Junior Moore hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career as the Braves' biggest blow in an 8-6 victory over the Cubs. Greg Gross homered for the Cubs in the first inning before the Braves exploded for five runs in their half. Rowland Office and Jeff Burroughs singled and Willie Montanez doubled to drive in Office. The Cubs then passed Biff Pocoroba intentionally in a move that backfired when Moore hit his grand slam off Bill Bonham.

The Braves added two runs in the second on singles by Dick Ruthven and Office, an infield out by Burroughs and single by Montanez. A double by Montanez for his fifth hit in seven times at bat led to another run on a single by Pat Rockett in the fifth. The Cubs failed to catch up, although rallying for four runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Thursday, August    25, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   6 11  1
Braves       5  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   8 13  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   2   0     1   1   .260      Matthews lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Gross lf              4   1   3   2     1   0   .315      Office cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .246
Buckner 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Burroughs rf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .275
Morales cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Montanez 1b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .276
Murcer rf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .278      Pocoroba c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
Ontiveros 3b          5   1   2   1     0   2   .300      Moore 3b              4   2   2   4     0   0   .246
Trillo 2b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .286      Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .246
Swisher c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .199      Rockett ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Bonham p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Ruthven p             2   1   2   0     0   0   .303
  Broberg p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .251        Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .288        Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  P. Reuschel p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davey p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     4   6             Totals               35   8  13   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  4,164
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Braves 6
DP: Cubs 2, Braves 1
Errors: Ontiveros, Gilbreath, Rockett
Doubles: Ontiveros (25), Montanez 2 (24)
Triples: Trillo (5)
Home Runs: Gross (3), Moore (3)
Stolen Bases: Matthews 2 (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (2)
GIDP: Morales (8), Gilbreath (9), Montanez (13)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(10-11)         1.1   6   7   7   1   1   1  11   4.47
Broberg                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.85
Lamp                    2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   7.04
P. Reuschel             2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.77
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.83
Totals                  8    13   8   8   3   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(5-10)         5     5   2   2   1   3   1  22   4.02
Capra                   1     2   0   0   2   2   0   7   5.59
Collins                 1     2   3   3   1   0   0   5   5.23
Theiss                  0.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   4   3.18
Davey SV(1)             1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   6   1  42

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Gross homered; Buckner
lined to center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Matthews popped to first; Office singled to second;
Burroughs singled to right [Office to third]; Montanez doubled
to right [Office scored, Burroughs to third]; Pocoroba was
walked intentionally; Moore homered [Burroughs scored, Montanez
scored, Pocoroba scored]; Gilbreath grounded out (second to
first); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 5.

CUBS 2ND: Murcer popped to second; Ontiveros struck out; Trillo
walked; Swisher forced Trillo (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 2ND: Ruthven singled to left; Matthews struck out; Office
singled to right [Ruthven to third]; BROBERG REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ruthven
scored, Office to second]; Montanez singled to right [Office
scored]; Pocoroba flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Braves 7.

CUBS 3RD: Broberg flied out to center; De Jesus singled to
right; Gross singled to left [De Jesus to second]; Buckner
forced Gross (first to shortstop) [De Jesus to third]; Morales
lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Moore singled to right; Gilbreath grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moore out at
second]; Rockett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 7.

CUBS 4TH: Murcer singled to left; Ontiveros doubled to center
[Murcer scored]; Trillo grounded out (second to first)
[Ontiveros to third]; Swisher grounded out (third to first);
CARDENAL BATTED FOR BROBERG; Cardenal struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 4TH: LAMP REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Ruthven singled
to center; Matthews forced Ruthven (second to shortstop);
Matthews stole second; Office grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Matthews to third]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Braves 7.

CUBS 5TH: De Jesus was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner reached on an error by Gilbreath
[Buckner to first]; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 5TH: Montanez doubled to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first) [Montanez to third]; Moore reached on a
fielder's choice [Montanez out at home (shortstop to catcher to
third to pitcher)]; Gilbreath walked [Moore to second]; Rockett
singled to left [Moore scored, Gilbreath to third (error by
Ontiveros; assist by Gross)]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR RUTHVEN;
Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 8.

CUBS 6TH: CAPRA REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
right; Ontiveros struck out; Trillo forced Murcer (third to
second); Swisher singled to left [Trillo to second]; BIITTNER
BATTED FOR LAMP; Biittner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: P. REUSCHEL REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Matthews
singled to center; Office lined to left; Burroughs singled to
left [Matthews to second]; Matthews stole third; Montanez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves
8.

CUBS 7TH: De Jesus walked; Gross walked [De Jesus to second];
COLLINS REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Buckner popped to shortstop;
Morales grounded into a double play (third to first) [De Jesus
out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath walked; Rockett
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 8.

CUBS 8TH: Murcer walked; Ontiveros singled to center [Murcer to
second]; Trillo tripled to center [Murcer scored, Ontiveros
scored]; THEISS REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Swisher hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Trillo scored]; CLINES BATTED FOR P.
REUSCHEL; Clines was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to
shortstop [De Jesus to second (error by Rockett)]; Gross singled
to left [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; DAVEY REPLACED THEISS
(PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Davey struck out;
Matthews flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 8.

CUBS 9TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 8.