Braves @ Cubs
June 16, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 12 1
Cubs 5 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 12 1
Cubs 5 11 1

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .276
OBP .250 .355
At Bats 3 232
Hits 0 64
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 1 30
RBI’s 0 42

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 0
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Wrigley Field - June 16, 1971
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Orlando Cepeda
Felix Millan
Gil Garrido
Zoilo Versalles
Mike Lum
Sonny Jackson
Hank Aaron
Ron Santo
Joe Pepitone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 6 12 1 6
Chicago Cubs 5 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Nash
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save Phil Niekro
Game Winning RBI Sonny Jackson
Attendance 19,204
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Phil Niekro now pitching. Santo is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 9 There goes Williams. The throw from Didier and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Priddy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Gil Garrido now playing third base. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Priddy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron strikes out.
Top 9 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ray Newman now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hal Breeden pinch hits for Ron Tompkins. Breeden is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tompkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 8 Lum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 J.C. Martin now catching. Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 7 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Breeden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Top 7 Danny Breeden now catching. Ron Tompkins now pitching. Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Ortiz moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro. Paul Popovich pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison tags and scores. Davis tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bob Priddy now pitching. Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Lum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lum. Santo scores. Callison moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Millan hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nash strikes out.
Top 6 Didier hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Didier reaches second base with a double. Lum moves to third.
Top 6 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Versalles strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bill Bonham now pitching. Williams strikes out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Aaron scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Didier scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Didier moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Versalles tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Nash hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Didier bunts towards the mound. Holtzman juggles the ball. That's an error on Holtzman. Versalles moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Top 5 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles moves to second.
Top 5 Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Holtzman hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro bunts towards the mound. Nash fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 4 Callison bunts towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Pepitone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nash moves to second.
Top 3 Nash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Holtzman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Cannizzaro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Davis bunts towards the mound. Nash fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Pepitone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Nash covering, for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.