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Rod Gilbreath opened the ninth inning with a homer to give the Braves a 5-4 decision over the Cubs. Trailing, 3-0, in the eighth, the Braves scored four times. Gilbreath and Jerry Royster singled. Willie Hernandez replaced Mike Krukow on the hill for the Cubs. Barry Bonnell walked to fill the bases, Gary Matthews batted in two runs with a single and Willie Montanez doubled to drive in two more. The victory snapped a nine-game Braves' losing streak at Wrigley Field. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4Game Played on Saturday, July 23, 1977 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 5 8 0 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 9 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 De Jesus ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .257 Bonnell ph,cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .315 Cardenal lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Matthews lf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .289 Biittner 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .284 Montanez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .313 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Morales cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .328 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Trillo 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .307 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Mitterwald c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Camp p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Gilbreath 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .238 Krukow p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 G. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 P. Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buckner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Royster ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .204 Totals 35 5 8 5 3 3 Totals 33 4 9 4 4 7 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 26,224 Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 6 DP: Braves 2, Cubs 2 Errors: De Jesus, Ontiveros Doubles: Montanez (18), Morales (25) Home Runs: Gilbreath (3) Caught Stealing: Trillo (2) GIDP: Collins (1), Matthews (4), Mitterwald (14), Biittner (10) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 1.86 Collins 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 5.51 Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4.24 Hargan 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 6.71 Camp W(6-2) 2.2 5 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.79 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 7 0 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow 7 4 2 2 1 3 0 27 4.43 G. Hernandez 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 2.17 P. Reuschel L(4-2) 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 8 2.31 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 3 1 38 Balks: Solomon (1) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews lined to right; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; Solomon balked [De Jesus to second]; Cardenal walked; Biittner walked [De Jesus to third, Cardenal to second]; COLLINS REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Murcer struck out; Morales forced Cardenal (left to third) [De Jesus scored, Biittner to second]; Ontiveros struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (first to pitcher); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Trillo singled to left; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; Krukow grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney was called out on strikes; Gilbreath reached on an error by Ontiveros [Gilbreath to first]; On a bunt Collins grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second) [Gilbreath out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: De Jesus popped to left; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez singled to center; Burroughs singled to left [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 5TH: Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney flied out to left; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Trillo walked; CAMPBELL REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Mitterwald struck out; Krukow struck out; Trillo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 6TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews reached on an error by De Jesus [Matthews to first]; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: HARGAN REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); De Jesus struck out; Cardenal singled to left; Biittner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Moore walked; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Murcer flied out to right; Morales doubled to center; Ontiveros singled to center [Morales to third]; CAMP REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED HARGAN (PLAYING SS); Trillo singled to right [Morales scored, Ontiveros to second]; Mitterwald singled to left [Ontiveros scored, Trillo to third]; Krukow struck out; De Jesus forced Mitterwald (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3. BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath singled to shortstop; Royster singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; G. HERNANDEZ REPLACED KRUKOW (PITCHING); BONNELL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Bonnell walked [Gilbreath to third, Royster to second]; Matthews singled to left [Gilbreath scored, Royster scored, Bonnell to second]; Montanez doubled to right [Bonnell scored, Matthews scored]; P. REUSCHEL REPLACED G. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Montanez to third]; Pocoroba was walked intentionally; On a bunt Moore reached on a fielder's choice [Montanez out at home (first to catcher), Pocoroba to second]; Camp grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cardenal lined to shortstop; Biittner singled to second; Murcer flied out to center; Morales singled to second [Biittner to third]; Ontiveros singled to center [Biittner scored, Morales to third]; Trillo flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 4. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath homered; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell singled to left; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: GROSS BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); BUCKNER BATTED FOR P. REUSCHEL; Buckner flied out to center; On a bunt De Jesus made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 4. |
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