The Braves, after scoring their early runs on two homers, bunched three singles off Fergie Jenkins for a run in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs. 4-3. Darrell Evans homered for the Braves in the second inning and, after Johnny Callison knocked in two runs for the Cubs with a double in their half of the second, Earl Williams hit for the circuit with a man on base in the sixth to put the Braves in front again.

The Cubs tied the score in the eighth on a triple by Joe Pepitone and single by Brock Davis. Williams opened the Braves' ninth with a single and was forced by Mike Lum. After Evans struck out, Sonny Jackson beat out an infield hit and Marty Perez singled to produce the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    28, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
Cubs         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .335      Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .350
H. Aaron 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Williams lf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .311
Williams c            4   1   3   2     0   0   .269      Pepitone 1b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .304
Lum rf                4   1   0   0     0   1   .276      Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .266
Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .246      Callison rf           3   0   1   2     1   0   .204
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   2   .280
Jackson cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Cannizzaro c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Perez ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Jenkins p             4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .145

Totals               33   4   9   4     1   6             Totals               37   3  11   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 34,988
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cubs 10
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Callison (11)
Triples: Garr (6), Beckert (5), Pepitone (4)
Home Runs: Evans (8), Williams (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Jackson (7), Kessinger (14)
GIDP: Perez (13), Beckert (15)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(13-11)         9    11   3   3   2   6   0  40   3.04
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   6   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(20-11)        9     9   4   4   1   6   2  35   2.71
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   6   2  35

Passed Balls: Williams (10)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (7)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to center; Garr singled to center;
H. Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to second); Williams singled to
left [H. Aaron to second]; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Evans homered; Jackson popped to shortstop; Perez
was called out on strikes; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to right; Santo singled to center
[Pepitone to third]; Callison doubled to right [Pepitone scored,
Santo scored]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Callison to third];
Davis struck out (catcher to first); Cannizzaro flied out to
left; Jenkins flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams singled to center;
Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cubs 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum
flied out to left; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Santo popped to third; Callison flied out to right;
Davis struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball;
Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson singled to right; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Niekro
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Jenkins flied out to left; Kessinger lined to left;
Beckert tripled to left; Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
tripled to left; H. Aaron struck out; Williams homered [Garr
scored]; Lum grounded out (second to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo walked;
Callison flied out to left; Davis singled to center [Santo to
second]; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cubs 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans walked; Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Evans to second]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Jenkins singled to left; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Jenkins to second]; Beckert struck
out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs
2.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied out to right; Garr popped to second; H.
Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Pepitone tripled to right; Santo was called out on
strikes; Callison walked; Davis singled to left [Pepitone
scored, Callison to second]; Cannizzaro flied out to center;
Jenkins grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams singled to right; On a bunt Lum forced
Williams (catcher to shortstop); Evans struck out; Jackson
singled to right [Lum to second]; Perez singled to left [Lum
scored, Jackson out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger singled
to first; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Williams singled to
right; Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cubs 3.