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Tuesday July 21, 1970
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Batterymates Fergie Jenkins and Randy Hundley smashed homers for their first extra-base hits of the year to highlight the Cubs' 8-2 victory over the Braves. Ron Santo also hit a homer for Cubs and drove in another run with a double. Willie Smith accounted for two RBIs with a single to start the scoring in the first inning. Jenkins yielded four hits. Both Braves' runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 21, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cubs         2  0  0    3  1  1    0  0  1  -   8 13  2
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   0   0     1   2   .268      Jackson ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .249
Beckert 2b            5   0   3   0     0   1   .262      Gonzalez cf           3   1   0   1     0   0   .239
Williams lf           4   2   0   0     1   0   .322      H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   1     0   2   .316
Santo 3b              5   1   2   2     0   1   .246        Hall pr,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Smith 1b              5   1   2   2     0   2   .252      King c                3   0   1   0     1   2   .299
Callison rf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hundley c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .211      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
James cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .207      T. Aaron lf,1b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Jenkins p             4   1   1   2     0   2   .100      Garrido 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Jarvis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            McQueen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               40   8  13   8     2  11             Totals               29   2   4   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,118
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Braves 4
DP: Cubs 2, Braves 1
Errors: Kessinger, Santo, Aspromonte
Doubles: Smith (7), Santo (17), James (7)
Home Runs: Jenkins (1), Hundley (1), Santo (12)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (4), James (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez (3)
GIDP: Santo (11), Aspromonte (2), Garrido (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(11-11)        9     4   2   0   2   6   0  33   3.88
Totals                  9     4   2   0   2   6   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(10-8)          4.1   8   6   4   1   5   1  22   3.38
McQueen                 4.2   5   2   2   1   6   2  20   8.24
Totals                  9    13   8   6   2  11   3  42

Wild Pitches: Jarvis (3)
Balks: Jarvis (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: 23 minute rain delay before start of game;
Kessinger reached on an error by Aspromonte [Kessinger to
first]; Kessinger stole second; Beckert struck out; Williams
walked; Jarvis threw a wild pitch [Kessinger to third, Williams
to second]; Santo struck out; Smith singled to left [Kessinger
scored (unearned), Williams scored (unearned)]; Jarvis balked
[Smith to second]; Callison flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley popped to third in foul territory; James
singled to right; James stole second; Jenkins struck out;
Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: King singled to right; Lum forced King (third to
second); Aspromonte grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to right; Williams lined to center;
Santo grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: T. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido
singled to shortstop; Jarvis reached on an error by Santo on a
sacrifice bunt [Garrido to second, Jarvis to first]; Jackson
walked [Garrido to third, Jarvis to second]; Gonzalez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Garrido scored (unearned)]; 34
minute rain delay; H. Aaron was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Smith doubled to right; Callison singled to center
[Smith scored]; Hundley struck out; James grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Callison to second]; Jenkins homered
[Callison scored]; Kessinger lined to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: King was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aspromonte popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams forced Beckert
(second to shortstop); Santo doubled to left [Williams scored];
MCQUEEN REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Callison
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron popped to third; Garrido grounded out
(second to first); McQueen flied to left in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley homered; James was called out on strikes;
Jenkins struck out; Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Gonzalez reached on an
error by Kessinger [Gonzalez to second]; H. Aaron singled to
left [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; HALL RAN FOR H. AARON; King
walked [Hall to second]; Lum flied out to left; Aspromonte
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); T. AARON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Santo grounded out (third to first);
Smith struck out; Callison singled to right; Hundley flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: T. Aaron singled to right; Garrido grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [T. Aaron out at second];
McQueen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: James doubled to center; Jenkins reached on a
fielder's choice [James out at third (pitcher to third)];
Kessinger struck out; Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson flied out to center; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Hall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 9TH: Williams flied out to right; Santo homered; Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Callison struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: King struck out; Lum popped to third; Aspromonte
popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 2.



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