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Braves 7 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 11, 1970

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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 May 11, 1970 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 11, 1970 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 7 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherPhil Niekro  
Losing PitcherArchie Reynolds  
SaveRon Kline  
Game Winning RBIHank Aaron 

Game Info

DateMay 11, 1970 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Decker  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance5,805 
Time of Game3 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Frank Secory
3B: Bob Engel

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sonny Jackson  Shortstop 
Felix Millan  Second Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Rico Carty  Left Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Tony Gonzalez  Center Fielder 
Clete Boyer  Third Baseman 
Bob Didier  Catcher 
Phil Niekro  Pitcher 
Lum Harris  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Johnny Callison  Right Fielder 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
J.C. Martin  Catcher 
Joe Decker  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Braves 7 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
May 11, 1970

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         Game of 5/11/1970 -- Atlanta at Chicago (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Jackson S, ss         3  3  1  0   Kessinger D, ss       4  0  2  2   
Millan F, 2b          4  1  2  1   Beckert G, 2b         6  0  3  1   
Aaron H, rf           5  2  4  3   Williams B, lf        4  0  1  1   
Carty R, lf           4  0  1  1   Santo R, 3b           5  1  0  0   
Lum M, lf             0  0  0  0   Callison J, rf        3  1  1  2   
Cepeda O, 1b          5  1  1  2   Banks E, 1b           5  1  2  0   
Gonzalez T, cf        4  0  1  0   Day B, pr             0  0  0  0   
Boyer C, 3b           4  0  0  0   James C, cf           0  0  0  0   
Didier B, c           4  0  0  0   Hickman J, cf-1b      4  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           4  0  0  0   Martin J, c           3  2  1  0   
Kline R, p            0  0  0  0   Decker J, p           2  1  1  0   
                                   Hall J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Colborn J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Smith W, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Popovich P, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Reynolds A, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 10  7                        39  6 11  6

Atlanta          101 002 200 1 --  7
Chicago          010 300 200 0 --  6

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W)          9.0 10  6  4  6  4
Kline R (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Decker J              6.0  6  4  3  2  4
Colborn J             0.2  3  2  2  1  1
Abernathy T           0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Regan P               2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Reynolds A (L)        1.0  1  1  1  1  1

E -- Callison J, Carty R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Atlanta 5, Chicago 13
2B -- Martin J
3B -- Kessinger D, Banks E
HR -- Cepeda O, Callison J, Aaron H
SB -- Jackson S
CS -- Gonzalez T
SH -- Millan F, Hickman J
SF -- Williams B
HBP -- by Niekro P (Kessinger D), by Niekro P (Callison J)
T -- 3:13
A -- 5805

    

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