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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1967-08-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 17231 · 75°F, sunny, dry · 2:53

Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Phil Niekro earned the win. Clete Boyer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	6
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Phil Niekro L: Fergie Jenkins SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Alou	4	0	1	0	0	0
Denis Menke	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	0	2
Joe Torre	3	1	0	0	1	2
Clete Boyer	4	1	2	1	0	2
Tito Francona	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bob Uecker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Woody Woodward	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Niekro	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Lau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mack Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	3	0	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	4	0	2	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	1	0	1
Ron Santo	3	0	0	1	2
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	1
Clarence Jones	2	1	1	0	1
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0
Adolfo Phillips	3	0	0	1	3
Fergie Jenkins	3	0	1	0	1
Al Spangler	1	0	0	1	0
Norm Gigon	1	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	9.0	6	3	10

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	6	3	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felipe Alou: 3/FL
Denis Menke: W
Hank Aaron: K
Joe Torre: K/C

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 8
Glenn Beckert: 53
Billy Williams: 63

Top 2

Clete Boyer: S9
Tito Francona: 6
Bob Uecker: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Ron Santo: K/C
Ernie Banks: K
Clarence Jones: S9
Randy Hundley: S8.1-2
Adolfo Phillips: W.2-3;1-2
Fergie Jenkins: OA.3XH(2E1)(UR)
Fergie Jenkins: 1/L

Top 3

Woody Woodward: 53
Phil Niekro: 8
Felipe Alou: 7

Bot 3

Don Kessinger: 3/BG
Glenn Beckert: D7
Billy Williams: 6/L
Ron Santo: W
Ernie Banks: E6.2-3;1-2
Clarence Jones: K

Top 4

Denis Menke: K
Hank Aaron: K
Joe Torre: K

Bot 4

Randy Hundley: 63
Adolfo Phillips: K/C
Fergie Jenkins: K

Top 5

Clete Boyer: K/C
Tito Francona: S8
Bob Uecker: SB2#
Bob Uecker: K
Woody Woodward: 7

Bot 5

Don Kessinger: HP
Glenn Beckert: 46(1)3/GDP
Billy Williams: S6/P8S.BX2(64)

Top 6

Phil Niekro: 63
Felipe Alou: 8
Denis Menke: 8

Bot 6

Ron Santo: K
Ernie Banks: E5
Al Spangler: 6
Randy Hundley: 43

Top 7

Hank Aaron: 5
Joe Torre: 7
Clete Boyer: HR/8
Tito Francona: D7
Bob Uecker: 7

Bot 7

Adolfo Phillips: K
Fergie Jenkins: S7.BX2(74)
Don Kessinger: 7

Top 8

Woody Woodward: 53
Phil Niekro: 5
Felipe Alou: D9
Denis Menke: 63

Bot 8

Glenn Beckert: S6
Billy Williams: SB2#
Billy Williams: WP.2-3#
Billy Williams: K
Ron Santo: 5
Ernie Banks: 63

Top 9

Hank Aaron: D8
Joe Torre: SB3#
Joe Torre: W
Clete Boyer: K
Tito Francona: IW.1-2
Charlie Lau: 32(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH1)(NR)(UR);1-3
Mack Jones: K

Bot 9

Al Spangler: W
Randy Hundley: 2/BP
Adolfo Phillips: K/C
Norm Gigon: K

Notes & reviews

Fergie Jenkins 116 pitches; Phil Niekro 131 pitches
the ball got away from Bob Uecker and Phil Niekro dropped throw
Clarence Jones struck on eye by foul ball
Randy Hundley's throw hit Charlie Lau

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