Billy Williams and Ron Santo batted in four runs apiece as the Cubs breezed to an 11-1 victory over the Braves behind the six-hit pitching of Ken Holtzman. Glenn Beckert scored four runs, Santo accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles and added two more with a homer in the fifth inning.

Williams tripled with two men on base in the second and homered with one aboard in the seventh. Randy Hundley also hit a round-tripper for the Cubs. The Braves escaped a shutout in the ninth when Orlando Cepeda, Clete Boyer and Tony Gonzalez singled after two were out. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, July      24, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Cubs         1  4  1    0  3  0    2  0  x  -  11 16  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .265
T. Aaron lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290        Popovich ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Beckert 2b            4   4   2   0     1   0   .271
  Lum rf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .232        Gagliano 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Williams lf           4   2   2   4     1   0   .321
Boyer 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .220        Spangler lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Gonzalez cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Santo 3b              4   1   3   4     1   0   .247
Tillman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Hickman 1b            1   1   1   0     3   0   .344
Garrido ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275        Smith 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Reed p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Callison rf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .260
  Kester p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hundley c             5   1   1   1     0   2   .204
  Priddy p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      James cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .213
  Navarro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Holtzman p            4   0   2   1     0   1   .250

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   6             Totals               38  11  16  11     7   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 26,224
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 12
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Doubles: Santo (18), Callison (16), Holtzman (4)
Triples: Williams (4)
Home Runs: Hundley (2), Santo (13), Williams (28)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (5), James (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (4)
GIDP: Holtzman (2)
Hit by Pitch: James (4,by Priddy)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(2-4)             1.2   5   5   5   2   0   1  12   6.53
Kester                  1.1   5   1   1   3   0   0  12   6.30
Priddy                  3     5   5   5   2   2   2  16   6.12
Navarro                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.68
Totals                  8    16  11  11   7   5   3  47

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(10-9)        9     6   1   1   1   6   0  34   3.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   0  34

Passed Balls: Tillman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Priddy (2)
Wild Pitches: Holtzman (11)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); T. Aaron
walked; H. Aaron flied out to right; Cepeda forced T. Aaron
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert singled to right;
Williams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Beckert to second];
Santo doubled to left [Beckert scored]; Hickman walked; Callison
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez popped
to shortstop; Tillman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley homered; James singled to third; Holtzman out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [James to second];
Kessinger reached on a fielder's choice [James out at third
(third to second)]; Kessinger stole second; Beckert walked;
Williams tripled to right [Kessinger scored, Beckert scored];
KESTER REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Santo singled to right
[Williams scored]; Hickman singled to left [Santo to third,
Hickman to second (on throw to 3b)]; Callison popped to third; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (pitcher to first); Kester
flied out to right; Millan singled to left; Holtzman threw a
wild pitch [Millan to second]; T. Aaron grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); James
singled to right; James stole second; Holtzman singled to center
[James scored]; Kessinger singled to left [Holtzman to second];
Beckert flied out to left; Williams walked [Holtzman to third,
Kessinger to second]; Santo grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to right; Cepeda popped to
shortstop; Boyer singled to left; Gonzalez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman walked; Tillman allowed a passed ball [Hickman
to second]; Callison walked; PRIDDY REPLACED KESTER (PITCHING);
Hundley struck out; James was hit by a pitch [Hickman to third,
Callison to second]; Holtzman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [James out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Tillman popped to first; Garrido singled to left;
Priddy struck out; Millan forced Garrido (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); Williams flied out to right; Santo
homered [Beckert scored]; Hickman walked; Callison doubled to
left [Hickman scored, Callison to third (on throw to home)];
Hundley grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 6TH: SMITH REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); T. Aaron
grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron struck out; Cepeda
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 9.

CUBS 6TH: LUM REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); James popped to
second; Holtzman struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 9.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied
out to left; Tillman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams homered [Beckert
scored]; Santo walked; NAVARRO REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING); Smith
struck out; Callison popped to shortstop; Hundley struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 11.

BRAVES 8TH: POPOVICH REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); GAGLIANO
REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); SPANGLER REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PLAYING LF); Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Navarro
struck out; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 11.

CUBS 8TH: James struck out; Holtzman doubled to left; Popovich
flied out to left; Gagliano popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 11.

BRAVES 9TH: T. Aaron popped to shortstop; Lum was called out on
strikes; Cepeda singled to left; Boyer singled to left [Cepeda
to second]; Gonzalez singled to left [Cepeda scored, Boyer to
second]; Tillman forced Gonzalez (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 11.