Phil Niekro allowed only two singles, both by Billy Williams, and pitched the Braves to a 9-0 victory for his fourth straight conquest of the Cubs this season. Fergie Jenkins engaged in a duel with Niekro until the sixth inning when Felix Millan singled and Hank Aaron homered.

The Braves then broke the game wide open with five runs in the eighth. Orlando Cepeda kayoed Jenkins, driving in two runs with a double, and Tony Gonzalez singled off Larry Gura to add two more tallies. Cepeda and Gonzalez each got his third RBI of the game in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      25, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  5  2  -   9 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            2   2   1   0     3   0   .250      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Millan 2b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .302      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
H. Aaron rf           4   2   2   2     1   0   .311        Gagliano 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Hall pr,lf          0   1   0   0     0   0   .140      Williams lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Cepeda 1b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .308      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  T. Aaron 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .340
Gonzalez cf           5   0   1   3     0   0   .241      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Lum lf,rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .220      James cf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Tillman c             3   0   0   0     1   3   .225      Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .097
Niekro p              3   0   0   1     0   0   .125        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .245

Totals               35   9  12   9     6   4             Totals               28   0   2   0     0   8

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 31,555
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 2
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Jackson, Santo
Doubles: Cepeda 3 (24), Lum (10)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (26)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Niekro (1)
GIDP: Hickman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lum (3,by Regan), James (5,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(9-12)          9     2   0   0   0   8   0  29   4.15
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   8   0  29

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(11-12)        7     9   6   6   3   4   1  31   4.03
Gura                    0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.00
Regan                   1.2   1   2   1   2   0   0   9   4.61
Totals                  9    12   9   8   6   4   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4), Regan (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Millan grounded out (second to
first) [Jackson to second]; H. Aaron singled to shortstop
[Jackson to third]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory;
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (second to first); Boyer flied out
to right; Tillman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Hickman struck
out; Callison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Jackson singled to pitcher; Jackson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley popped to third in foul territory; James
struck out; Jenkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Cepeda
doubled to left; Gonzalez hit into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Cepeda out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
reached on an error by Jackson [Beckert out at second (second to
shortstop)]; Williams singled to right; Santo forced Williams
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer singled
to center; Tillman struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman struck out; Callison grounded out (second to
first); Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Millan singled to
center; H. Aaron homered [Millan scored]; Cepeda flied out to
center; Gonzalez flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: James was hit by a pitch; Jenkins struck out;
Kessinger popped to catcher in foul territory; Beckert grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum doubled to left; Boyer grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Lum to third]; Tillman struck out; Niekro grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs
0.

CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to center; Santo struck out; Hickman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs
0.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson walked; Millan singled to left [Jackson to
second]; H. Aaron walked [Jackson to third, Millan to second];
Cepeda doubled to left [Jackson scored, Millan scored, H. Aaron
to third]; GURA REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled to
center [H. Aaron scored, Cepeda scored]; Lum was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second
[Gonzalez out at second (second unassisted)]; Boyer walked [Lum
to second]; REGAN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Tillman walked [Lum
to third, Boyer to second]; Niekro sacrifice flied into a double
play (center to first to third) [Lum scored, Boyer out at
third]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: Callison flied out to left; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); James grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 9TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Jackson
walked; Millan popped to second; H. Aaron reached on an error by
Santo [Jackson to second, H. Aaron to first]; HALL RAN FOR H.
AARON; Cepeda doubled to right [Jackson scored, Hall to third];
Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hall scored
(unearned), Cepeda to third]; Lum was hit by a pitch; Boyer
flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs
0.

CUBS 9TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); T. AARON REPLACED
CEPEDA (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SMITH
BATTED FOR REGAN; Smith struck out; Kessinger struck out;
Gagliano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 9, Cubs 0.