An error by Bill Madlock with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning allowed the Braves to defeat the Cubs, 5-4, in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was suspended after eight innings with the Braves leading, 6-2, to give the Cubs time to catch a plane for their flight home. The contest was completed on August 9. Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Thursday, June 12, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumCubs 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 2 Braves 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Garr lf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .259 Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Perez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 Frailing p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Evans 3b 3 2 0 0 2 1 .265 Madlock 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .333 May cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .273 Monday cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Morales rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Baker rf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .234 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .346 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Sperring 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .152 Gaston ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Beall pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Hosley ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Blanks ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Swisher c 2 0 0 0 1 2 .182 Pocoroba c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .303 Mitterwald ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Trillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 House p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCock ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Dunn ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Totals 34 4 7 3 4 3 Totals 33 5 9 4 7 4 Time of Game: 2:48 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Braves 12 DP: Cubs 1, Braves 0 Errors: Madlock, Sperring, Evans Doubles: Kessinger (13), Lum (5) Triples: Madlock (4) Home Runs: Thornton (2), Garr (3), May (2) Sacrifice Hits: Thornton (1), Perez (4), Niekro (1), Office (1) GIDP: Niekro (1) Hit by Pitch: Monday (1,by Niekro) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris 6 7 4 4 4 2 2 29 3.95 Frailing L(2-3) 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 9 3.45 Knowles 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3.86 Totals 8.2 9 5 4 7 4 2 43 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 7 7 4 4 2 3 1 32 2.55 Leon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.91 House W(2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 5.34 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 3 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5) Wild Pitches: Niekro (4) Balks: House (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; May homered [Evans scored]; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 3. CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton homered; Sperring grounded out (catcher to first); Swisher struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 2ND: Blanks grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. CUBS 3RD: Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to center; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Evans walked; May forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Garr to third]; Baker singled to shortstop [Garr scored, May to second]; Lum struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4. CUBS 4TH: Madlock reached on an error by Evans [Madlock to first]; Monday flied out to center; Morales popped to third in foul territory; Thornton forced Madlock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Blanks popped to shortstop; Pocoroba singled to right; Niekro grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4. CUBS 5TH: Sperring walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Sperring to second]; Swisher struck out; Burris grounded out (second to first) [Sperring to third]; Kessinger doubled to center [Sperring scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Garr struck out; Perez singled to center; Evans reached on an error by Sperring [Perez to second, Evans to first]; May lined to right; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. CUBS 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Monday singled to right; Morales flied out to left; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Lum doubled to center; Blanks flied out to center [Lum to third]; Pocoroba walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. CUBS 7TH: Sperring flied out to center; Swisher walked; LACOCK BATTED FOR BURRIS; LaCock singled to center [Swisher to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: FRAILING REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans struck out; On a bunt May grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker walked; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. CUBS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Madlock tripled to center; Monday was hit by a pitch; Morales singled to center [Madlock scored, Monday to second]; LEON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Thornton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Monday to third, Morales to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR SPERRING; HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); HOSLEY BATTED FOR GARRETT; House balked [Monday scored, Morales to third]; Hosley popped to third in foul territory; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SWISHER; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; DUNN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Dunn walked [Mitterwald to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: DUNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TRILLO REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 2B); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba singled to left; House forced Pocoroba (catcher to shortstop); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 4. CUBS 9TH: Frailing grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock flied out to center; Monday grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Perez singled to shortstop; GILBREATH RAN FOR PEREZ; KNOWLES REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Evans forced Gilbreath (pitcher to shortstop); Office out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop) [Evans to second]; Baker was walked intentionally; GASTON BATTED FOR LUM; Gaston walked [Evans to third, Baker to second]; BEALL RAN FOR GASTON; Blanks reached on an error by Madlock [Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baker to third, Beall to second, Blanks to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 5. |
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