May 12, 1970 Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
BOS 5 CHW 7
@DET 2 NYY 9
@MIL 5 BAL 5
@MIN 4 OAK 5
WSA 3
(11) CHC 4
ATL 3
(11) HOU 8
@LAD 3 NYM 8
MON 4 CIN 5
@PIT 3 SDP 6
SFG 5 STL 9
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 5,264

Tuesday, May 12, 1970, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Braves

18-13

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0    3  6  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  1   0  1    4  9  1

W: P Regan (2-0), L: B Priddy (2-2)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Cubs

16-12

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jackson SS                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .270  .776    0    1   0   
F Millan 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .748    0    2   1   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .331 1.110    0    6   0   IW
R Carty LF                    3   0   3   0    1   0  .430 1.226    0    1   0   
  R Garr PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
  H King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .321 1.120    0    0   0   
  B Priddy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.100         0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .316 1.005    0    8   1   CS
C Boyer 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .643    0    1   3   2B
T Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .764    0    2   0   GDP
B Tillman C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .647    0    6   0   
  M Lum LF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .368    0    0   0   
P Jarvis P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .095  .231    0    2   0   
  B Didier C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .439    0    1   1   
Totals                       36   3   6   0    4   4                    30   7

BATTING

2B: C Boyer (5, off K Holtzman).

IBB: H Aaron (4, by P Regan).

TB: R Carty 3; C Boyer 3; F Millan.

GIDP: T Gonzalez (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Boyer-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Cepeda (2, 2nd base by K Holtzman/J Martin).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   1   3   0    0   1  .309  .847    0    3   6   
G Beckert 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .707    0    4   5   
B Williams LF                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .918    0    0   0   HR,IW
R Santo 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   3  .243  .764    0    1   4   2B
J Callison RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .833    0    3   0   
E Banks 1B                    3   1   1   2    0   2  .244  .757    0   15   0   HR,SF
J Hickman CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .943    0    2   0   
J Martin C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .565    0    5   2   
  J Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    0    0   0   
  J Hiatt C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .341  .886    0    0   0   
K Holtzman P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .622    0    0   0   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .859    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  P Popovich PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   4   9   4    2   8                    33  18

BATTING

2B: R Santo (5, off P Jarvis).

HR: E Banks (3, off P Jarvis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Williams (12, off H Wilhelm; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: E Banks (1, off P Jarvis).

IBB: B Williams (1, by B Priddy).

TB: B Williams 4; E Banks 4; R Santo 3; D Kessinger 3; G Beckert; J Hiatt.

RBI: E Banks 2 (15); R Santo (17); B Williams (34).

2-out RBI: E Banks.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kessinger-E Banks; D Kessinger-G Beckert-E Banks.

E: J Martin (3).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Jarvis                       8     4   2   2    1   6   1   3.99   29     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 4     71    -     1.20   0.43
H Wilhelm, BS (3)              2     2   1   1    0   2   1   3.42    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    2.35  -0.13
B Priddy, L (2-2)              0     3   1   1    1   0   0   4.86    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.48  -0.35
Totals                        10     9   4   4    2   8   2          40     -       ·  ·      6·13· 2· 9           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman                     8     5   3   2    3   4   0   4.11   30     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 5     63    -     1.07   0.10
T Abernathy                    2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.23    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.40   0.19
P Regan, W (2-0)               1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.71    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.02   0.15
Totals                        11     6   3   2    4   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Holtzman 3 (4).

IBB: B Priddy (1; B Williams); P Regan (2; H Aaron).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 5,264.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Chicago Cubs                         
1. S Jackson            SS    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. F Millan             2B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. R Carty              LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. O Cepeda             1B    5. J Callison           RF 
6. C Boyer              3B    6. E Banks              1B 
7. T Gonzalez           CF    7. J Hickman            CF 
8. B Tillman            C     8. J Martin             C  
9. P Jarvis             P     9. K Holtzman           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  3-2  ---      43%  65% B Williams      H Wilhelm       Home Run
   b11   0  3-3  1--      22%  94% G Beckert       B Priddy        Single to CF; Kessinger to 3B
   b10   1  3-3  1--     -14%  50% P Popovich      H Wilhelm       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  123     -12%  36% C Boyer         K Holtzman      Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Millan Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Carty out at 3B/3B-SS
   b 7   0  3-1  ---      10%  34% R Santo         P Jarvis        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  S Jackson       Walk
          1--      41%  F Millan        Single to LF; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-      46%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
          12-      41%  R Carty         Walk; Jackson to 3B; Millan to 2B
   O      123      48%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
   RRO    123      36%  C Boyer         Wild Pitch; Jackson Scores; Millan Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Carty out at 3B/3B-SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Jarvis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  D Kessinger     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      32%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
          ---      28%  C Boyer         Single to CF
   OO     1--      34%  T Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      33%  B Tillman       Walk
   O      1--      35%  P Jarvis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Jarvis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  J Callison      Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      41%  E Banks         Home Run
          ---      42%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      1--      39%  J Martin        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  F Millan        Popfly: C
   O      ---      45%  H Aaron         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  K Holtzman      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      40%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  R Carty         Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      41%  C Boyer         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      44%  T Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Jarvis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      41%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  J Callison      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  B Tillman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  P Jarvis        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Jarvis to 1B
   O      1--      40%  S Jackson       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      43%  F Millan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Jarvis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      38%  H Aaron         Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  R Carty         Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      41%  C Boyer         Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Jarvis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      37%  K Holtzman      Strikeout
          ---      41%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  G Beckert       Lineout: LF
   O      1--      32%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
          ---      25%  C Boyer         Double to RF
   O      -2-      26%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B; Boyer to 3B
   R      --3      21%  B Tillman       Wild Pitch; Boyer Scores
   O      ---      23%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  P Jarvis        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Pat Jarvis facing 4-5-6
          ---      34%  R Santo         Double to LF
   O      -2-      29%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Santo to 3B
   RO     --3      29%  E Banks         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Santo Scores
   O      ---      27%  J Hickman       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pat Jarvis facing 8-9-1
                  Jimmie Hall pinch hits for J.C. Martin batting 8th
   O      ---      26%  J Hall          Flyball: RF
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Ken Holtzman batting 9th
   O      ---      21%  W Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---      25%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
   O      1--      18%  G Beckert       Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Willie Smith pitching and batting 9th; Jack Hiatt replaces Jimmie Hall playing C batting 8th
          ---      15%  R Carty         Single to CF
                  Ralph Garr pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 4th
   O      1--      17%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      22%  C Boyer         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 3-4-5
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Ralph Garr pitching and batting 4th; Bob Didier replaces Pat Jarvis playing C batting 9th; Mike Lum replaces Bob Tillman playing LF batting 8th
   R      ---      65%  B Williams      Home Run
   O      ---      59%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  T Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Lum           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Didier        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  J Hickman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  J Hiatt         Single to 3B
                  Paul Popovich pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   OO     1--      50%  P Popovich      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Regan replaces Paul Popovich pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  S Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  F Millan        Lineout: 3B
          ---      58%  H Aaron         Intentional Walk
                  Hal King pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm batting 4th
   O      1--      65%  H King          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Priddy facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Priddy replaces Hal King pitching and batting 4th
          ---      72%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
          1--      94%  G Beckert       Single to CF; Kessinger to 3B
          1-3      94%  B Williams      Intentional Walk; Beckert to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Santo         Single to SS; Kessinger Scores; Beckert to 3B; Williams to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cubs 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation