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Cubs 3 @ Braves 4
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 8, 1981

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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 May 8, 1981 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1981 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 4 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherRick Mahler  
Losing PitcherDick Tidrow  
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Game Winning RBIGlenn Hubbard 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1981 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Krukow  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Montefusco  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance19,433 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Montague
1B: Lee Weyer
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Dutch Rennert

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ivan De Jesus  Shortstop 
Scot Thompson  Center Fielder 
Bill Buckner  First Baseman 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Leon Durham  Right Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Tim Blackwell  Catcher 
Mike Tyson  Second Baseman 
Mike Krukow  Pitcher 
Joey Amalfitano  Manager 

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 

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Cubs 3 @ Braves 4
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 8, 1981

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         Game of 5/8/1981 -- Chicago at Atlanta (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
De Jesus I, ss        2  1  0  0   Miller E, lf          5  1  1  0   
Thompson S, cf        3  0  1  0   Washington C, rf      5  1  2  0   
Morales J, ph-cf      2  0  0  0   Chambliss C, 1b       4  1  1  1   
Buckner B, 1b         3  0  0  1   Horner B, 3b          5  0  2  1   
Henderson S, lf       4  0  0  0   Murphy D, cf          5  0  2  0   
Durham L, rf          5  1  2  0   Hubbard G, 2b         5  1  1  1   
Reitz K, 3b           5  1  1  2   Benedict B, c         3  0  0  0   
Blackwell T, c        3  0  1  0   Ramirez R, ss         4  0  2  0   
Tyson M, 2b           3  0  0  0   Montefusco J, p       2  0  0  0   
Tracy J, ph           1  0  0  0   Pocoroba B, ph        1  0  0  0   
Dillard S, 2b         0  0  0  0   Bradford L, p         0  0  0  0   
Krukow M, p           3  0  1  0   Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   
Smith L, p            0  0  0  0   Asselstine B, ph      1  0  0  0   
Krug G, ph            1  0  1  0   Royster J, pr         0  0  0  0   
Fletcher S, pr        0  0  0  0   Mahler R, p           0  0  0  0   
Capilla D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Tidrow D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  7  3                        40  4 11  3

Chicago          000 120 000 00 --  3
Atlanta          200 000 010 01 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krukow M              7.2  8  3  2  2  5
Smith L               1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Capilla D             0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Tidrow D (L)          0.2  1  1  1  0  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Montefusco J          7.0  5  3  3  2  3
Bradford L            1.1  1  0  0  1  1
Camp R                0.2  0  0  0  1  1
Mahler R (W)          2.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- De Jesus I
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Atlanta 7
HR -- Reitz K, Hubbard G
SB -- Miller E, Washington C, Murphy D, Durham L 2, Ramirez R
CS -- Washington C, Royster J
SH -- De Jesus I 2
SF -- Buckner B
Balk -- Camp R
T -- 3:11
A -- 19433

    

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