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July 26, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 0
Cubs 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 0
Cubs 3 8 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .259
OBP .000 .327
At Bats 4 363
Hits 0 94
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 21

Hoyt Wilhelm Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 5
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Wrigley Field - July 26, 1970
Out
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bob Tillman
Tommie Aaron
Felix Millan
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Tony Gonzalez
Hank Aaron
Don Kessinger
Jack Hiatt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 8 12 0 6
Chicago Cubs 3 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Pat Jarvis
Losing Pitcher Bill Hands
Save Hoyt Wilhelm
Game Winning RBI Sonny Jackson
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 36 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Joe Decker. Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Tommie Aaron now playing first base. Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tillman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tommie Aaron pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda. Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores.
Top 9 Aaron strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Millan. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Millan steals second.
Top 9 Millan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Wilhelm is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Tillman hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Decker now pitching. Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Al Spangler pinch hits for Roberto Rodriguez. Spangler strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching. Hiatt bunts in front of the plate. Tillman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez 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 7 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tillman moves to third.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jarvis bunts towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Tillman moves to second.
Top 6 Tillman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Boyer strikes out.
Top 5 Roberto Rodriguez now pitching. Lum takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Millan hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Jarvis moves to third.
Top 5 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores.
Top 5 Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Beckert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Boyer moves to third.
Top 5 Tillman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 5 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lum strikes out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hands strikes out.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jarvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tillman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hiatt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jarvis covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Santo reaches second base with a double. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
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 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.