The hapless Braves lost to the Cubs, 6-3, and set an Atlanta record with their 14th straight defeat. The Braves' 1976 club lost 13 in a row. The Cubs clinched the outcome with four runs in the third inning. Singles by Ivan DeJesus, Jose Cardenal and Larry Biittner produced the first counter. Bobby Murcer then drove in two runs with a triple and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  9  1
Cubs         0  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b,ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .196      De Jesus ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .310
Chaney 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Cardenal lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .175
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Paciorek 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Biittner 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .313
Burroughs rf          4   1   2   0     0   2   .314      Murcer rf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .333
Gaston lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Morales cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Pocoroba c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .258      Trillo 2b             1   0   1   1     0   0   .382
Asselstine cf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .241        Kelleher 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
  Moore ph,3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Mitterwald c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Leon p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Bonnell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Office ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .275
  Matthews pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .382
  Gilbreath 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .224

Totals               35   3   9   3     0   6             Totals               32   6  11   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 10,450
Left on Base: Braves 5, Cubs 9
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Rockett
Doubles: Pocoroba (6), Trillo (6), Bonham (1)
Triples: Murcer (1)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (1)
GIDP: Biittner (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (2,by Leon), Trillo (2,by Johnson), Cardenal (1,by Johnson)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leon L(0-1)             4     8   6   5   1   2   0  22   6.43
Johnson                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0  10   7.71
Camp                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.87
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   3   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(3-2)           6.2   8   3   3   0   2   0  27   3.09
Sutter SV(6)            2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   0.82
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Leon (1), Johnson 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (second to first); Paciorek flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Gaston singled
to second; Pocoroba flied out to left; Asselstine singled to
right [Gaston to third, Asselstine out at second (right to
first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to right; Trillo doubled to left; Ontiveros was hit by a
pitch; Mitterwald lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to left; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus
singled to left; Cardenal singled to right [De Jesus to third];
Biittner singled to left [De Jesus scored, Cardenal to third];
Murcer tripled to right [Cardenal scored, Biittner scored];
Morales walked; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Murcer
scored]; Ontiveros struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek was
called out on strikes; Burroughs singled to second; Gaston
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald singled to center; Bonham out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to second]; De
Jesus singled to shortstop [Mitterwald scored (error by Rockett)
(no RBI), De Jesus to second]; Cardenal popped to third in foul
territory; Biittner singled to right [De Jesus scored
(unearned)]; Murcer was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba doubled to center; Asselstine popped to
shortstop; Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pocoroba
to third]; BONNELL BATTED FOR LEON; Bonnell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BONNELL (PITCHING); Morales lined to
center; Trillo was hit by a pitch; Ontiveros forced Trillo
(first to shortstop); Mitterwald flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED TRILLO (PLAYING 2B); Royster
popped to shortstop; Chaney grounded out (second to first);
Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Bonham doubled to left; De Jesus grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bonham to third]; Cardenal was hit by a pitch;
Cardenal stole second; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted);
Murcer was walked intentionally; Morales flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 7TH: GROSS REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Burroughs
singled to center; Gaston lined to right; Pocoroba singled to
right [Burroughs to second]; Asselstine singled to center
[Burroughs scored, Pocoroba to second]; MOORE BATTED FOR
ROCKETT; Moore grounded out (first unassisted) [Pocoroba to
third, Asselstine to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Office
singled to center [Pocoroba scored, Asselstine scored]; SUTTER
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); MATTHEWS RAN FOR OFFICE; Royster
singled to left [Matthews to second]; Chaney struck out; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MOORE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GILBREATH REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING 2B);
CAMP REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Kelleher grounded out (second
to first); Ontiveros singled to center; Mitterwald forced
Ontiveros (shortstop to second); Sutter was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Paciorek struck out; Burroughs struck out; Gaston
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Gross singled
to center; Biittner grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba struck out; Asselstine flied out to left;
Moore grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 6.