Pinch-hitter Zoilo Versalles, swinging at the first pitch thrown to him by Ray Newman, connected for a homer in the ninth inning to give the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. The Braves also had a homer earlier in the game by Earl Williams, while Ron Santo hit for the circuit with two men on base for the Cubs. Billy Williams had two hits and raised his major league career total to 2,000. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    17, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4 10  2
Braves       2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Jackson cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .351      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .328
Williams lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .305      H. Aaron 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Lum rf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .271
Santo 3b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .266      Williams c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .264
Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .197      T. Aaron 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Davis cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .279      Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .225
  James pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Garrido 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Martin c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Reed p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .145
Hands p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .067        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Versalles ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .222

Totals               34   4  10   3     1   3             Totals               34   5  10   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,070
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 7
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1
Errors: Callison, Davis
Triples: H. Aaron (2)
Home Runs: Santo (18), Williams (24), Versalles (5)
Stolen Bases: Perez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Martin 2 (2), Garrido (2)
GIDP: Williams (14)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   8     9   4   3   1   3   1  35   3.34
Newman L(1-1)           0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.30
Totals                  8    10   5   4   1   3   2  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    6     6   4   4   1   2   1  24   3.41
Nash W(7-7)             3     4   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.96
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to right
[Kessinger to third]; Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Kessinger scored (no RBI), Beckert out at
second]; Pepitone singled to center; Santo forced Pepitone
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron tripled to left; Lum singled to
right [H. Aaron scored, Lum to second (error by Callison)];
Williams reached on an error by Davis [Lum scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Williams to first]; T. Aaron forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 2.

CUBS 2ND: Callison was called out on strikes; Davis walked;
Martin grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second]; Hands
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez singled to left; Perez stole second; Garrido
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to third]; Reed grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center [Perez
scored]; Garr singled to right [Jackson to second]; H. Aaron
walked [Jackson to third, Garr to second]; Lum popped to third;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert lined to second;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams struck out; T. Aaron popped to second;
Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Braves 3.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone popped to third; Santo flied out to right;
Callison popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves
3.

BRAVES 4TH: Garrido grounded out (first unassisted); Reed
singled to left; Jackson forced Reed (second to shortstop); Garr
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 3.

CUBS 5TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Martin flied
out to right; Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum made
an out to shortstop; Williams homered; T. Aaron grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 4.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
flied out to right; Williams singled to left; Pepitone singled
to right [Williams to second]; Santo homered [Williams scored,
Pepitone scored]; Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez singled to third; Garrido out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Perez to second]; KING BATTED FOR REED;
King struck out; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

CUBS 7TH: NASH REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Davis singled to
center; Martin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Davis to second]; Hands struck out; Kessinger flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); H. Aaron
popped to shortstop; Lum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to center; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Santo singled
to center [Williams to third]; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams singled to left; T. Aaron forced Williams
(first to shortstop); Perez struck out; Garrido grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

CUBS 9TH: Davis singled to left; JAMES RAN FOR DAVIS; Martin out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [James to second];
POPOVICH BATTED FOR HANDS; Popovich flied out to left; Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NEWMAN REPLACED
POPOVICH (PITCHING); VERSALLES BATTED FOR NASH; Versalles
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 5.