Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1971 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 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1
Jackson cf 5 2 2 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 3
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 1
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Versalles ss 4 1 1 0
Lum lf 4 1 3 0
Didier c 3 1 1 0
Nash p 3 0 1 0
  Priddy p 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1
Beckert 2b 4 1 0 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
Pepitone 1b 5 0 3 1
Santo 3b 4 1 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 1
Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 0
  Ortiz pr 0 0 0 0
  Breeden D. c 0 0 0 0
  Martin c 1 0 0 0
Holtzman p 1 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 0 0 0 1
  Tompkins p 0 0 0 0
  Breeden H. ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Atlanta 000 050 1006121
Chicago 100 003 0015111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  W (5-4) 5.0 8 4 4 3 0
  Priddy   3.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Niekro  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (6-7) 4.2 7 5 0 1 2
  Bonham   1.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Tompkins   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Newman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
1
1
8

  E–Lum (3), Holtzman (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (12,off Holtzman); Cepeda (10,off Holtzman); Didier (4,off Bonham); Lum (4,off Tompkins), Chicago Williams (9,off Nash); Cannizzaro (3,off Nash); Pepitone (8,off Nash); Kessinger (7,off Priddy).  3B–Atlanta Jackson (3,off Tompkins).  SH–Didier (8,off Holtzman); Cannizzaro (1,off Nash).  SF–Millan (5,off Holtzman); Popovich (2,off Priddy).  SB–Williams (1,2nd base off Priddy/Didier).  WP–Priddy (4).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:40.  A–19,204.
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