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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 17, 1967
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 17, 1967 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 7,973 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Frank Dezelan 3B: Paul Pryor |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Lum | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Mack Jones | Left Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
| Billy Hitchcock | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 17, 1967
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Niekro
Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Niekro
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Niekro
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Lemaster
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Lemaster
Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Lemaster
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Niekro
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Niekro
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Boyer trying to get to third. Phillips throws the ball in to Santo, who tags Boyer for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Lemaster
Niekro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Niekro
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. Niekro
Lemaster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Niekro
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Lemaster
Banks hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Niekro
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Niekro
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Niekro
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Niekro
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Lemaster
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Lemaster
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lemaster
Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Niekro
Woodward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert catches it and throws to first to double up Jones. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Lemaster
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple. Kessinger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Lemaster
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Lemaster
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Banks reaches third base with a triple. Williams scores. Santo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Upshaw
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Spangler vs. Upshaw
Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Niekro
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw.
Geiger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Niekro
Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Niekro
Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Niekro
Aaron hits a line drive off the glove of Kessinger, and into shallow left field. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Lum moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Niekro
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ritchie
Jay Ritchie now pitching.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Ritchie
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ritchie
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Niekro
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Millan reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Carty vs. Stoneman
Bill Stoneman now pitching. Rico Carty pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lau vs. Stoneman
Charlie Lau pinch hits for Jay Ritchie.
Lau hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Stoneman
Lum strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Kelley
Remy Hermoso now playing shortstop. Dick Kelley now pitching.
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hermoso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kelley
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Kelley
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Kelley
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Kelley
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Stoneman
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Stoneman
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Stoneman
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Kelley
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kelley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelley covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stoneman vs. Kelley
Stoneman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Stoneman
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stoneman
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Stoneman
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1967 -- Chicago at Atlanta (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 1 1 0 Lum M, cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Francona T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams B, lf 3 2 2 2 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0
Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Torre J, c 4 0 0 0
Banks E, 1b 4 0 2 2 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 4 0 0 0 Jones M, lf 3 1 2 0
Spangler A, rf 4 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Phillips A, cf 4 0 0 0 Woodward W, ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 3 0 0 0 Carty R, ph 1 0 0 1
Stoneman B, p 1 0 0 0 Hermoso R, ss 0 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 1 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Ritchie J, p 0 0 0 0
Lau C, ph 1 1 1 2
Kelley D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 32 3 7 3
Chicago 000 004 010 -- 5
Atlanta 000 000 300 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 6.1 6 2 2 2 2
Stoneman B (S) 2.2 1 1 1 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster D (L) 5.1 6 4 4 1 4
Upshaw C 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Ritchie J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelley D 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
DP -- Chicago 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Atlanta 4
2B -- Aaron H, Millan F
3B -- Beckert G, Banks E
HR -- Lau C, Williams B
T -- 2:46
A -- 7973
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