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Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1971-08-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 34988 · 67°F · 2:09

Atlanta Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 6th. Phil Niekro earned the win. Earl Williams went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	9
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	11

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

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Bob Engel · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felix Millan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Garr	4	1	2	0	0	1
Hank Aaron	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Williams	4	1	3	2	0	0
Mike Lum	4	1	0	0	0	1
Darrell Evans	3	1	1	1	1	1
Sonny Jackson	3	0	2	0	0	0
Marty Perez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Phil Niekro	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	5	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Williams	5	0	2	0	0	1
Joe Pepitone	5	2	2	0	0	0
Ron Santo	3	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Callison	3	0	1	2	1	0
Brock Davis	4	0	2	1	0	2
Chris Cannizzaro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fergie Jenkins	4	0	1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	9.0	11	2	6

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	9	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felix Millan: 8
Ralph Garr: S8/L8S
Hank Aaron: 64(1)/FO
Earl Williams: S7/G5.1-2
Mike Lum: K/C

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: 8/L8
Billy Williams: 4/P4

Top 2

Darrell Evans: HR/F89XD
Sonny Jackson: 6/P56
Marty Perez: K
Phil Niekro: K

Bot 2

Joe Pepitone: S9/L3D
Ron Santo: S8/L78.1-3
Johnny Callison: D9/L89.3-H;1-H
Brock Davis: K23
Chris Cannizzaro: 7/F7LD
Fergie Jenkins: WP.2-3
Fergie Jenkins: 8

Top 3

Felix Millan: 53
Ralph Garr: K
Hank Aaron: 9

Bot 3

Don Kessinger: 3/G3
Glenn Beckert: 53
Billy Williams: S8/L
Joe Pepitone: 9/F9DW

Top 4

Earl Williams: 2/FL/P2F
Mike Lum: 7
Darrell Evans: 43/G34

Bot 4

Ron Santo: 5/P5
Johnny Callison: 9/F89
Brock Davis: K+PB.B-1
Chris Cannizzaro: 53

Top 5

Sonny Jackson: S9/G34
Marty Perez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Phil Niekro: 3/P3

Bot 5

Fergie Jenkins: 7
Don Kessinger: 7/L7
Glenn Beckert: T7/G5
Billy Williams: 63/G56

Top 6

Felix Millan: 63
Ralph Garr: T7/L78
Hank Aaron: K
Earl Williams: HR/F7LD.3-H
Mike Lum: 41

Bot 6

Joe Pepitone: 43
Ron Santo: W
Johnny Callison: 7
Brock Davis: S8/G.1-2
Chris Cannizzaro: K

Top 7

Darrell Evans: W
Sonny Jackson: 14/SH.1-2
Marty Perez: 63/G6M
Phil Niekro: 7/F78

Bot 7

Fergie Jenkins: S7/G5
Don Kessinger: 14/SH.1-2
Glenn Beckert: K
Billy Williams: K

Top 8

Felix Millan: 9
Ralph Garr: 4/P
Hank Aaron: 7/F7L

Bot 8

Joe Pepitone: T9/F89XDW
Ron Santo: K/C
Johnny Callison: W
Brock Davis: S7/L5D.3-H;1-2
Chris Cannizzaro: 8
Fergie Jenkins: 53

Top 9

Earl Williams: S9/L34D
Mike Lum: 26(1)/FO/BG2
Darrell Evans: K
Sonny Jackson: S9/G4.1-2
Marty Perez: S7/F78.2-H;1X3(75)

Bot 9

Don Kessinger: S3/G3
Glenn Beckert: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Billy Williams: S9/G3
Joe Pepitone: 8

Notes & reviews

Lum crashed into concrete wall making the catch
Lum got tangled in the vines trying to catch the fly

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