Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1997 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Graffanino 2b 3 0 0 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
  Blauser ph,ss 1 0 0 1
Jones C. 3b 5 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 4 2 2 2
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Bautista lf,rf 4 1 2 1
Klesko 1b,lf 3 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 1 2 0
  Perez 1b 0 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 1 0
Neagle p 1 0 0 0
  Cather p 0 0 0 0
  McGriff ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 1 3 1
McRae cf 3 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 3 0 1 1
Dunston ss 4 2 3 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 4 2 2 1
Servais c 4 0 0 0
Mulholland p 2 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 1 0
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 3
Atlanta 000 001 210493
Chicago 001 001 21x5101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle   6.2 9 4 3 2 2
  Cather  L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   6.1 7 3 2 1 3
  Wendell   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Tatis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield  W (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Rojas  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
4
4

  E–Graffanino (2), Blauser (13), C Jones (9), Mulholland (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Glanville (15,off Neagle); Dunston (17,off Neagle).  HR–Atlanta A Jones 2 (10,6th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Bottenfield 0 on, 0 out); Bautista (1,7th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Neagle (5,off Mulholland); Orie (1,off Neagle).  SF–Blauser (5,off Tatis).  CS–Klesko (3,2nd base by Bottenfield/Servais).  SB–Dunston (20,2nd base off Neagle/Lopez).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:44.  A–31,804.
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