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Standings
MIL
@BAL		6
5
BOS
@CAL		4
5
MIN
@CLE		5
3
CHW
@DET		6
1
NYY
@KCR		2
1
WSA
@OAK		2
8
ATL
@CHC		1
3
PIT
@HOU		3
0
SDP
@MON		3
1
LAD
@NYM		2
0
SFG
@PHI		6
0
CIN
@STL		1
6
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 18,758, Time of Game: 1:56
Braves
1
29-36
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
 at Cubs
3
32-31
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
W: Bill Hands (7-8)
L: Tom Kelley (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
Cubs            2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .761 -0.084 0.84 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 4 6
Sonny Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .653 -0.051 0.50 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 2 0
Hank Aaron RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 1.045 -0.073 0.96 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 2 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .287 .870 -0.004 0.88 0.038 -0.042 0.1 10 0
Mike Lum LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .210 .685 0.035 0.87 0.061 -0.026 0.4 1 0
Hal King C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .690 0.019 1.57 0.084 -0.065 0.4 2 0
Earl Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .745 -0.143 1.46 0.000 -0.143 -1.3 0 0 GDP
Zoilo Versalles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .669 -0.064 0.79 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 3 4
Tom Kelley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.057 1.12 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 0 0
   Darrell Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .615 -0.038 1.48 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
Team Totals 29 1 3 0 0 6 .103 .207 -0.460 0.99 0.183 -0.643 -3.4 24 10
TB: H King; M Lum; O Cepeda.
GIDP: E Williams (4).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Millan-Z Versalles.
E: O Cepeda (5).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .270 .681 0.051 0.66 0.072 -0.020 0.9 1 2
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .352 .779 0.057 0.88 0.086 -0.029 0.7 1 6
Billy Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .845 0.017 0.95 0.071 -0.054 -0.1 2 0
Joe Pepitone 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .315 .899 0.041 1.11 0.090 -0.049 0.4 12 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 .841 -0.055 0.83 0.023 -0.078 -1.1 0 2
Johnny Callison RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .613 -0.044 0.77 0.032 -0.076 -0.9 1 0
Jim Hickman CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .717 -0.039 0.97 0.014 -0.053 -0.4 4 0
   Brock Davis PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .767 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 0
Chris Cannizzaro C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .208 .615 0.074 0.98 0.097 -0.023 0.6 6 0
Bill Hands P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .199 -0.059 0.74 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 2 2 .250 .544 0.040 0.85 0.485 -0.444 -0.9 27 11
TB: G Beckert 2; D Kessinger 2; J Pepitone; C Cannizzaro; R Santo; J Callison.
RBI: J Pepitone 2 (29); C Cannizzaro (12).
2-out RBI: C Cannizzaro.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Santo-G Beckert-J Pepitone.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Kelley, L (2-2) 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 2.72 34 54 -0.041 0.85 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 3.38 34 54 -0.041 0.99 0.9

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, W (7-8) 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 3.70 29 83 0.459 0.99 3.4
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 29 83 0.459 0.85 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 18,758.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Felix Millan 2B 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Sonny Jackson CF 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Joe Pepitone 1B
5 Mike Lum LF 5 Ron Santo 3B
6 Hal King C 6 Johnny Callison RF
7 Earl Williams 3B 7 Jim Hickman CF
8 Zoilo Versalles SS 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 Tom Kelley P 9 Bill Hands P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-2 0 123 ROO ATL E. Williams B. Hands 10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Lum to 3B; Cepeda Scores/No RBI
b4 2-1 2 1-3 R CHC C. Cannizzaro T. Kelley 10% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hickman to 2B; Santo Scores
b1 0-0 0 123 RR CHC J. Pepitone T. Kelley 9% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B; Beckert Scores; Kessinger Scores
t2 0-2 0 12- ATL H. King B. Hands -8% 52% Single to RF; Lum to 2B; Cepeda to 3B
b1 0-0 0 12- CHC B. Williams T. Kelley 7% 71% Walk; Kessinger to 3B; Beckert to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Millan B. Hands 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL S. Jackson B. Hands 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron B. Hands 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger T. Kelley 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert T. Kelley 5% 64% Single to SS; Kessinger to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- CHC B. Williams T. Kelley 7% 71% Walk; Kessinger to 3B; Beckert to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 RR CHC J. Pepitone T. Kelley 9% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B; Beckert Scores; Kessinger Scores
b1 2-0 0 12- O CHC R. Santo T. Kelley -4% 76% Strikeout
b1 2-0 1 12- OO CHC J. Callison T. Kelley -6% 70% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- ATL O. Cepeda B. Hands -4% 66% Single to LF
t2 0-2 0 1-- ATL M. Lum B. Hands -6% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cepeda to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- ATL H. King B. Hands -8% 52% Single to RF; Lum to 2B; Cepeda to 3B
t2 0-2 0 123 ROO ATL E. Williams B. Hands 10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Lum to 3B; Cepeda Scores/No RBI
t2 1-2 2 --3 O ATL Z. Versalles B. Hands 4% 66% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman T. Kelley -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- O CHC C. Cannizzaro T. Kelley -1% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- O CHC B. Hands T. Kelley -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O ATL T. Kelley B. Hands 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- O ATL F. Millan B. Hands 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O ATL S. Jackson B. Hands 1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger T. Kelley -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert T. Kelley -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O CHC B. Williams T. Kelley -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron B. Hands 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda B. Hands 2% 68% Flyball: LF
t4 1-2 2 --- O ATL M. Lum B. Hands 1% 69% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- O CHC J. Pepitone T. Kelley -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- CHC R. Santo T. Kelley 2% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 2-1 1 1-- CHC J. Callison T. Kelley 3% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive); Santo to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- O CHC J. Hickman T. Kelley -3% 69% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santo to 3B
b4 2-1 2 1-3 R CHC C. Cannizzaro T. Kelley 10% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hickman to 2B; Santo Scores
b4 3-1 2 12- O CHC B. Hands T. Kelley -3% 76% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- O ATL H. King B. Hands 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O ATL E. Williams B. Hands 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- O ATL Z. Versalles B. Hands 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger T. Kelley 2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 3-1 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert T. Kelley 3% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kessinger to 2B
b5 3-1 0 12- O CHC B. Williams T. Kelley -3% 84% Popfly: 1B
b5 3-1 1 12- O CHC J. Pepitone T. Kelley -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B; Beckert to 2B; Kessinger to 3B
b5 3-1 2 -23 O CHC R. Santo T. Kelley -4% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
t6 1-3 0 --- O ATL T. Kelley B. Hands 3% 82% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- O ATL F. Millan B. Hands 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- O ATL S. Jackson B. Hands 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 6-7-8
b6 3-1 0 --- O CHC J. Callison T. Kelley -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-1 1 --- CHC J. Hickman T. Kelley 1% 85% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
Brock Davis pinch runs for Jim Hickman (CF) batting 7th
b6 3-1 1 1-- O CHC C. Cannizzaro T. Kelley -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 2B
b6 3-1 2 -2- O CHC B. Hands T. Kelley -2% 82% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
Brock Davis moves from PR to CF
t7 1-3 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron B. Hands 3% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 1-3 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda B. Hands 2% 88% Strikeout
t7 1-3 2 --- O ATL M. Lum B. Hands 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 1-2-3
b7 3-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger T. Kelley 1% 91% Single to SS
b7 3-1 0 1-- O CHC G. Beckert T. Kelley -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b7 3-1 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams T. Kelley -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 3-1 2 1-- O CHC J. Pepitone T. Kelley -1% 87% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
t8 1-3 0 --- O ATL H. King B. Hands 4% 90% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 --- O ATL E. Williams B. Hands 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-3 2 --- O ATL Z. Versalles B. Hands 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Tom Kelley facing 5-6-7
b8 3-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo T. Kelley -1% 94% Popfly: 2B
b8 3-1 1 --- O CHC J. Callison T. Kelley -0% 93% Popfly: 2B
b8 3-1 2 --- O CHC B. Davis T. Kelley -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Tom Kelley (P) batting 9th
t9 1-3 0 --- O ATL D. Evans B. Hands 4% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 1-3 1 --- O ATL F. Millan B. Hands 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-3 2 --- O ATL S. Jackson B. Hands 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cubs 3.

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