Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
May 11, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1970 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 7, Chicago Cubs 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 3 3 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 1
Aaron rf 5 2 4 3
Carty lf 4 0 1 1
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 2
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 2
Beckert 2b 6 0 3 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 5 1 0 0
Callison rf 3 1 1 2
Banks 1b 5 1 2 0
  Day pr 0 0 0 0
  James cf 0 0 0 0
Hickman cf,1b 4 0 0 0
Martin c 3 2 1 0
Decker p 2 1 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Atlanta 101 002 200 17101
Chicago 010 300 200 06111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (4-4) 9.0 10 6 4 6 4
  Kline  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
6
4
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker   6.0 6 4 3 2 4
  Colborn   0.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Abernathy   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Regan   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reynolds  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
7
6
4
8

  E–Carty (2), Callison (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Martin (1,off Niekro).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (4,off Niekro); Banks (2,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda (8,6th inning off Decker 1 on, 1 out); H Aaron (14,10th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Callison (5,7th inning off Niekro 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Millan (4,off Decker); Hickman (1,off Niekro).  SF–Williams (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Kessinger (1,by Niekro); Callison (2,by Niekro).  IBB–Martin (5,by Niekro).  SB–Jackson (5,2nd base off Colborn/Martin).  CS–Gonzalez (2,2nd base by Reynolds/Martin).  HBP–Niekro 2 (3,Kessinger,Callison).  IBB–Niekro (2,Martin).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:13.  A–5,805.
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