Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 8, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2001 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 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Giles 2b 5 2 3 1
Franco 1b 4 1 2 2
Jones C. 3b 4 1 1 2
  Helms 3b 0 0 0 0
Jordan rf 4 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 2 0
Jones A. cf 3 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 1 0
Bako c 3 1 1 0
Glavine p 2 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Gilkey ph 0 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 2 1
Sosa rf 4 0 1 1
McGriff 1b 1 0 0 0
  Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Coomer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  DeShields ph 1 0 1 0
Tucker cf 4 1 1 1
Girardi c 3 0 1 0
Tapani p 1 0 0 0
  Meyers ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Atlanta 004 000 0105110
Chicago 000 012 000370
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  W (14-7) 5.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Seanez   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Remlinger   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Karsay   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  L (9-12) 5.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Tavarez   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fassero   1.1 3 1 1 2 0
  Van Poppel   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Giles 2 (8,off Tapani,off Fassero); Franco (1,off Tapani), Chicago Young (39,off Glavine); Sosa (31,off Seanez); DeShields (7,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta C Jones (35,3rd inning off Tapani 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Tucker (12,5th inning off Glavine 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Giles (4,2nd base by Tapani/Girardi).  WP–Seanez (2).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:48.  A–38,705.
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