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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 12, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 12, 1975 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 12, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Geoff Zahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 5,360 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Art Williams 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Ed Vargo |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Geoff Zahn | Pitcher |
Jim Marshall | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Cito Gaston | Center Fielder |
Dusty Baker | Right Fielder |
Mike Lum | First Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
Vic Correll | Catcher |
Carl Morton | Pitcher |
Clyde King | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 12, 1975
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Morton
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Morton
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Zahn
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton juggles the ball. That's an error on Thornton. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Zahn
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Zahn
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Zahn
Gaston strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Morton
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Morton
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Morton
Thornton hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Morton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thornton for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Morton
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Zahn
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Zahn
Lum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Zahn
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Morton
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zahn vs. Morton
Zahn bunts for an out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Trillo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Morton
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum juggles the ball. That's an error on Lum. Trillo scores. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Morton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Morton
Madlock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Morton
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Zahn
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Zahn
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Zahn
Garr takes first base on ball four. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Zahn
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Perez reaches second base with a double. Morton scores. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Zahn
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gaston vs. Zahn
Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Morton
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Morton
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morton
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Morton
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Zahn
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Zahn
Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Zahn
Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zahn vs. Morton
Zahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Morton
Cardenal hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Morton
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Zahn
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Zahn
Morton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Zahn
Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Garr reaches second base with a double. Morton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Zahn
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Zahn
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaston vs. Zahn
Gaston takes first base on ball four. Morton scores. Garr moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Morton
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Morton
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Morton
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Morton
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Locker
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Locker
Blanks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pocoroba vs. Locker
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Vic Correll.
There goes Blanks. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Locker
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Morton
Biff Pocoroba now catching.
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Morton
Champ Summers pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Morton
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Morton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Watt
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Watt
Perez hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Watt
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Morton
Rowland Office now playing center field.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Morton
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Morton
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Morton
Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Watt
Office hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Office reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Watt
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Watt
Lum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Watt
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Office moves to third. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pocoroba vs. Watt
Pocoroba is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morton vs. Watt
Morton hits a line drive off the glove of Madlock, and into shallow left field. Morton reaches second base with a double. Office scores. Lum scores. Pocoroba moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garr vs. Watt
Garr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Watt
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Pocoroba scores. Morton moves to third. Garr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Watt
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiser vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching. Rod Gilbreath now playing second base. Gene Hiser pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Hiser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Niekro
Trillo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Niekro
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Niekro
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Niekro
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1975, game 2 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Kessinger D, ss 5 0 1 0 Garr R, lf 3 1 1 0 Cardenal J, lf 5 0 0 1 Perez M, 2b 4 0 2 2 Madlock B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gilbreath R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 1 1 Evans D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0 Gaston C, cf 2 0 0 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Office R, cf 1 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0 Baker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Hiser G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lum M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Blanks L, ss 3 0 0 0 Zahn G, p 1 0 0 0 Correll V, c 2 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, ph-c 1 1 0 0 Summers C, ph 1 0 0 0 Morton C, p 4 2 3 2 Watt E, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 6 2 32 6 7 5 Chicago 001 001 000 -- 2 Atlanta 101 010 03x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Zahn G (L) 4.2 4 3 2 3 4 Locker B 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 Watt E 2.0 3 3 2 3 3 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (W) 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 Niekro P 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Thornton A, Kessinger D 2, Lum M, Gilbreath R LOB -- Chicago 9, Atlanta 9 2B -- Perez M, Garr R, Office R, Morton C HR -- Monday R SB -- Cardenal J, Kessinger D CS -- Blanks L SH -- Zahn G PB -- Pocoroba B T -- 2:16 A -- 5360
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