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The Braves took advantage of an error by Ken Holtzman and scored five unearned runs to defeat the Cubs, 6-5. After Zoilo Versalles and Mike Lum singled, Holtzman bobbled a bunt by Bob Didier. Jim Nash went out, but Felix Millan scored Versalles with a sacrifice fly. Sonny Jackson singled to drive in Lum. Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 5Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldBraves 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 1
Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 5 11 1
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .316 Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .269
Jackson cf 5 2 2 1 0 2 .258 Beckert 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .347
H. Aaron rf 4 1 2 3 1 1 .314 Williams lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .272
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Pepitone 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .324
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Santo 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .275
Garrido 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Callison rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .212
Versalles ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .269 Davis cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .307
Lum lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .231 Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 0 1 0 .216
Didier c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Ortiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Nash p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .179 D. Breeden c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Priddy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .122
Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Popovich ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Tompkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H. Breeden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .147
Newman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 8 Totals 35 5 11 5 4 4
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 19,204
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cubs 9
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Lum, Holtzman
Doubles: H. Aaron (12), Cepeda (10), Didier (4), Lum (4), Williams (9), Cannizzaro (3), Pepitone (8), Kessinger (7)
Triples: Jackson (3)
Stolen Bases: Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Didier (8), Cannizzaro (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Millan (5), Popovich (2)
GIDP: Jackson (3), Cepeda (11), Santo (11)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Nash W(5-4) 5 8 4 4 3 0 0 25 5.48
Priddy 3.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 15 3.86
Niekro SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.33
Totals 9 11 5 5 4 4 0 41
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Holtzman L(6-7) 4.2 7 5 0 1 2 0 22 3.97
Bonham 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 7.13
Tompkins 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 2.86
Newman 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.69
Totals 9 12 6 1 1 8 0 39
Wild Pitches: Priddy (4)
Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello
BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck
out; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert
walked; Williams doubled to right [Beckert scored]; Pepitone
singled to left [Williams to third]; Santo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pepitone out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to center; Versalles grounded out
(third to first); Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
CUBS 2ND: Callison flied out to center; On a bunt Davis grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro doubled to center; Holtzman
walked; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Didier grounded out (second to first); Nash singled
to center; Millan singled to center [Nash to second]; Jackson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone doubled to right;
Santo lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda flied out to
center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0,
Cubs 1.
CUBS 4TH: On a bunt Callison singled to third; Davis singled to
right [Callison to second]; Cannizzaro out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Davis to second, Callison to third];
Holtzman flied out to right; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Versalles singled to center; Lum singled to center
[Versalles to second]; Didier reached on an error by Holtzman on
a sacrifice bunt [Lum to second, Versalles to third]; Nash flied
out to left; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Versalles
scored (unearned)]; Jackson singled to center [Didier to second,
Lum scored (unearned)]; H. Aaron doubled to center [Jackson
scored (unearned), Didier scored (unearned)]; Cepeda doubled to
center [H. Aaron scored (unearned)]; BONHAM REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Williams struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Cubs 1.
CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams popped
to first in foul territory; Pepitone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Versalles struck out; Lum singled to left; Didier
doubled to right [Lum to third]; Nash struck out; Millan popped
to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 1.
CUBS 6TH: Santo walked; Callison singled to center [Santo to
second]; Davis singled to left [Santo scored, Callison to third
(error by Lum), Davis to second]; PRIDDY REPLACED NASH
(PITCHING); Cannizzaro walked; ORTIZ RAN FOR CANNIZZARO;
POPOVICH BATTED FOR BONHAM; Popovich hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Davis to third, Callison scored]; Kessinger doubled to
right [Ortiz to third, Davis scored]; Beckert popped to
shortstop; Williams lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Cubs 4.
BRAVES 7TH: D. BREEDEN REPLACED ORTIZ (PLAYING C ); TOMPKINS
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Jackson tripled to center; H.
Aaron singled to center [Jackson scored]; Cepeda grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [H. Aaron out at
second]; Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.
CUBS 7TH: Pepitone popped to second; Santo struck out; Callison
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.
BRAVES 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED D. BREEDEN (PLAYING C ); Versalles
struck out; Lum doubled to right; Didier grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Lum to third]; Priddy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.
CUBS 8TH: Davis flied out to left; Martin grounded out (first
unassisted); H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; H. Breeden was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 4.
BRAVES 9TH: NEWMAN REPLACED H. BREEDEN (PITCHING); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson was called out on
strikes; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6,
Cubs 4.
CUBS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert grounded out (second to
first); Williams singled to pitcher; Williams stole second;
Priddy threw a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Pepitone singled
to right [Williams scored]; NIEKRO REPLACED PRIDDY (PITCHING);
Santo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
6, Cubs 5.
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