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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 20, 1980
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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 August 20, 1980 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1980 |
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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 | August 20, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry McWilliams |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 7,549 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Eric Gregg |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ivan De Jesus | Shortstop |
Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Right Fielder |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
Joey Amalfitano | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Royster | Left Fielder |
Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Larry McWilliams | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 20, 1980
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. McWilliams
De Jesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. McWilliams
McWilliams fires to first and has De Jesus trapped. There's the throw to Ramirez who tags De Jesus for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McWilliams
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. McWilliams
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. McWilliams
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. McGlothen
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. McGlothen
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buckner who is chasing the ball. Ramirez reaches third base with a triple. Royster goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. McGlothen
Matthews hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horner vs. McGlothen
Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. McGlothen
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. McGlothen
Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hubbard vs. McGlothen
Hubbard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Hubbard reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Murphy scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. McGlothen
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McWilliams vs. McGlothen
McWilliams bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields it and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to third. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Royster vs. McGlothen
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard scores. Nahorodny scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Capilla
Doug Capilla now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McWilliams
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McWilliams
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. McWilliams
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. McWilliams
Tyson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Tyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Capilla vs. McWilliams
Capilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Capilla
Matthews hits a line drive into right field. Buckner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buckner. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Capilla
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Capilla
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Capilla
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. McWilliams
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McWilliams
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. McWilliams
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Capilla
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Capilla
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McWilliams vs. Capilla
McWilliams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Royster vs. Capilla
Royster hits a fly ball towards right. Buckner catches it and throws to second to double up Nahorodny. Hubbard tags and scores. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. McWilliams
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McWilliams
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. McWilliams
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. McWilliams
Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Capilla
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Capilla
Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horner vs. Caudill
Bill Caudill now pitching. Mike Vail now playing left field.
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Caudill
Chambliss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Caudill
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. McWilliams
Tyson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. McWilliams
Vail hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. McWilliams
De Jesus is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Caudill
Hubbard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Caudill
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Caudill
McWilliams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caudill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McWilliams
Randle hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. McWilliams
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caudill vs. McWilliams
Caudill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Caudill
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Caudill
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Caudill
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McWilliams
Luis Gomez now playing shortstop.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. McWilliams
Martin takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. McWilliams
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blackwell vs. McWilliams
Blackwell hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tyson vs. McWilliams
Tyson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vail vs. McWilliams
Vail hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
De Jesus vs. McWilliams
De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Royster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Royster. Martin scores. Vail goes all the way around to score. De Jesus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Camp
Rick Camp now pitching.
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De Jesus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Camp
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Caudill
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Caudill
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Caudill
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Caudill
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Figueroa vs. Camp
Mike Lum now playing left field. Jerry Royster now playing third base. Jesus Figueroa pinch hits for Bill Caudill.
Figueroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Camp
Johnson hits a popup towards the mound. Camp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Camp
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackwell vs. Camp
Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Camp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Riley
George Riley now pitching. Bill Buckner now playing first base. Jesus Figueroa now playing center field. Jerry Martin now playing right field.
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camp vs. Riley
Camp strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Riley
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Riley
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Figueroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Camp
Scot Thompson pinch hits for Mike Tyson.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Camp
Vail is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
De Jesus vs. Camp
De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1980 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI De Jesus I, ss 4 1 1 1 Royster J, lf-3b 4 1 3 3 Randle L, 3b 3 0 1 1 Ramirez R, ss 4 1 2 1 Buckner B, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, lf 2 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 2 0 Caudill B, p 1 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 4 1 1 2 Figueroa J, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Lum M, lf 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, 1b 2 2 1 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 2 2 0 Riley G, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 4 1 2 1 Martin J, cf-rf 3 1 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 2 1 2 Blackwell T, c 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 1 1 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 1 0 McWilliams L, p 2 0 0 0 Thompson S, ph 1 0 0 0 Camp R, p 1 0 0 0 McGlothen L, p 0 0 0 0 Capilla D, p 1 0 0 0 Vail M, lf 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 5 5 4 34 9 14 9 Chicago 010 000 400 -- 5 Atlanta 701 000 10x -- 9 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McGlothen L (L) 0.2 7 7 7 1 0 Capilla D* 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 Caudill B 4.0 2 1 1 0 4 Riley G 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO McWilliams L (W) 6.2 4 5 4 5 4 Camp R 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Buckner B, Royster J DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Chicago 5, Atlanta 5 2B -- Murphy D, Hubbard G, Tyson M, Nahorodny B, Chambliss C 3B -- Ramirez R HR -- Horner B, Johnson C CS -- De Jesus I SH -- McWilliams L SF -- Royster J WP -- McWilliams L T -- 2:29 A -- 7549
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