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Braves 9 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 3, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 3, 1981 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 9 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 3, 1981 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 9 H: 18 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 18
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherPreston Hanna  
Losing PitcherKen Kravec  
SaveRick Camp  
Game Winning RBIChris Chambliss 

Game Info

DateMay 3, 1981 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohn Montefusco  
Home Starting PitcherLynn McGlothen  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance10,852 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Colosi
1B: Frank Pulli
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Doug Harvey

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Miller  Left Fielder 
Claudell Washington  Right Fielder 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Dale Murphy  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Rafael Ramirez  Shortstop 
John Montefusco  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Scott Fletcher  Second Baseman 
Jerry Morales  Center Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Leon Durham  Right Fielder 
Hector Cruz  Third Baseman 
Tim Blackwell  Catcher 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Lynn McGlothen  Pitcher 
Joey Amalfitano  Manager 

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Braves 9 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
May 3, 1981

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/3/1981 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Miller E, lf          5  1  2  0   Fletcher S, 2b        5  1  1  0   
Washington C, rf      4  1  2  0   Morales J, cf         4  0  0  0   
Chambliss C, 1b       5  1  2  4   Buckner B, 1b         3  2  3  2   
Horner B, 3b          4  2  2  0   Henderson S, lf       3  1  1  0   
Murphy D, cf          5  1  2  1   Durham L, rf          5  2  3  1   
Hubbard G, 2b         4  1  2  1   Cruz H, 3b            3  1  1  0   
Benedict B, c         4  0  2  1   Blackwell T, c        5  0  2  3   
Ramirez R, ss         5  1  2  1   De Jesus I, ss        4  0  1  0   
Montefusco J, p       1  0  0  0   McGlothen L, p        2  0  0  0   
Hanna P, p            1  0  0  0   Eastwick R, p         0  0  0  0   
Linares R, ph         1  1  1  0   Thompson S, ph        1  0  0  0   
Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   Kravec K, p           0  0  0  0   
Royster J, ph         1  0  1  1   Capilla D, p          0  0  0  0   
Camp R, p             1  0  0  0   Tracy J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Smith L, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Krug G, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 18  9                        37  7 12  6

Atlanta          010 051 200 --  9
Chicago          401 100 010 --  7

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Montefusco J          2.1  5  5  5  4  0
Hanna P (W)           2.2  3  1  1  2  1
Garber G              1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Camp R (S)            3.0  3  1  1  1  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGlothen L*          4.0  8  4  3  1  4
Eastwick R            1.0  3  2  2  0  0
Kravec K (L)          1.1  5  3  3  0  0
Capilla D             0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Smith L               2.0  2  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Buckner B
DP -- Atlanta 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Chicago 11
2B -- Blackwell T, Horner B, Murphy D 2, Miller E, Benedict B, Cruz H, Royster J, Buckner B, Durham L
HR -- Buckner B, Chambliss C
SB -- Durham L
CS -- Royster J
SH -- Washington C, Benedict B
HBP -- by Kravec K (Horner B)
WP -- Montefusco J, Hanna P, Smith L
T -- 2:59
A -- 10852

    

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