Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
April 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1997 at Wrigley 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 2 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 1 0
  Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones A. rf 4 0 1 0
Klesko lf 4 2 2 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Perez c 3 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,c 1 0 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 2 1
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Tucker ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Brown 1b 4 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 1 1 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 2b 4 0 1 1
Kieschnick lf 3 0 0 0
  Glanville pr 0 0 0 0
Orie 3b 4 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 2 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 100 001284
Chicago 000 001 000152
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   7.0 4 1 0 1 8
  Bielecki  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   7.0 6 1 0 2 3
  Patterson  L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Rojas   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
2
5

  E–C Jones (1), A Jones (1), Maddux 2 (2), Dunston (2), Rojas (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Lofton (2,off Mulholland); Lemke (2,off Mulholland); Klesko (1,off Mulholland).  SB–Klesko (1,2nd base off Rojas/Servais); Dunston (2,2nd base off Maddux/Perez); Glanville (1,2nd base off Wohlers/Lopez).  WP–Wohlers (1).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:30.  A–23,944.
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