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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 17, 1991
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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 July 17, 1991 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Lancaster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 16,984 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Rapuano 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Terry Tata |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Walker | Third Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Dwight Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
| Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
| Doug Dascenzo | Center Fielder |
| Les Lancaster | Pitcher |
| Jim Essian | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Right Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Center Fielder |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Brian Hunter | First Baseman |
| Greg Olson | Catcher |
| John Smoltz | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 17, 1991
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Smoltz
Walker hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Smoltz
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Smoltz
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lancaster
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Lancaster
Lemke bunts towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Lancaster
Pendleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Lancaster
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lancaster
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smoltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Smoltz
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Lancaster
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Lancaster
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Lancaster
Olson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Smoltz
Dunston hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dascenzo vs. Smoltz
Dascenzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lancaster vs. Smoltz
Lancaster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Smoltz
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Lancaster
Smoltz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lancaster
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Lancaster
Lemke strikes out. There goes Nixon. The throw from Wilkins to Dunston, and Nixon is out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Smoltz
Grace hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Smoltz
Sandberg hits a popup in front of the plate. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smoltz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Lancaster
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Lancaster
Gant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Gant reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lancaster
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gant scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Lancaster
There goes Smith. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Lancaster
Blauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Lancaster
Hunter hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Smith scores. Blauser goes all the way around to score. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Olson vs. Lancaster
Olson hits a line drive towards third. Walker catches it and steps on third to double up Hunter. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smoltz
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Smoltz
Wilkins hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Smoltz
Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dascenzo vs. Smoltz
Dascenzo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smoltz vs. Lancaster
Smoltz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smoltz for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lancaster
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Lancaster
Lemke hits a line drive into center field. Dascenzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Smoltz
Jerome Walton pinch hits for Les Lancaster.
Walton hits a line drive off the glove of Pendleton, and into shallow left field. Walton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Smoltz
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walton scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Smoltz
Grace hits a line drive into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Smoltz
Sandberg takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Freeman
Marvin Freeman now pitching.
Bell hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Freeman
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Renfroe
Laddie Renfroe now pitching.
Pendleton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Renfroe
Gant hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Renfroe
There's a wild pitch. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Renfroe
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dascenzo. Smith reaches second base with a double. Gant scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blauser vs. Renfroe
Deion Sanders pinch runs for Lonnie Smith.
Blauser hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Sanders scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Hunter takes first base on ball four. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Slocumb
Olson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Blauser scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Freeman vs. Slocumb
Freeman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gregg vs. Slocumb
Tommy Gregg pinch hits for Otis Nixon.
Gregg hits a line drive for a single. Hunter scores. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Slocumb
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olson scores. Gregg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Slocumb
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Freeman
Tommy Gregg now playing right field. Rafael Belliard now playing shortstop. Deion Sanders now playing left field. Jeff Blauser now playing third b
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Freeman
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dascenzo vs. Freeman
Dascenzo hits a line drive towards short. Belliard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Slocumb
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Slocumb
Sanders hits a line drive beyond short. Dunston can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Blauser vs. Slocumb
Blauser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. Gant moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hunter vs. Slocumb
Hunter hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Grace, and into shallow right field. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Gant scores. Blauser moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Olson vs. Slocumb
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Slocumb
Mike Bell pinch hits for Marvin Freeman.
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Deion Sanders now playing center field. Brian Hunter now playing left field. Mike Bell now playing first base. Damon B
Berryhill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Stanton
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Stanton
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Stanton
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching. Jose Vizcaino now playing second base. Ced Landrum now playing left field.
Gregg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Dascenzo who is chasing the ball. Gregg reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Lemke vs. Smith
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Belliard vs. Smith
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gregg scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Smith
Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Landrum vs. Mercker
Kent Mercker now pitching.
Landrum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrum for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mercker
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Mercker
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1991 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Walker C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Nixon O, rf 3 1 2 0
Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gregg T, ph-rf 2 1 2 1
Sandberg R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Vizcaino J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 1 1 2
Bell G, lf 3 0 0 0 Belliard R, ss 1 0 0 1
Landrum C, lf 1 0 0 0 Gant R, cf 4 3 3 0
Smith D, rf 4 0 0 0 Stanton M, p 1 0 0 0
Wilkins R, c 4 1 1 1 Mercker K, p 0 0 0 0
Dunston S, ss 3 0 1 0 Smith L, lf 3 1 2 2
Dascenzo D, cf 3 0 0 0 Sanders D, pr-lf-cf 1 1 1 0
Lancaster L, p 1 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss-3b 3 2 1 1
Walton J, ph 1 1 1 0 Hunter B, 1b-lf 3 1 2 2
Renfroe L, p 0 0 0 0 Olson G, c 4 1 1 1
Slocumb H, p 0 0 0 0 Smoltz J, p 2 0 0 0
Berryhill D, ph 1 0 0 0 Freeman M, p 1 0 0 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0 Bell M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
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32 2 4 2 37 12 16 11
Chicago 000 011 000 -- 2
Atlanta 200 305 11x -- 12
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lancaster L (L) 5.0 6 5 4 1 3
Renfroe L 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Slocumb H 1.2 6 3 3 1 2
Smith D 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz J (W) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3
Freeman M 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Stanton M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercker K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bell G, Bell M
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Atlanta 4
2B -- Gant R, Walton J, Smith L, Hunter B
3B -- Gregg T
HR -- Pendleton T, Wilkins R
SB -- Smith L
CS -- Nixon O
SH -- Lemke M
WP -- Renfroe L
T -- 2:41
A -- 16984
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