Ernie Banks hit the 500th homer of his career and with it reached the 1,600 mark in runs batted in as the Cubs defeated the Braves in 11 innings, 4-3. Banks, who belted his homer in the second inning, also lofted a sacrifice fly in the seventh for RBI no. 1,601. However, the Cubs faced a 3-2 deficit until Billy Williams tied the score with a homer in the ninth.

In the 11th, Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert singled, Williams was handed an intentional pass and Ron Santo drove in the winning run with a scratch hit on a grounder that bounced away from Sonny Jackson at shortstop. Rico Carty had three singles for the Braves and extended his batting streak to 30 games. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  0
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  -   4  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   1   0   0     1   0   .270      Kessinger ss          5   1   3   0     0   1   .309
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .301
H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .331      Williams lf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .261
Carty lf              3   0   3   0     1   0   .430      Santo 3b              5   1   2   1     0   3   .243
  Garr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Banks 1b              3   1   1   2     0   2   .244
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Hickman cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Martin c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Boyer 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .222        Hiatt c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .341
Gonzalez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Holtzman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Tillman c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .227        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Lum lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jarvis p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .095        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Didier c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   6   0     4   4             Totals               37   4   9   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  5,264
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cubs 6
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Martin
Doubles: Boyer (5), Santo (5)
Home Runs: Banks (3), Williams (12)
Caught Stealing: Cepeda (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Banks (1)
GIDP: Gonzalez (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  8     4   2   2   1   6   1  29   3.99
Wilhelm                 2     2   1   1   0   2   1   7   3.42
Priddy L(2-2)           0     3   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.86
Totals                 10     9   4   4   2   8   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                8     5   3   2   3   4   0  30   4.11
Abernathy               2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.23
Regan W(2-0)            1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.71
Totals                 11     6   3   2   4   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Holtzman 3 (4)

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Millan singled to left [Jackson to
second]; H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty
walked [Jackson to third, Millan to second]; Cepeda popped to
catcher in foul territory; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Jackson
scored, Millan scored (error by Martin) (unearned), Carty out at
third (third to shortstop)]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert grounded out
(third to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer singled to center; Gonzalez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boyer out at
second]; Tillman walked; Jarvis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Callison popped to second; Banks
homered; 500th career homer for Ernie Banks; Hickman
walked; Martin popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
popped to catcher; H. Aaron popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger
struck out; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty singled to left; Rico Carty: 30 games
hitting streak; Cepeda popped to first; Boyer flied out to
right; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo struck
out; Callison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Tillman grounded out (third to first); Jarvis struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Jackson made an out
to second; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Banks struck out; Hickman grounded out (third to
first); Martin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron flied out to right; Carty singled to
center; Cepeda forced Carty (second to shortstop); Cepeda was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Holtzman struck out; Kessinger singled to center;
Beckert lined to left; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer doubled to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Boyer to third]; Holtzman threw a wild
pitch [Boyer scored]; Tillman grounded out (third to first);
Jarvis struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Santo doubled to left; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted) [Santo to third]; Banks hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Santo scored]; Hickman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: HALL BATTED FOR MARTIN; Hall flied out to right; SMITH
BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Smith was called out on strikes; Kessinger
singled to center; Beckert popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 9TH: HIATT REPLACED HALL (PLAYING C ); ABERNATHY REPLACED
SMITH (PITCHING); Carty singled to center; GARR RAN FOR CARTY;
Cepeda forced Garr (shortstop to second); Boyer lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cepeda out at first]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: DIDIER REPLACED JARVIS (PLAYING C ); LUM REPLACED
TILLMAN (PLAYING LF); WILHELM REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Williams
homered; Santo struck out; Callison flied out to center; Banks
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cubs 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum
grounded out (third to first); Didier grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 10TH: Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); Hiatt
singled to third; POPOVICH BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Popovich lined
into a double play (third to first) [Hiatt out at first]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 11TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Jackson flied
out to right; Millan lined to third; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; KING BATTED FOR WILHELM; King grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 11TH: PRIDDY REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Kessinger singled to
center; Beckert singled to center [Kessinger to third]; Williams
was walked intentionally [Beckert to second]; Santo singled to
shortstop [Kessinger scored, Beckert to third, Williams to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 4.

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