Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1978 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 1 2 0
Beall 1b,cf 4 2 2 1
Office cf 3 0 2 0
  Bonnell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph,c 1 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 1 2 3
Nolan c 2 1 1 1
  Murphy ph,c,1b 1 0 0 0
Chaney ss 5 0 1 1
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 1 1 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Rockett ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 2 2 0
Gross cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Biittner 1b 5 2 2 2
Kingman lf 4 2 2 1
  Wallis cf 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 1
Rader c 3 0 1 2
  Cox c 0 0 0 0
Burris p 2 0 1 0
  Fryman p 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 7
Atlanta 020 001 3006113
Chicago 022 000 40x8122
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   2.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Skok   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Solomon   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Devine   0.0 1 2 1 0 0
  Easterly  L (1-4) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Campbell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris   5.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Fryman   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Reuschel   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Moore  W (4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Lamp   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Sutter  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
7
6

  E–Royster (6), Bonnell (4), Matthews (2), Kingman (3), Ontiveros (5).  DP–Chicago 2.  PB–Nolan (1).  2B–Atlanta Beall (1,off Hernandez).  3B–Atlanta Nolan (1,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Kingman (10,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Murphy (1,by Fryman); Burroughs (5,by P Reuschel); Kingman (3,by Easterly).  SF–Rader (1,off Niekro); Ontiveros (2,off Easterly).  CS–Office (4,2nd base by Burris/Rader).  WP–Easterly (4).  IBB–Easterly (5,Kingman); Fryman (5,Murphy); P Reuschel (1,Burroughs).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:59.  A–30,362.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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