Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
October 4, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 2003 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 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 4 0 1 0
Giles 2b 4 2 1 0
Jones C. lf 3 2 2 4
Lopez c 5 0 2 0
Jones A. cf 4 1 0 0
Franco J. 1b 4 1 3 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 2 1
Bragg rf 5 0 0 1
Ortiz p 3 0 1 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Fick ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0
Sosa rf 4 1 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 3 1
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 2 3 2
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
Bako c 1 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Simon 1b 1 1 1 0
Clement p 2 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph,c 2 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 10 4
Atlanta 000 130 0206120
Chicago 001 001 0114100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (1-1) 5.0 7 2 2 4 2
  King   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gryboski   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cunnane   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clement  L (0-1) 4.2 8 4 4 4 3
  Alfonseca   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Veres   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Guthrie   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Lopez (1,off Guthrie), Chicago Alou (1,off Ortiz); Simon (1,off Smoltz); Miller (1,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta C Jones 2 (2,5th inning off Clement 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Guthrie 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Karros 2 (2,6th inning off Ortiz 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Cunnane 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Furcal (1,2nd base off Clement/Bako).  WP–Clement (1), Guthrie (1).  U–Larry Young, Ed Rapuano, Bill Welke, John Hirschbeck, Brian Gorman, Bill Miller.  T–3:40.  A–39,983.
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