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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 0

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Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 0

Day

Game Played on Friday, June 4, 1971 (N) at Atlanta Stadium

CHI N    4  1  1    1  0  1    0  0  3  -  11 19  0
ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kessinger ss                  6   3   3   1       0   0       1   3
Beckert 2b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       0   2
  Popovich 2b                 2   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
Williams lf                   4   2   2   1       0   0       1   0
  H. Breeden 1b               2   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Santo 3b                      6   1   0   1       0   1       2   0
Pepitone 1b,lf                5   1   4   3       0   0       6   3
Davis cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Callison rf                   3   2   2   1       1   0       3   0
D. Breeden c                  3   1   1   1       0   0       6   0
Jenkins p                     4   0   2   1       0   0       3   2
Totals                       43  11  19  11       1   1      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Callison (10,off Kelley).
HR: Pepitone (5,6th inning off Kelley 0 on 1 out).
SH: Davis (1,off Niekro); D. Breeden (2,off Herbel); Jenkins (3,off Barber).
SF: D. Breeden (1,off Niekro); Callison (2,off Herbel).
IBB: Callison (7,by Niekro).
Team LOB: 11.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jackson cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Garr lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Evans 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Cepeda 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
  Williams 1b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Lum rf                        3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Versalles 2b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Perez ss                      2   0   0   0       1   0       3   4
Didier c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
Niekro p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Herbel p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Staehle ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kelley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  King ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Barber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   0   3   0       1   6      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: Evans (2), Perez 2 (12).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jenkins W(9-5)                9     3   0   0   1   6   0  31

Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro L(3-6)                 1     5   4   2   1   0   0   9
Herbel                        4     7   3   2   0   1   0  21
Kelley                        3     2   1   1   0   0   1  11
Barber                        1     5   3   3   0   0   0   8
Totals                        9    19  11   8   1   1   1  49
IBB: Niekro (2,Callison).
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10761
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Atlanta Braves           
1. Kessinger           ss        Jackson             cf
2. Beckert             2b        Garr                lf
3. Williams            lf        Evans               3b
4. Santo               3b        Cepeda              1b
5. Pepitone            1b        Lum                 rf
6. Davis               cf        Versalles           2b
7. Callison            rf        Perez               ss
8. D. Breeden          c         Didier              c
9. Jenkins             p         Niekro              p

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to center [Beckert to
third, Kessinger scored]; Santo reached on an error by Perez
[Williams to second, Beckert scored]; Pepitone singled to left
[Santo to second, Williams scored (unearned)]; Davis out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Pepitone to second, Santo to
third]; Callison was walked intentionally; D. Breeden hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Santo scored (unearned)]; Jenkins singled
to left [Callison to second, Pepitone out at home (left to
catcher)]; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Jackson singled to third; Garr popped to
third in foul territory; Evans struck out; Cepeda was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: HERBEL REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Kessinger singled
to center; Beckert singled to second [Kessinger to second];
Williams flied out to left; Santo popped to catcher in foul
territory; Pepitone singled to right [Beckert to third,
Kessinger scored]; Davis forced Pepitone (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

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

CUBS 3RD: Callison singled to left; D. Breeden out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Callison to second]; Jenkins
singled to center [Callison scored]; Kessinger forced Jenkins
(second to shortstop); Beckert flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Didier flied out to center; Herbel struck out;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Braves
0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to right; Santo struck out; Pepitone
singled to right [Williams to second]; Davis reached on an error
by Perez [Pepitone to second, Williams to third]; Callison hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Pepitone to third, Williams scored
(unearned)]; D. Breeden flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded
out (second to first); Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 7, Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: Jenkins reached on an error by Evans; Kessinger flied
out to left; Beckert forced Jenkins (shortstop to second);
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt
Versalles grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez walked; Didier
singled to left [Perez to second]; STAEHLE BATTED FOR HERBEL;
Staehle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: KELLEY REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Santo flied out to
right; Pepitone homered to right; Davis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Callison doubled to left; D. Breeden grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Jackson
grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Garr grounded out
(pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 0.

CUBS 7TH: Jenkins popped to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); Popovich popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: H. BREEDEN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); PEPITONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cepeda grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lum popped to third; Versalles flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 0.

CUBS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 1B); H. Breeden
grounded out (third to first); Santo popped to catcher in foul
territory; Pepitone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier
singled to center; KING BATTED FOR KELLEY; King struck out;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Braves
0.

CUBS 9TH: BARBER REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Davis singled to
center; Callison forced Davis (first to shortstop); D. Breeden
singled to center [Callison to second]; Jenkins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [D. Breeden to second,
Callison to third]; Kessinger singled to left [Callison scored,
D. Breeden to third, Kessinger to second (on throw)]; Popovich
singled to third [Kessinger to third, D. Breeden scored]; H.
Breeden singled to left [Popovich to second, Kessinger scored];
Santo flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 11, Braves
0.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out
to center; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 11, Braves 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs            11  19   0   11
 Braves           0   3   3    4
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