Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1969 at Wrigley Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 2 2 1
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1
Didier c 2 0 1 0
Britton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 1 0
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 0
Atlanta 000 002 100382
Chicago 000 100 000142
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Britton  W (7-4) 9.0 4 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (15-10) 7.0 8 3 2 3 2
  Regan   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
4
2

  E–Gonzalez (5), Britton (1), Williams (9), Rudolph (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Didier (12,off Hands); Cepeda (22,off Hands), Chicago Beckert (18,off Britton); Banks (14,off Britton).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (33,6th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Britton 2 (4,off Hands 2).  SB–Cepeda (7,2nd base off Hands/Rudolph).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:16.  A–29,866.
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