Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1996 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 1, Atlanta Braves 18

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 3 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Dorsett c 1 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 0
  Barberie pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Grace 1b 3 0 2 0
  Valdes pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Gomez 3b 4 0 1 1
Servais c,1b 4 0 0 0
Timmons lf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 2 0 1 0
  Haney pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 3 2 2 1
  Dye cf 2 1 1 0
Lemke 2b 4 3 2 1
Jones 3b 5 3 3 5
McGriff 1b 3 1 1 2
  Houston 1b 2 1 2 5
Klesko lf 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 5 1 1 0
Perez c 5 2 2 1
Blauser ss 2 1 1 1
  Belliard pr,ss 2 0 0 0
Avery p 3 1 1 2
  Bielecki p 1 1 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 18 17 18
Chicago 000 000 100170
Atlanta 171 203 40x18170
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  L (1-6) 1.1 7 8 8 1 1
  Myers   3.2 3 3 3 1 1
  Jones   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Perez   1.0 4 4 4 2 0
  Patterson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
17
18
18
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (5-3) 6.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Bielecki   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Borbon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Grace (13,off Avery); Sosa (5,off Avery), Atlanta Grissom 2 (9,off Castillo 2); Avery (2,off Castillo).  HR–Atlanta C Jones (6,2nd inning off Castillo 2 on, 1 out); Blauser (5,3rd inning off Myers 0 on, 2 out); McGriff (12,4th inning off Myers 1 on, 2 out); Houston (1,6th inning off Jones 2 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:27.  A–29,984.
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