Although Andy Messersmith yielded 10 hits and Phil Niekro allowed 12, each had slugging support and was able to come up with a victory when the Braves defeated the Cubs in a twi-night doubleheader, 9-3 and 12-5. Messersmith, in winning his fourth straight game in the opener, had the backing of a three-run homer by Jerry Royster and a pair of solo swats by Willie Montanez. Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Saturday, June 19, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumCubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 1 Braves 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 x - 9 11 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wallis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Office cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .298 Cardenal lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Lacy 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .263 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynn lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .231 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0 .317 Summers ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Paciorek rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .306 Madlock 3b 3 1 2 0 2 0 .316 Chaney ss 4 1 0 1 0 0 .255 Morales rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .249 Royster 3b 3 1 1 3 1 1 .237 LaCock 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .234 Correll c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Messersmith p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .114 Mitterwald c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Rosello ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .138 Biittner ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Totals 35 3 10 3 5 5 Totals 31 9 11 9 7 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Braves 8 DP: Cubs 0, Braves 0 Errors: Burris Doubles: Madlock (19), Mitterwald (2), Office 2 (8) Home Runs: Montanez 2 (4), Royster (3) Stolen Bases: Lacy (2) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (7), LaCock (1), Paciorek (1) Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (3) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(3-9) 6 8 5 5 4 4 2 29 4.52 Zamora 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 3 4.02 Garman 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 6.63 Totals 8 11 9 9 7 5 3 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(6-5) 9 10 3 3 5 5 0 40 2.63 Totals 9 10 3 3 5 5 0 40 Wild Pitches: Messersmith (4) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli CUBS 1ST: Wallis singled to right; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Madlock doubled to left [Wallis to third]; Morales popped to shortstop; LaCock singled to right [Wallis scored, Madlock scored]; Trillo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to left; Lacy grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Office to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Office scored]; Montanez walked; Paciorek singled to center [Montanez to second]; Chaney flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1. CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Rosello flied out to center; Burris popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Royster walked; Correll was called out on strikes; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Royster to second]; Office walked; Lacy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1. CUBS 3RD: Wallis flied to right in foul territory; Cardenal singled to right; Madlock walked [Cardenal to second]; Cardenal was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Wynn lined to left; Montanez homered; Paciorek struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 2. CUBS 4TH: LaCock singled to first; LaCock was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Trillo walked; Mitterwald lined to center; Rosello popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Royster was called out on strikes; Correll singled to shortstop; On a bunt Messersmith forced Correll (pitcher to shortstop); Office doubled to center [Messersmith scored]; Lacy singled to right [Office scored, Lacy to third (error by Burris)]; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. CUBS 5TH: Burris struck out; Wallis popped to third; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Montanez homered; Paciorek singled to right; Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Paciorek to second]; Paciorek was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Royster popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 5. CUBS 6TH: Madlock singled to right; Morales singled to left [Madlock to second]; LaCock flied out to left; Trillo popped to third in foul territory; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third, Morales to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Correll walked; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Correll to second]; Office lined to center; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 5. CUBS 7TH: Rosello singled to right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Biittner forced Rosello (first to shortstop); Wallis singled to right [Biittner to second]; Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: ZAMORA REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wynn singled to left; Montanez walked [Wynn to second]; Paciorek walked [Wynn to third, Montanez to second]; GARMAN REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Chaney forced Montanez (center to third) [Wynn scored, Paciorek to second]; Royster homered [Paciorek scored, Chaney scored]; Correll flied to right in foul territory; Messersmith walked; Office flied to left in foul territory; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 9. CUBS 8TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock walked; Trillo popped to second; Mitterwald doubled to left [LaCock scored]; Rosello walked; Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 9. BRAVES 8TH: Lacy singled to left; Lacy stole second; Wynn was called out on strikes; Montanez popped to shortstop; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 9. CUBS 9TH: Wallis popped to shortstop; SUMMERS BATTED FOR GARMAN; Summers struck out; Madlock walked; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 9. |
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