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Cubs 4 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 28, 1978
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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 April 28, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 28, 1978 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Bruce Sutter  
Losing Pitcher—Dave Campbell  
Save—Donnie Moore  
Game Winning RBI—Larry Biittner 

Game Info

DateApril 28, 1978 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherRay Burris  
Home Starting PitcherJamie Easterly  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance10,045 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: John McSherry
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Bob Engel

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Gene Clines  Left Fielder 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Dave Kingman  First Baseman 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Manny Trillo  Second Baseman 
Hector Cruz  Center Fielder 
Larry Cox  Catcher 
Ray Burris  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Brian Asselstine  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Barry Bonnell  Third Baseman 
Pat Rockett  Shortstop 
Jamie Easterly  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 28, 1978

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         Game of 4/28/1978 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
De Jesus I, ss        5  1  2  0   Royster J, 2b         4  1  2  0   
Clines G, lf          3  0  0  0   Office R, cf          2  2  2  0   
Gross G, ph-lf        2  0  1  0   Gaston C, ph-rf       2  0  0  0   
Murcer B, rf          4  0  1  0   Asselstine B, rf-cf   5  0  2  1   
Kingman D, 1b         3  0  1  0   Burroughs J, lf       3  0  1  1   
Buckner B, ph-1b      2  0  1  0   Nolan J, c            4  0  0  0   
Kelleher M, pr        0  1  0  0   Murphy D, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   Bonnell B, 3b         2  0  1  0   
Ontiveros S, 3b       4  0  0  0   Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   
Trillo M, 2b          4  0  1  0   Mahler M, p           0  0  0  0   
Cruz H, cf            4  2  3  2   Solomon E, p          0  0  0  0   
Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   Beall B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Biittner L, ph-1b     1  0  1  1   Campbell D, p         0  0  0  0   
Cox L, c              2  0  0  0   Rockett P, ss         4  0  0  0   
Rader D, ph-c         2  0  0  0   Easterly J, p         2  0  0  0   
Burris R, p           3  0  0  0   Chaney D, 3b          2  0  0  0   
Hernandez G, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Wallis J, cf          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4 11  3                        35  3  8  2

Chicago          000 010 200 1 --  4
Atlanta          102 000 000 0 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burris R              6.1  7  3  2  3  2
Hernandez G           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Sutter B (W)          1.2  0  0  0  1  4
Moore D (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Easterly J            6.0  6  1  1  1  3
Camp R                0.2  1  2  2  1  0
Mahler M*             0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Solomon E             1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Campbell D (L)        2.0  2  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Kingman D, De Jesus I 2
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Atlanta 7
2B -- Kingman D, Murcer B
HR -- Cruz H 2
SB -- Bonnell B, Royster J
CS -- Asselstine B, Royster J
SF -- Burroughs J
WP -- Easterly J, Solomon E
T -- 3:16
A -- 10045

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