Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
July 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1970 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 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 3 0
Williams lf 4 2 0 0
Santo 3b 5 1 2 2
Smith 1b 5 1 2 2
Callison rf 5 1 2 1
Hundley c 4 1 1 1
James cf 4 0 2 0
Jenkins p 4 1 1 2
Totals 40 8 13 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 0 1
Aaron H. 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hall pr,lf 1 0 0 0
King c 3 0 1 0
Lum rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron T. lf,1b 3 0 1 0
Garrido 2b 3 1 1 0
Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  McQueen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Chicago 200 311 0018132
Atlanta 001 001 000241
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (11-11) 9.0 4 2 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  L (10-8) 4.1 8 6 4 1 5
  McQueen   4.2 5 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
2
11

  E–Kessinger (12), Santo (14), Aspromonte (5).  DP–Chicago 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Smith (7,off Jarvis); Santo (17,off Jarvis); James (7,off McQueen).  HR–Chicago Jenkins (1,4th inning off Jarvis 1 on, 2 out); Hundley (1,6th inning off McQueen 0 on, 0 out); Santo (12,9th inning off McQueen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Jarvis (6,off Jenkins).  SF–Gonzalez (3,off Jenkins).  SB–Kessinger (4,2nd base off Jarvis/King); James (3,2nd base off Jarvis/King).  WP–Jarvis (3).  BK–Jarvis (2).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–(none), 3B–Frank Dezelan.  T–2:30.  A–8,118.
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