Juaquin Andujar and Len Barker took the mound in this battle of NL winning teams. David Green started the scoring with a solo homer in the second, and the Cards padded their lead with another run in the third, this time on an RBI single by Ozzie Smith that scored Darrell Porter.
But in the bottom of the sixth Andujar was in trouble. Three straight singles had the bases loaded for Dale Murphy. He didn't hit a home run...but he did crush a triple to clear the bases! Two batters later Rafael Ramirez singled home Murphy and the Braves remained the victors.
Winning Pitcher - Len Barker
Losing Pitcher - Juaquin Andujar
Save - Steve Bedrosian
Player of the Game - Dale Murphy, 3B, 3RBI, R
Hall of Famers in the Game - Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter
Game #554 - Cincinnati Reds, 2 @ Chicago Cubs, 5
The Cubs were coming off a sweep of a double header the day before, so they didn't know if anything was left in the tank. But they got off to a 2-0 lead in the first when a two-out error by Dave Concepcion turned into a two-run homer by Leon "Bull" Durham. Jody Davis added a solo shot in the second while Dick Ruthven pitched his best game of the year, going seven innings without yielding a run.
Winning Pitcher - Dick Ruthven
Losing Pitcher - Frank Pastore
Save - Tim Stoddard
Player of the Game - Ruthven, 7IP, 0R, 3K
Hall of Famers in the Game - Tony Perez, Ryne Sandberg
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