Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
July 17, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1991 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 2, Atlanta Braves 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker 3b 4 0 1 1
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 3 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 2b 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 3 0 0 0
  Landrum lf 1 0 0 0
Smith D. rf 4 0 0 0
Wilkins c 4 1 1 1
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
Dascenzo cf 3 0 0 0
Lancaster p 1 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 1 1 0
  Renfroe p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Berryhill ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Nixon rf 3 1 2 0
  Gregg ph,rf 2 1 2 1
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 1
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 2
  Belliard ss 1 0 0 1
Gant cf 4 3 3 0
  Stanton p 1 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 1 2 2
  Sanders pr,lf,cf 1 1 1 0
Blauser ss,3b 3 2 1 1
Hunter 1b,lf 3 1 2 2
Olson c 4 1 1 1
Smoltz p 2 0 0 0
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
  Bell ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 16 11
Chicago 000 011 000241
Atlanta 200 305 11x12161
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster  L (5-4) 5.0 6 5 4 1 3
  Renfroe   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Slocumb   1.2 6 3 3 1 2
  Smith   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (4-11) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3
  Freeman   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
6

  E–Bell (7), Bell (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Walton (12,off Smoltz), Atlanta Gant (20,off Lancaster); L Smith (8,off Renfroe); Hunter (5,off Slocumb).  3B–Atlanta Gregg (1,off Dave Smith).  HR–Chicago Wilkins (5,5th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Pendleton (10,1st inning off Lancaster 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lemke (2,off Lancaster).  SB–L Smith (6,2nd base off Lancaster/Wilkins).  CS–Nixon (15,2nd base by Lancaster/Wilkins).  WP–Renfroe (1).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:41.  A–16,984.
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