A ground-rule double by Ken Henderson, who drove in two runs in the sixth inning, helped the Braves defeat the Cubs, 5-3. The Braves held a 1-0 lead going into the sixth when Rod Gilbreath walked, Rowland Office singled and Willie Montanez was safe on an error to load the bases. Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 11 3 Braves 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 x - 5 8 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .272 Royster 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 Cardenal lf,rf 4 0 3 0 1 0 .299 Gilbreath 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .264 Madlock 3b 4 0 3 0 1 0 .338 Office cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .282 Morales rf,cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .306 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .230 Henderson rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .269 Sperring ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Wynn lf 1 0 0 1 2 1 .210 Tyrone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Trillo 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Correll c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .241 Mitterwald c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 LaCorte p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .053 Kelleher ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Devine p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Summers ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 R. Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Biittner ph,lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .228 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 38 3 11 3 3 7 Totals 29 5 8 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 2,634 Left on Base: Cubs 12, Braves 7 DP: Cubs 1, Braves 0 Errors: Monday, Wallis, Stone, Montanez Doubles: Madlock (33), Biittner (8), Henderson (19) Home Runs: Monday (25) Stolen Bases: Cardenal (19), Royster (15), Wynn (11) Caught Stealing: Henderson (5) Sacrifice Flies: Office (4), Wynn (8) Hit by Pitch: Trillo (3,by LaCorte) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. Reuschel L(11-10) 6 6 4 3 2 5 0 25 3.65 Stone 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 3.86 Knowles 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.95 Coleman 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 4.57 Totals 8 8 5 3 5 6 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCorte W(2-8) 6.2 6 2 2 1 6 0 27 6.00 Devine SV(6) 2.1 5 1 1 2 1 1 15 3.46 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 7 1 42 Hit by Pitch: LaCorte (4) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cardenal singled to right; Madlock singled to left [Cardenal to second]; Morales singled to left [Cardenal out at home (left to catcher), Madlock to third, Morales to second (on throw to home)]; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Gilbreath singled to center [Royster to third, Gilbreath to second (error by Wallis)]; Office sacrifice flied into a double play (right to first to shortstop to third) [Royster scored, Gilbreath out at third]; Montanez singled to right; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo was hit by a pitch; Mitterwald flied out to right; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first) [Trillo to second]; R. Reuschel lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Wynn struck out; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Correll singled to left; LaCorte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal walked; Madlock flied out to center; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 4TH: Wallis struck out; Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez lined to left; Henderson was called out on strikes; Wynn walked; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 5TH: Kelleher flied out to left; R. Reuschel struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Correll grounded out (second to first); LaCorte struck out; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal lined to left; Madlock doubled to center; Morales flied out to center [Madlock to third]; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath walked; Office singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; Montanez reached on an error by Monday [Gilbreath to third, Office to second, Montanez to first]; Henderson doubled to left [Gilbreath scored, Office scored, Montanez to third]; Wynn lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Montanez scored (unearned), Henderson to third]; Henderson was caught stealing home (catcher to third); Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 4. CUBS 7TH: Trillo was called out on strikes; Mitterwald singled to center; LACOCK BATTED FOR KELLEHER; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mitterwald to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR R. REUSCHEL; Biittner doubled to right [Mitterwald scored]; DEVINE REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Monday homered [Biittner scored]; Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole second; Madlock walked; Morales singled to pitcher [Cardenal to third, Madlock to second]; Wallis popped to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: STONE REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SPERRING REPLACED WALLIS (PLAYING SS); Correll singled to left; Correll was picked off first but was safe on an error by Stone [Correll to third]; Devine flied out to right; Royster singled to center [Correll scored (unearned)]; Royster stole second; Gilbreath walked; KNOWLES REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Royster to third, Gilbreath to second]; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5. CUBS 8TH: Trillo flied out to left; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); SUMMERS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Summers walked; Biittner reached on an error by Montanez [Summers to second, Biittner to first]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLEMAN REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Henderson popped to third in foul territory; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Chaney struck out; Correll was walked intentionally; Devine grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5. CUBS 9TH: Cardenal singled to left; Madlock singled to right [Cardenal to second]; Morales forced Madlock (shortstop to second) [Cardenal to third]; TYRONE BATTED FOR SPERRING; Tyrone was called out on strikes; Trillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 5. |
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