Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 30, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1969 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 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 1
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams lf 5 1 2 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Banks 1b 4 1 1 2
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0
  Young rf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Gamble cf 3 1 1 0
Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 3 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Carty lf 5 1 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 2 1
Boyer 3b 5 0 1 1
Didier c 4 1 1 0
Garrido ss 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Neibauer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Maxie p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 0 0 0 1
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Chicago 310 000 100591
Atlanta 200 000 1104101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Selma   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Johnson  W (1-2) 5.1 5 1 1 2 3
  Regan  SV (15) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (13-9) 4.0 7 4 4 0 1
  Neibauer   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Maxie   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Doyle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
6

  E–Kessinger (13), Garrido (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (28,off Reed); Kessinger (35,off Maxie), Atlanta Didier (13,off Regan).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (6,off Reed).  HR–Chicago Banks (21,1st inning off Reed 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta H Aaron (37,7th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off Reed).  SF–Beckert (5,off Maxie); Alou (2,off Regan).  HBP–Young (5,by Maxie).  IBB–Gamble (1,by Maxie).  WP–Maxie 2 (2).  HBP–Maxie (1,Young).  IBB–Maxie (1,Gamble).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:36.  A–26,630.
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