Saturday June 5, 1971
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Ken Holtzman, pitching with only one day of rest after his no-hitter against the Reds, made his first relief appearance of the season in a move that failed when Mike Lum smashed a three-run homer in the 11th inning to give the Braves a 6-4 victory over the Cubs. The Braves sent the game into overtime when Sonny Jackson hit for the circuit in the ninth.

The Cubs went ahead with a run in the 11th, but Marty Perez and Jackson singled in the Braves' half around an infield out by pinch-hitter Hank Aaron. Holtzman then replaced Phil Regan and retired Ralph Garr on a grounder, but Lum followed with his drive that cleared the outstretched glove of leaping Jim Hickman and sailed into the stands in right field. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 5, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 6 12 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 5 1 3 1 1 0 .269 Jackson cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 .267 Popovich 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .189 Garr lf 6 0 3 1 0 1 .358 Williams lf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Lum rf 5 1 2 3 1 1 .180 Santo 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Cepeda 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .307 King c 2 0 1 0 3 0 .174 Hickman rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Williams 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Davis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Staehle 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .067 D. Breeden c 3 0 2 0 1 1 .227 Versalles ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .100 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Tompkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .216 Newman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 3 1 1 1 0 0 .208 Beckert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .355 Garrido ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169 Ortiz pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stephenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 H. Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Regan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Totals 42 4 12 2 3 6 Totals 42 6 12 6 6 5 Time of Game: 3:23 Attendance: 14,024 Left on Base: Cubs 11, Braves 10 DP: Cubs 2, Braves 1 Errors: Jackson, Williams Doubles: Versalles (1), Stone (1) Triples: Pepitone (2) Home Runs: Jackson (2), Lum (4) Stolen Bases: Ortiz (2), Garr (11) Sacrifice Hits: D. Breeden (3), Regan (2) Sacrifice Flies: Popovich (1) GIDP: Santo (10), Versalles (1), Lum (3) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham 4.1 6 2 2 1 1 0 18 7.20 Tompkins 1.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 3.00 Newman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.35 Stephenson 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 4.50 Regan L(1-2) 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 12 4.40 Holtzman 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4.91 Totals 10.2 12 6 6 6 5 2 48 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 9 9 3 3 1 5 0 37 3.60 Upshaw W(6-4) 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 11 4.31 Totals 11 12 4 4 3 6 0 48 Passed Balls: D. Breeden (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Popovich singled to center [Kessinger scored (error by Jackson), Popovich to second]; Williams singled to right [Popovich to third]; Santo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Popovich scored (no RBI), Williams out at second]; Pepitone tripled to left; Hickman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Garr singled to center; Lum singled to shortstop [Garr to second]; D. Breeden allowed a passed ball [Lum to second, Garr to third]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; King walked; Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. CUBS 2ND: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Breeden was called out on strikes; Bonham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Staehle singled to left; Versalles grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Staehle out at second]; Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Popovich reached on an error by Williams [Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out; Santo grounded out (second to first) [Popovich to second, Kessinger to third]; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to shortstop; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied out to right; D. Breeden singled to left; Bonham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); King grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to first; Popovich grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Staehle grounded out (shortstop to first); Versalles doubled to left; Stone doubled to left [Versalles scored]; TOMPKINS REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stone to third]; Garr singled to center [Stone scored]; Garr stole second; Lum walked; Cepeda struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 2. CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone was called out on strikes; Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: King walked; Williams struck out; Staehle grounded out (second to first) [King to second]; Versalles was walked intentionally; NEWMAN REPLACED TOMPKINS (PITCHING); Stone popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 2. CUBS 7TH: On a bunt Davis grounded out (third to first); D. Breeden walked; BECKERT BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Beckert forced D. Breeden (third to second); ORTIZ RAN FOR BECKERT; Ortiz stole second; Kessinger singled to center [Ortiz scored]; Popovich singled to right [Kessinger to third]; Williams popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED ORTIZ (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to center; Garr was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. CUBS 8TH: Santo flied out to center; Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Cepeda flied out to right; King walked; Williams forced King (shortstop to second); Staehle walked [Williams to second]; REGAN REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR VERSALLES; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. CUBS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); Davis singled to center; D. Breeden out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davis to second]; Regan flied out to center; Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: GARRIDO BATTED FOR STONE; Garrido popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson homered; Garr flied out to center; Lum was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. CUBS 10TH: UPSHAW REPLACED GARRIDO (PITCHING); Popovich singled to right; Williams forced Popovich (second to shortstop); Santo grounded out (second to first) [Williams to second]; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 10TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); King singled to center; Williams forced King (second to shortstop); Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 3. CUBS 11TH: Davis singled to center; D. Breeden singled to center [Davis to second]; Regan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [D. Breeden to second, Davis to third]; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Popovich hit a sacrifice fly to right [D. Breeden to third, Davis scored]; Williams lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 11TH: Perez singled to right; H. AARON BATTED FOR UPSHAW; H. Aaron flied out to center; Jackson singled to center [Perez to second]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); Garr lined to second; Lum homered [Perez scored, Jackson scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Braves 6.

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