Milt Pappas, appearing against his former club for the first time since being traded June 25, 1970, pitched the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Braves. Johnny Callison, batting only .195, clinched the decision for Pappas with a grand slam.

Homers by Billy Williams for the Cubs and Earl Williams for the Braves helped bring a 2-2 tie before the Cubs broke away in the eighth inning. After a single by Cleo James with the bases loaded drove in the tie-breaking tally, Callison connected for the Cubs' first grand slam of the season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    18, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  5  0  -   7 12  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 12  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Beckert 2b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .352      Garr lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .331
Williams lf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .306      Lum rf                3   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Pepitone 1b           5   1   3   0     0   2   .312      Williams c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .266
Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .264      T. Aaron 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
James cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .229      Versalles 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Callison rf           4   1   1   4     0   1   .198      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Cannizzaro c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Garrido 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Pappas p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .147      Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .159
                                                            McQueen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               38   7  12   6     2   6             Totals               33   2  12   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13,432
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 5
DP: Cubs 4, Braves 3
Errors: T. Aaron, Versalles
Doubles: Pepitone (18), Garr (19)
Home Runs: Williams (23), Callison (4), Williams (25)
Stolen Bases: James (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lum (5)
GIDP: Williams (15), Santo (17), Kessinger (8), Jackson (6), Lum (6), Versalles (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(15-10)         9    12   2   2   0   1   1  34   3.39
Totals                  9    12   2   2   0   1   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(12-10)         7.1  12   7   6   1   5   2  34   3.17
McQueen                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.26
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   6   2  40

Passed Balls: Williams 2 (7)
Wild Pitches: Pappas (5)
Balks: Niekro (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert singled to
center; Williams allowed a passed ball [Beckert to second];
Williams popped to first; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to center; Garr doubled to second
[Jackson to third]; Lum hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson
scored, Garr to third]; Williams hit into a double play (center
to catcher) [Garr out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to catcher; James grounded out (shortstop
to first); Callison reached on an error by T. Aaron [Callison to
first]; Cannizzaro singled to left [Callison to second]; Pappas
singled to pitcher [Callison to third, Cannizzaro to second];
Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: T. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first);
Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at
second]; Pepitone doubled to center; Santo was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido grounded out (third to first); Niekro
singled to center; Jackson grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: James flied out to left; Callison struck out;
Cannizzaro popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to right [Garr out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Lum grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to left; Pappas threw a wild pitch [Williams to second];
T. Aaron singled to left [Williams to third]; Versalles forced
T. Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Pappas struck out; Kessinger popped to third; Beckert
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Garrido popped
to catcher in foul territory; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams homered; Pepitone singled to right; Santo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Pepitone out at second]; James singled to shortstop; James
stole second; Williams allowed a passed ball [James to third];
Niekro balked [James scored (unearned)]; Callison popped to
second; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Garr
singled to center; Lum grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Pappas
reached on an error by Versalles [Pappas to first]; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Pappas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams homered; T. Aaron grounded out (pitcher to
first); Versalles popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez
singled to center; Garrido singled to third [Perez to second];
Niekro flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves
2.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert flied out to right; Williams singled to right;
Pepitone singled to center [Williams to third, Pepitone to
second (on throw)]; Santo was walked intentionally; James
singled to left [Williams scored, Pepitone to third, Santo to
second]; Callison homered [Pepitone scored, Santo scored, James
scored]; MCQUEEN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cannizzaro popped
to first in foul territory; Pappas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson flied out to right; Garr grounded out
(second to first); Lum singled to pitcher; Williams struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert
walked; Williams lined to right; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: T. Aaron singled to left; Versalles grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [T. Aaron out at second];
Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
7, Braves 2.