2 0 1 0
Harkey p 1 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Dascenzo lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McDowell lf 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 0 0
Gant cf 4 2 2 1
Justice rf 3 0 1 1
Gregg 1b 2 0 0 0
  Cabrera ph 1 1 1 0
Presley 3b 4 1 1 1
Olson c 4 0 2 1
Thomas ss 3 0 0 0
Smoltz p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Chicago 000 001 002360
Atlanta 010 001 002471
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harkey   7.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Wilson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Long   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Williams  L (1-7) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.2
7
4
4
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (11-9) 9.0 6 3 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
8

  E–Presley (19).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Chicago Grace (26,off Smoltz); Dunston (20,off Smoltz), Atlanta Olson (11,off Williams).  3B–Atlanta Gant (3,off Harkey).  HR–Chicago Grace (7,6th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Presley (18,2nd inning off Harkey 0 on, 2 out); Gant (24,9th inning off Long 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Harkey (8,off Smoltz).  SB–Girardi (6,3rd base off Smoltz/Olson); Dunston (19,3rd base off Smoltz/Olson); Justice (6,2nd base off Harkey/Girardi).  WP–Harkey (8).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:53.  A–14,178.
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