Dick Ruthven pitched a four-hit shutout and Darrel Chaney batted in three runs as the Braves defeated the Cubs, 5-0, in the first Sunday night game ever played in Atlanta Stadium. The contest drew 11,647. Chaney accounted for his RBIs with a pair of doubles. Rowland Office also had a double for the Braves, hitting safely in his 25th straight game. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Braves       1  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Lacy 2b               4   2   1   0     0   0   .278
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Wynn lf               3   1   1   0     1   2   .241
LaCock rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Montanez 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .319
Summers lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Paciorek rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .303
Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Chaney ss             4   1   2   3     0   0   .264
Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Rosello ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Correll c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .288
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Ruthven p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .188
  Kelleher ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     3   6             Totals               32   5   9   5     4  10

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 11,647
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Braves 7
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 2
Doubles: Office (9), Chaney 2 (9), Wynn (9)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (2)
GIDP: Madlock (9), Biittner (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(2-3)            4.2   8   5   5   3   6   0  24   5.47
Sutter                  2.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.45
Zamora                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.83
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4  10   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(8-6)          9     4   0   0   3   6   0  32   2.91
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Renko (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: Wallis singled to center; Biittner forced Wallis
(shortstop to second); On a bunt Madlock grounded out (third to
first) [Biittner to second]; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to right; Lacy reached on a fielder's
choice [Office out at third (second to third)]; Wynn walked
[Lacy to second]; Montanez singled to center [Lacy scored, Wynn
to third]; Montanez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Summers singled to left; Trillo grounded out (third to
first) [Summers to second]; Swisher struck out; Rosello walked;
Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney popped to third; Royster flied out to center;
Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
1.

CUBS 3RD: Wallis flied out to left; Biittner singled to left;
Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven struck out; Office grounded out (first
unassisted); Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Summers lined
to pitcher; Trillo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Montanez singled to
left; Renko threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second]; Paciorek
struck out; Chaney doubled to right [Montanez scored]; Royster
walked; Correll singled to center [Chaney scored, Royster to
third]; Ruthven struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 3.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello
grounded out (first to pitcher); Renko grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Office was called out on strikes; Lacy singled to
left; Wynn doubled to left [Lacy to third]; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Paciorek struck out; Chaney doubled to right
[Lacy scored, Wynn scored, Montanez to third]; SUTTER REPLACED
RENKO (PITCHING); Royster flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 6TH: Wallis singled to right; Biittner grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wallis out at
second]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Correll struck out; Ruthven grounded out (first
unassisted); Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Summers
walked; Trillo walked [Summers to second]; Swisher was called
out on strikes; CARDENAL BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
5.

BRAVES 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING SS); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Wynn struck out; Montanez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 8TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR SUTTER; Adams popped to second;
Wallis was called out on strikes; Biittner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Paciorek singled
to left; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek to
second]; Royster lined to first; Correll was walked
intentionally; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 5.

CUBS 9TH: Madlock was called out on strikes; LaCock flied out to
center; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 5.