A pinch-single by Ken Smith in the ninth inning drove in the go-ahead run as the Braves downed the Cubs, 6-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Smith's hit chased home Larry Whisenton, who had walked, reached second on a sacrifice and taken third on a error. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1982 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       2  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   6  8  2
Cubs         0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         5   2   2   0     0   0   .274      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .292      Wills 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .276
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Murphy cf,lf          5   1   2   3     0   0   .304      Moreland rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Durham cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .298
  Johnson 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .186
Whisenton lf          2   1   0   0     2   1   .348      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Butler cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Sandberg 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .204
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Martz p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Ramirez ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Walk p                1   0   0   1     1   0   .143        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Smith ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .500        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bedrosian p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   8   6     4   2             Totals               33   3   6   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 11,392
Left on Base: Braves 8, Cubs 5
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Chambliss, Walk, Durham, Sandberg
Doubles: Hubbard (7), Horner (7), Washington (3), Buckner (4)
Home Runs: Murphy (9), Durham (4)
Stolen Bases: Wills (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Benedict (2), Hubbard (10), Martz (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk W(4-2)             5     6   3   3   0   4   1  21   3.00
Bedrosian               2.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   8   1.33
Hrabosky                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.35
Garber SV(7)            1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.94
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   8   1  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martz L(3-3)            5     5   4   3   3   0   0  25   2.51
Tidrow                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.11
Campbell                2     2   2   2   0   1   1   8   3.57
Totals                  9     8   6   5   4   2   1  41

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Washington singled to left; Hubbard doubled to left
[Washington scored]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first)
[Hubbard to third]; Murphy grounded out (second to first)
[Hubbard scored]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills was
called out on strikes; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Whisenton lined to first; Benedict singled to left;
Ramirez flied out to right; Walk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Moreland singled to center; Durham popped to first;
Davis was called out on strikes; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Sandberg singled to center; Martz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sandberg to second]; Henderson flied
out to center; Wills singled to center [Sandberg scored]; Wills
stole second; Buckner doubled to right [Wills scored]; Moreland
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Horner doubled
to left; Whisenton walked; Benedict flied out to right; Ramirez
reached on an error by Sandberg [Whisenton to second, Horner to
third]; Walk walked [Horner scored (unearned), Whisenton to
third, Ramirez to second]; Washington grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Durham homered; Davis struck out; Bowa flied out to
right; Sandberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
flied out to right; Murphy singled to center; Horner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs
3.

CUBS 5TH: Martz grounded out (second to first); Henderson was
called out on strikes; Wills singled to pitcher [Wills to second
(error by Walk)]; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Whisenton walked; Benedict reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Whisenton to third (error by
Durham)]; TIDROW REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Ramirez popped to
catcher; SMITH BATTED FOR WALK; Smith singled to center
[Benedict to second, Whisenton scored]; Washington lined to
first; Hubbard walked [Benedict to third, Smith to second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Moreland was
called out on strikes; Durham struck out; Davis was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy popped to second; Horner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Whisenton was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Bowa flied out
to left; Sandberg was called out on strikes; BRIGGS BATTED FOR
TIDROW; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Benedict
grounded out (third to first); Ramirez grounded out (third to
first); Bedrosian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Henderson walked; Wills flied out to left; HRABOSKY
REPLACED BEDROSIAN (PITCHING); Buckner flied out to right;
GARBER REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Moreland popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Washington doubled to center; Hubbard out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Washington to third];
Chambliss flied out to center; Murphy homered [Washington
scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: BUTLER REPLACED WHISENTON (PLAYING CF); MURPHY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Durham reached on an error by Chambliss
[Durham to first]; Davis popped to catcher; Bowa forced Durham
(first to shortstop); Sandberg forced Bowa (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 3.