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Monday July 20, 1970
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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, July 20, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Braves       0  2  3    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Millan 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Beckert cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Jackson pr,ss       1   1   0   0     0   0   .252
Williams lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Gonzalez cf           3   1   1   3     0   0   .242
Smith 1b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .245      H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .315
Santo 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .244      King c                3   1   1   0     0   1   .298
Callison rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Aspromonte 3b         2   1   0   0     0   0   .203
Popovich 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Lum rf                2   0   2   2     0   0   .233
Hiatt c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .257      T. Aaron lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Decker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Garrido ss,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardwell p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .143
  Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               20   0   3   0     1   3             Totals               21   5   6   5     0   4

Time of Game: 1:33   Attendance: 24,663
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Braves 2
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Smith (6), Lum (8)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (5)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (4,by Decker)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(2-5)           2     5   5   5   0   0   1  12   4.29
Colborn                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.94
Rodriguez               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.56
Totals                  5     6   5   5   0   4   1  22

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cardwell W(1-2)         5.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  21   5.28
Totals                  5.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  21

Hit by Pitch: Decker (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


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

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
lined to third; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Smith popped to third in foul territory; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: King singled to center; Aspromonte reached on a
fielder's choice [King to second]; Lum doubled to center [King
scored, Aspromonte scored, Lum to third (on throw to home)]; T.
Aaron hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Lum out at
home]; Garrido grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 2.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich popped to first; Hiatt grounded out (third to
first); Decker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
2.

BRAVES 3RD: Cardwell singled to left; Millan was hit by a pitch
[Cardwell to second]; JACKSON RAN FOR MILLAN; Gonzalez homered
[Cardwell scored, Jackson scored]; H. Aaron singled to
shortstop; COLBORN REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); King popped to
shortstop; Aspromonte popped to second; Lum singled to center
[H. Aaron to second]; T. Aaron was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 4TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GARRIDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kessinger walked; Beckert struck out;
Williams forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); Smith doubled
to right [Williams to third]; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardwell
struck out; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 5TH: Callison flied out to right; Popovich flied out to
right; Hiatt singled to left; SPANGLER BATTED FOR COLBORN;
Spangler flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Gonzalez
popped to third in foul territory; H. Aaron struck out; King
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right;
Rain delay starts at 10:55 PM; game called after 80 minute
delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 5.



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