Homers by Jerry Martin and Bill Buckner lifted the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. The Cubs trailed, 2-1, when Buckner drilled a leadoff round-tripper in the sixth inning to tie the score.

One out later, Martin hit a 2-2 pitch over the left field fence. Braves' tallies came on a homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fourth. Ivan DeJesus drilled an RBI double for the Cubs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      22, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .306
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Murphy cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Buckner 1b            3   1   3   1     1   0   .299      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .310
Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Matthews rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .259
Martin cf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .274      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Burroughs lf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .246
Foote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .271      Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .205      Benedict c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Kelleher 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Nahorodny c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Lamp p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .075
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .138
  Tidrow p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   5             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,070
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Braves 6
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1
Errors: De Jesus
Doubles: Foote (11), De Jesus (14), Chambliss 2 (20)
Home Runs: Buckner (3), Martin (13), Burroughs (2)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (7), Murphy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp W(8-6)             7.1   7   2   2   1   3   1  29   4.52
Capilla                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.56
Tidrow SV(3)            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.05
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(5-10)          7    10   3   3   2   3   2  31   4.19
Camp                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.13
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   2  37

Wild Pitches: Lamp (4)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus flied out to center; Randle grounded out
(second to first); Buckner singled to shortstop; Vail flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to right; Murphy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss doubled to left; Lamp threw a wild
pitch [Chambliss to third]; Matthews walked; Horner forced
Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Martin struck out; Henderson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs flied out to center; Blanks flied out to
right; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Lamp flied out to center; De Jesus
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to
first); Murphy singled to center; Murphy was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
singled to right; Vail singled to left [Buckner to second];
Martin singled to pitcher [Buckner to third, Vail to second];
Henderson hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Buckner
out at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Chambliss to third]; Horner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs homered [Chambliss scored];
Blanks flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 2.

CUBS 5TH: Foote doubled to left; Tyson struck out; Lamp grounded
out (shortstop to first); De Jesus doubled to left [Foote
scored]; Randle flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
struck out; Hubbard singled to right; Murphy flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 2.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner homered; Vail flied out to right; Martin
homered; Henderson grounded out (second to first); Foote walked;
Tyson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory;
Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: Lamp grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus
singled to left; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Randle singled to pitcher; Buckner walked [Randle to
second]; Vail forced Buckner (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs struck out; Blanks reached on an error by
De Jesus; POCOROBA BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first) [Blanks to second]; LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum
singled to left [Blanks out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: NAHORODNY REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING C ); CAMP
REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Martin struck out; Henderson flied out
to center; Foote popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard singled to left; Murphy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hubbard to second]; CAPILLA REPLACED
LAMP (PITCHING); Chambliss was called out on strikes; TIDROW
REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Matthews walked; Horner popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves
2.

CUBS 9TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR TYSON; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); Tidrow struck out; De Jesus popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED BIITTNER (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs
flied out to left; Blanks flied out to center; Nahorodny struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.