Homers by Dale Murphy and Gary Matthews powered the Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Cubs' Lynn McGlothen had a no-hitter entering the seventh inning before Bob Horner beat out an infield single.

Chris Chambliss followed with a single and Murphy then drilled a ball into the right field bleachers. Matthews connected for the circuit in the eighth to account for the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1980 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4  5  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf,3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .269      Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Matthews rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .288        Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Horner 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .258        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cooper lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tracy lf              4   1   4   0     0   0   .308
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Murphy cf             4   1   1   3     0   1   .289      Vail rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Lezcano cf            3   1   1   2     0   1   .217
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .258        Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Boggs p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Foote c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .236
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kelleher ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .185
                                                            Figueroa ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
                                                            De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
                                                          McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .311
                                                            Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               33   4   5   4     3   6             Totals               31   3   6   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  1,480
Left on Base: Braves 5, Cubs 3
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Vail
Doubles: Chambliss (32), Tracy (1)
Triples: Tracy (2)
Home Runs: Murphy (26), Matthews (18), Lezcano (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (7)
GIDP: Johnson (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs W(9-8)            8     6   3   3   1   5   1  30   3.62
Camp SV(13)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.11
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   5   1  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(9-11)       8     4   4   4   2   6   2  31   5.01
Tidrow                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.74
Totals                  9     5   4   4   3   6   2  36

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to first; Ramirez popped to first in
foul territory; Matthews reached on an error by Vail [Matthews
to second]; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Matthews to third];
Horner walked; Chambliss popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Randle grounded out (third to first); Tyson flied out
to right; Tracy doubled to left; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Vail flied out to left; Lezcano was called out on
strikes; Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Boggs struck out; Royster popped to first in foul
territory; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kelleher walked; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Kelleher to second]; Randle popped to
shortstop; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews popped to second; Horner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Tracy singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Tracy out at second]; Vail
singled to center; Lezcano homered [Vail scored]; Foote struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Hubbard grounded
out (pitcher to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kelleher popped to shortstop; McGlothen grounded out
(second to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Boggs flied out to left; Royster struck out; Ramirez
walked; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Tyson struck out; Tracy singled to center; Johnson
flied out to center; Vail flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner singled to second; Chambliss singled to right
[Horner to third]; Murphy homered [Horner scored, Chambliss
scored]; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict
flied out to right; Boggs flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Lezcano popped to third; Foote popped to shortstop;
FIGUEROA BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Figueroa flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 8TH: DE JESUS REPLACED FIGUEROA (PLAYING SS); Royster
flied out to right; Ramirez struck out; Matthews homered; Horner
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: COOPER REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BUCKNER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Buckner
flied out to center; Randle flied out to left; BIITTNER BATTED
FOR TYSON; Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); DILLARD
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss doubled to center;
Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard made an out to
third; Benedict was walked intentionally; Boggs forced Benedict
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Tracy tripled to center; CAMP REPLACED BOGGS
(PITCHING); Johnson popped to third; Vail grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Tracy scored]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR LEZCANO;
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Cubs 3.