Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
June 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1971 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 6, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 2 1 0
Popovich 2b 4 3 2 2
Williams lf 5 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 3 2
Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 2
Callison rf 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 2 0 1 0
Breeden c 3 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Garr lf 4 0 0 0
Aaron 1b 4 1 2 1
Williams 3b 3 1 1 0
King c 3 1 2 2
Lum rf 4 0 1 0
Staehle 2b 4 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Nash p 1 0 0 0
  McQueen p 1 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago 200 120 0016100
Atlanta 000 000 003371
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (6-7) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  L (4-4) 4.1 6 5 4 2 1
  McQueen   1.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Kelley   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Niekro   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
4
5

  E–Versalles (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–King (6).  2B–Atlanta Williams (4,off Hands).  HR–Chicago Pepitone (6,4th inning off Nash 0 on, 0 out); Popovich (1,5th inning off Nash 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta H Aaron (17,9th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out); King (3,9th inning off Hands 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hands 2 (5,off Nash,off McQueen).  SF–Pepitone (2,off Nash).  HBP–Williams (3,by Hands).  HBP–Hands (1,Williams).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:26.  A–21,533.
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