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August 28, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Cubs 3 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 9 0
Cubs 3 11 0

Joe Pepitone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .305
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 4 374
Hits 2 114
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 55

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 1
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Wrigley Field - August 28, 1971
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Out
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Gil Garrido
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Joe Pepitone
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 4 9 0 4
Chicago Cubs 3 11 0 10
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Marty Perez
Attendance 34,988
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Gil Garrido now playing third base. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields the ball and throws to Niekro covering. Safe.
Top 9 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lum scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to third. Williams throws the ball in to Santo, who tags Jackson for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Top 9 Evans strikes out.
Top 9 Lum bunts in front of the plate. Cannizzaro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pepitone scores. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 8 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum who is chasing the ball. Pepitone reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Beckert strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Jenkins moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jackson bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second.
Top 7 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cannizzaro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Aaron strikes out.
Top 6 Garr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Garr reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr who is chasing the ball. Beckert reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jenkins hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garr strikes out.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jenkins hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Davis out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Callison moves to third.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lum. Callison reaches second base with a double. Pepitone scores. Santo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pepitone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lum is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.