Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
April 9, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2004 at Turner 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 1 0
Patterson cf 7 0 1 0
Sosa rf 5 0 1 0
Alou lf 6 0 0 0
  Pratt p 0 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
  Bako ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 7 0 4 0
Lee 1b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Barrett c 6 0 0 0
Zambrano p 3 0 1 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Hollandsworth ph 1 1 1 1
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Totals 54 2 12 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 2 0 0 0
  Garcia ph,ss 4 0 0 0
Giles 2b 7 0 1 0
Jones C. lf 6 0 1 0
Drew rf 3 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 5 1 1 1
LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hessman ph,1b 2 0 0 0
DeRosa 3b 5 0 0 0
Perez c 5 0 2 0
  Hampton pr 0 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez p 2 0 0 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Wise ph 1 0 1 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Estrada ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 1 6 1
Chicago 000 000 001 000 0012120
Atlanta 010 000 000 000 000160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano   7.0 2 1 1 3 7
  Farnsworth   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Hawkins   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pratt   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Wellemeyer   1.1 0 0 0 4 1
  Mercker  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
15.0
6
1
1
10
16
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ramirez   7.0 4 0 0 5 5
  Reitsma   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Alfonseca   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Cruz   3.0 4 0 0 1 5
  Cunnane  L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
15.0
12
2
2
8
12

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Ramirez 3 (3,off Ramirez,off Alfonseca,off Cunnane), Atlanta Wise (1,off Farnsworth).  HR–Chicago Hollandsworth (1,9th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta A Jones (1,2nd inning off Zambrano 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grudzielanek (1,off Cruz); Garcia (1,off Wellemeyer).  SF–Goodwin (1,off Cunnane).  IBB–Lee (1,by Ramirez); Sosa (1,by Cruz); A Jones (1,by Pratt); C Jones (3,by Wellemeyer).  Team LOB–17.  Team–13.  SB–Lee (1,2nd base off Cruz/Perez); J Drew (1,2nd base off Pratt/Barrett); Giles (1,2nd base off Borowski/Barrett).  IBB–Pratt (1,A Jones); Wellemeyer (1,C Jones); Ramirez (1,Lee); Cruz (1,Sosa).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–4:32.  A–35,650.
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