Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
April 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1997 at Turner 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 5 1 2 0
Brown 1b 4 0 2 1
Sosa rf 5 0 1 0
Clark lf 5 2 1 0
Hansen 3b 2 1 1 0
Dunston ss 4 1 1 1
Houston c 4 0 1 3
Swartzbaugh p 2 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 3 2
Tucker rf,lf 6 0 2 1
Jones C. 3b 4 1 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 1 2 1
Klesko lf 4 3 3 1
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 2 3 4
Lockhart 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lemke ph 0 0 0 1
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Jones A. ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Blauser ss 5 2 2 1
Smoltz p 1 0 1 0
  Graffanino ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 11 17 11
Chicago 030 001 100591
Atlanta 201 050 03x11171
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Swartzbaugh   4.0 6 3 3 4 1
  Casian  L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Bottenfield   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Wendell   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Castillo   0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Tatis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
11
11
6
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (1-1) 5.0 4 3 2 2 4
  Embree   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Clontz   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Bielecki   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Byrd   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
4

  E–Houston (1), Lockhart (1).  PB–Houston (1).  2B–Chicago Dunston (1,off Smoltz); Sandberg (2,off Clontz); Brown (1,off Clontz), Atlanta Lofton (1,off Swartzbaugh); Lopez (2,off Casian).  3B–Atlanta Klesko (1,off Swartzbaugh).  HR–Atlanta Lopez (1,8th inning off Castillo 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hansen (1,by Embree).  SF–Klesko (1,off Swartzbaugh); Lemke (1,off Casian).  SB–Smoltz (1,2nd base off Swartzbaugh/Houston).  HBP–Embree (1,Hansen).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:47.  A–45,698.
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