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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 29, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 29, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Kelley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Pizarro |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 29,685 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Lee Weyer |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Zoilo Versalles | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Sonny Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelley | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Brock Davis | Center Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Juan Pizarro | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 29, 1971
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pizarro
Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Pizarro
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Pizarro
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pizarro
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Pizarro
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Pizarro
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Kelley
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Kelley
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kelley
Williams takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Kelley
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Pizarro
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pizarro
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Pizarro
Kelley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Kelley
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Kelley
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Kelley
Davis takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Kelley
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santo scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pizarro vs. Kelley
Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pizarro
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Pizarro
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Pizarro
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pizarro
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Kelley
Kessinger 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 -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Kelley
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kelley
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Kelley
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Kelley
Santo hits a popup, foul, towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Pizarro
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Pizarro
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Pizarro
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pizarro
There goes Versalles. The throw from Martin and he is out, Beckert applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Kelley
Callison hits a popup towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Kelley
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kelley
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pizarro vs. Kelley
Pizarro takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Barber
Steve Barber now pitching.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pizarro
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Pizarro
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Pizarro
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Barber
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barber
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Barber
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Barber
Santo takes first base on ball four. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Barber
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Johnny Callison.
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pizarro
Jim Hickman now playing right field.
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Pizarro
Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Decker
Joe Decker now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Newman
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Zoilo Versalles. Ray Newman now pitching. Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Darrell Evans.
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Garr scores. Aaron moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lum vs. Newman
Lum takes first base on ball four. Aaron scores. Williams moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Williams. Aaron moves to third. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Bonham
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, steps on third, and throws to Martin, who tags Aaron for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Barber
Tommie Aaron now playing third base. Cleo James pinch hits for Brock Davis.
James strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Barber
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Barber
Ernie Banks pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Barber
Kessinger hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching. Cleo James now playing center field.
Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Regan
Millan bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Regan
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Regan
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Barber
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 -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barber
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Barber
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Barber
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Barber
Hickman hits a line drive towards short. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Regan
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Regan
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Regan
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Upshaw
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. James moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Upshaw
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Popovich hits a popup into left field for a base hit. James scores. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Upshaw
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. Upshaw
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Millan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Martin scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Upshaw
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Nash
Jim Nash now pitching.
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Tompkins
Ron Tompkins now pitching.
Jackson 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 -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Tompkins
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nash vs. Tompkins
Nash bunts towards the mound. Tompkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Tompkins
Millan 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
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nash
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nash
Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Nash
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Nash
Martin hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1971 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Millan F, 2b 5 1 2 0 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 1 0
Garr R, lf 4 1 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 0 1 1
Aaron H, 1b 4 2 2 2 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 0
Williams E, c 3 1 1 1 Pepitone J, 1b 5 0 2 0
Versalles Z, 3b 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Evans D, ph 0 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 2 0 0 0
Aaron T, ph-3b 1 0 0 1 Hickman J, ph-rf 3 1 1 1
Lum M, rf 3 0 0 1 Davis B, cf 0 0 0 0
Jackson S, cf 4 0 0 0 James C, ph-cf 3 1 1 0
Perez M, ss 4 0 1 0 Martin J, c 5 1 3 1
Kelley T, p 1 0 0 0 Pizarro J, p 1 0 0 0
Barber S, p 2 0 1 0 Decker J, p 0 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 Newman R, p 0 0 0 0
Nash J, p 1 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0
Banks E, ph 1 0 0 0
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
Popovich P, ph 1 0 1 1
Tompkins R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 38 4 13 4
Atlanta 300 002 000 -- 5
Chicago 010 000 021 -- 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley T 3.2 4 1 1 5 2
Barber S (W) 3.1 4 0 0 1 2
Upshaw C 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Nash J (S) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro J (L)* 5.0 6 5 5 2 5
Decker J 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Newman R+ 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Bonham B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Regan P 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Tompkins R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- Atlanta 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Chicago 13
2B -- Aaron H
HR -- Aaron H, Williams E, Hickman J
CS -- Versalles Z
T -- 3:01
A -- 29685
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