Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
September 17, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1967 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 3 2 2 2
Santo 3b 3 1 1 0
Banks 1b 4 0 2 2
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Spangler rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips cf 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lum cf 4 0 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Torre c 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Woodward ss 2 0 0 0
  Carty ph 1 0 0 1
  Hermoso ss 0 0 0 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Lau ph 1 1 1 2
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago 000 004 010580
Atlanta 000 000 300370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-7) 6.1 6 2 2 2 2
  Stoneman  SV (4) 2.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (9-9) 5.1 6 4 4 1 4
  Upshaw   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kelley   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Aaron (35,off Niekro); Millan (1,off Niekro).  3B–Chicago Beckert (3,off Lemaster); Banks (4,off Upshaw).  HR–Chicago Williams (23,8th inning off Kelley 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Lau (1,7th inning off Stoneman 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:46.  A–7,973.
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