Blasting off for seven runs in the first inning, the Braves went on to a 9-5 victory over the Cubs. The Braves' big frame included a run-scoring triple by Rafael Ramirez, two-run homer by Bob Horner, two-run double by Glenn Hubbard and two-run single by Jerry Royster. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   5  5  1
Braves       7  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   9 14  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   1   1   1     1   1   .275      Royster lf,3b         4   1   3   3     0   1   .230
Randle 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .275      Ramirez ss            4   1   2   1     0   2   .269
Buckner rf,1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .325        Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Kingman lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Matthews rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
  Caudill p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Horner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .254
  Figueroa ph,cf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .261        Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Johnson 1b            2   2   1   1     2   0   .247      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .281
  Riley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murphy cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .289
Martin cf,rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .240      Hubbard 2b            3   2   1   2     1   1   .258
Blackwell c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Nahorodny c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .262
Tyson 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .253      McWilliams p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .159
  Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Capilla p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Vail lf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .287

Totals               31   5   5   4     6   5             Totals               34   9  14   9     2   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  7,549
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Braves 5
DP: Cubs 2, Braves 0
Errors: Buckner, Royster
Doubles: Tyson (16), Murphy (21), Hubbard (15), Nahorodny (12), Chambliss (26)
Triples: Ramirez (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (9), Horner (27)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (13)
Sacrifice Hits: McWilliams (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (1)
GIDP: Hubbard (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(9-8)        0.2   7   7   7   1   0   1  10   5.37
Capilla                 2.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  11   3.10
Caudill                 4     2   1   1   0   4   0  13   2.15
Riley                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.15
Totals                  8    14   9   9   2   7   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(9-9)       6.2   4   5   4   5   4   1  28   4.59
Camp                    2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.24
Totals                  9     5   5   4   6   5   1  37

Wild Pitches: McWilliams (5)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Eric Gregg


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Randle walked;
Buckner forced Randle (second to shortstop); Kingman forced
Buckner (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Ramirez tripled to right
[Royster scored]; Matthews made an out to third; Horner homered
[Ramirez scored]; Chambliss singled to center; Murphy doubled to
left [Chambliss to third]; Hubbard doubled to center [Chambliss
scored, Murphy scored]; Nahorodny walked; McWilliams out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hubbard to third, Nahorodny
to second]; Royster singled to left [Hubbard scored, Nahorodny
scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Ramirez struck
out; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 7.

CUBS 2ND: Johnson homered; Martin flied out to left; Blackwell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson doubled to right;
Capilla struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to right [Matthews to second (error
by Buckner)]; Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to third]; Murphy flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 7.

CUBS 3RD: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard walked; Nahorodny doubled to left [Hubbard
to third]; McWilliams struck out; Royster sacrifice flied into a
double play to right [Hubbard scored, Nahorodny out at third
(right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

CUBS 4TH: Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
walked; Martin struck out; Blackwell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez singled to left; Matthews singled to right
[Ramirez to third]; CAUDILL REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); VAIL
REPLACED CAPILLA (PLAYING LF); Horner struck out; Chambliss
popped to catcher in foul territory; Murphy flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

CUBS 5TH: Tyson popped to third in foul territory; Vail made an
out to third; De Jesus was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Nahorodny flied
out to right; McWilliams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

CUBS 6TH: Randle popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to
center; Caudill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Ramirez struck out; Matthews
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 8.

CUBS 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); Johnson walked;
Martin walked [Johnson to second]; McWilliams threw a wild pitch
[Johnson to third, Martin to second]; Blackwell flied out to
right; Tyson struck out; Vail singled to left [Johnson scored,
Martin to third]; De Jesus singled to left [Martin scored, Vail
scored (error by Royster) (no RBI), De Jesus to third]; CAMP
REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Randle singled to left [De Jesus
scored (unearned)]; Buckner flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
doubled to center; Murphy singled to right [Chambliss scored];
Hubbard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Braves 9.

CUBS 8TH: LUM REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); FIGUEROA BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Figueroa
walked; Johnson popped to pitcher; Martin flied out to center;
Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 5, Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: RILEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); BUCKNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FIGUEROA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Nahorodny flied out to
right; Camp struck out; Royster singled to center; Gomez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 9.

CUBS 9TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR TYSON; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); Vail was called out on strikes; De Jesus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Braves 9.