Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 1, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1996 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 0 0
Jones A. rf 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Dye rf 2 0 0 0
Jones C. ss 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 1 0
Klesko lf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 5 0 2 0
Lopez c 5 1 3 0
  Blauser pr 0 0 0 0
  Ayrault c 0 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 4 0 1 0
Smoltz p 2 0 0 0
  Polonia ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Mordecai ph 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 1 8 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 0 0
Bullett rf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 2 0
  Haney pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 0
Magadan 3b,1b 4 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Houston c 4 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 2 0 0 0
  Timmons ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Swartzbaugh p 2 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 6 1
Atlanta 000 010 000 000181
Chicago 010 000 000 001260
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz   9.0 2 1 1 3 9
  McMichael   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Clontz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Borowski  L (2-2) 0.2 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
11.2
6
2
1
5
12
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Swartzbaugh   8.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Patterson   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Campbell  W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
8
1
1
4
6

  E–Lemke (11).  DP–Atlanta 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta McGriff (30,off Swartzbaugh), Chicago Gonzalez (27,off Borowski).  HR–Chicago Magadan (3,2nd inning off Smoltz 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Smoltz (12,off Swartzbaugh); Lemke (4,off Campbell).  IBB–Sandberg (4,by McMichael); Magadan (3,by Borowski).  SB–Blauser (5,3rd base off Campbell/Houston).  CS–Bullett (1,2nd base by Smoltz/Lopez); Gonzalez (5,2nd base by Smoltz/Lopez).  WP–Swartzbaugh 2 (2).  IBB–McMichael (6,Sandberg); Borowski (2,Magadan).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:05.  A–40,192.
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