Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 3, Atlanta Braves 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 1
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Callison rf 2 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Martin c 1 1 0 0
Jenkins p 3 0 1 2
Totals 31 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Aaron H. 1b 3 0 0 0
Lum rf 3 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 0
Aaron T. 3b 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 2 0 0 0
Garrido 2b 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  La Russa 2b 0 0 0 0
Kelley p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
Chicago 001 000 002381
Atlanta 000 000 000020
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (19-9) 9.0 2 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (7-4) 9.0 8 3 3 4 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
2

  E–Pepitone (8).  DP–Chicago 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Chicago Beckert (16,off Kelley); Santo (16,off Kelley); Jenkins (6,off Kelley).  SH–Callison (1,off Kelley); Jenkins (7,off Kelley); Kessinger (12,off Kelley).  IBB–Martin (5,by Kelley).  CS–Garr (14,2nd base by Jenkins/Martin).  IBB–Kelley (5,Martin).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:08.  A–12,282.
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