Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
May 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1970 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Smith 1b 2 1 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 2
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Hickman cf 2 0 0 0
Martin c 2 0 0 0
Holtzman p 2 0 1 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 3 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 3 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 1
Aaron rf 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 2 3 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 1
Tillman c 4 0 1 0
Jarvis p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Chicago 010 000 001230
Atlanta 102 010 00x480
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (3-3) 5.2 7 4 4 3 6
  Reynolds   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Regan   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
6
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  W (3-2) 9.0 3 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (4,off Jarvis), Atlanta Jackson (6,off Holtzman); Carty (8,off Holtzman).  HR–Chicago Santo (2,9th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Millan (2,3rd inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out); Carty (8,5th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Martin (2,by Jarvis).  SH–Jarvis (2,off Regan).  WP–Holtzman (1), Reynolds (1), Jarvis (1).  IBB–Jarvis (2,Martin).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:22.  A–16,154.
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