The Braves overcame a 6-1 deficit to down the Cubs, 9-7, as Chris Chambliss led the way with a homer and four RBIs. The Braves tied the game with five runs in the fifth inning on a three-run homer by Chambliss and run-scoring two-baggers by Dale Murphy and Bruce Benedict. Atlanta went ahead in the sixth on a run-scoring groundout by Chambliss and added two more tallies in the seventh on singles by Glenn Hubbard and Rafael Ramirez and a pinch-double by Jerry Royster. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       3, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  1  0    0  5  1    2  0  0  -   9 18  0
Cubs         4  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 12  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .241      Fletcher 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .185
Washington rf         4   1   2   0     0   1   .271      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .348
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   4     0   0   .276      Buckner 1b            3   2   3   2     2   0   .263
Horner 3b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .262      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     2   0   .368
Murphy cf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .214      Durham rf             5   2   3   1     0   1   .246
Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .292      Cruz 3b               3   1   1   0     2   0   .176
Benedict c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .276      Blackwell c           5   0   2   3     0   1   .171
Ramirez ss            5   1   2   1     0   1   .217      De Jesus ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .143
Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hanna p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linares ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .135        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kravec p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Royster ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .182        Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Krug ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               41   9  18   9     1   8             Totals               37   7  12   6     8   3

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 10,852
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cubs 11
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Horner (2), Murphy 2 (4), Miller (1), Benedict (1), Royster (1), Blackwell (3), Cruz (2), Buckner (7), Durham (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (1), Buckner (3)
Stolen Bases: Durham (2)
Caught Stealing: Royster (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (2), Benedict (1)
GIDP: De Jesus (1), Thompson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Horner (1,by Kravec)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco              2.1   5   5   5   4   0   1  16   4.56
Hanna W(1-0)            2.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  11   2.89
Garber                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.65
Camp SV(3)              3     3   1   1   1   2   0  13   2.63
Totals                  9    12   7   7   8   3   1  45

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               4     8   4   3   1   4   1  21   3.72
Eastwick                1     3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.48
Kravec L(0-3)           1.1   5   3   3   0   0   0  10   8.16
Capilla                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.86
Smith                   2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.31
Totals                  9    18   9   8   1   8   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (2)
Wild Pitches: Montefusco (1), Hanna (1), Smith (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher); Chambliss flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Fletcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (second to first); Buckner homered; Henderson
walked; Durham singled to center [Henderson to third]; Cruz
walked [Durham to second]; Blackwell doubled to left [Henderson
scored, Durham scored, Cruz to third]; Montefusco threw a wild
pitch [Cruz scored, Blackwell to third]; De Jesus flied to
right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner doubled to center; Murphy doubled to left
[Horner scored]; Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to left
[Murphy to third, Hubbard to second]; Ramirez flied to right;
Montefusco struck out; Miller forced Benedict (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: McGlothen flied to right; Fletcher grounded out (third
to first); Morales walked; Buckner walked [Morales to second];
Henderson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs
4.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington singled to left; Chambliss flied to
center; Horner lined to third; Murphy was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Durham singled to center; Cruz lined to right; Durham
stole second; Blackwell singled to right [Durham scored]; HANNA
REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Blackwell out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard singled to center; Benedict flied to center;
Ramirez struck out; Hanna forced Hubbard (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first); Fletcher
singled to second; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Fletcher to second]; Buckner singled to right [Fletcher
scored]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Henderson
walked; Durham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs
6.

BRAVES 5TH: Miller doubled to right; On a bunt Washington
singled to third [Miller to third]; Buckner dropped a foul fly
hit by Chambliss for an error; Chambliss homered (unearned)
[Miller scored, Washington scored]; EASTWICK REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Horner singled to center; Murphy doubled to center
[Horner to third]; Hubbard grounded out (second to first)
[Horner scored, Murphy to third]; Benedict doubled to left
[Murphy scored]; Ramirez lined into a double play (second to
shortstop) [Benedict out at second]; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Cruz doubled to left; Blackwell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Cruz to third]; De Jesus walked; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 6TH: KRAVEC REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); LINARES BATTED
FOR HANNA; Linares singled to left; On a bunt Miller singled to
pitcher [Linares to second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Linares to third, Miller to second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Linares scored, Miller
to third]; Horner was hit by a pitch; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Fletcher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morales lined to third; Buckner
walked; Henderson singled to right [Buckner to third]; Durham
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
7, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard singled to left; Benedict out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Hubbard to second]; Ramirez singled to
left [Hubbard scored]; ROYSTER BATTED FOR GARBER; Royster
doubled to center [Ramirez scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED KRAVEC
(PITCHING); Royster was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Miller struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs
6.

CUBS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Cruz walked;
Blackwell was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to center
[Cruz to second]; TRACY BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Tracy lined to
shortstop; Fletcher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 8TH: SMITH REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Washington struck
out; Chambliss singled to left; Horner struck out; Murphy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Buckner doubled to
left; Henderson flied to center; Durham doubled to left [Buckner
scored]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Benedict
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez singled to center;
Smith threw a wild pitch [Ramirez to second]; Camp lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 7.

CUBS 9TH: Blackwell flied to left; De Jesus flied to center;
KRUG BATTED FOR SMITH; Krug grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 7.