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June 9, 1971

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Bottom 5 R H E
Cardinals 3 4 0
Braves 7 11 3
Bottom 5 R H E
Cardinals 3 4 1
Braves 8 11 3

Phil Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .138
OBP .500 .161
At Bats 2 29
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 3

Don Shaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 9, 1971
Don Shaw
Ted Simmons
Joe Hague
Dick Schofield
Joe Torre
Ted Sizemore
Lou Brock
Matty Alou
Jose Cardenal
Phil Niekro
Zoilo Versalles
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Versalles scores. Niekro moves to second. That run is unearned.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Simmons fires to third and they've got Lum trapped. The throw back to Simmons who tags Lum for the out. Versalles moves to third.
Bottom 5 Didier bunts towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to third. Versalles moves to second.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Williams scores. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 5 Don Shaw now pitching. Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Cepeda moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams is hit by the pitch. Garr scores. Aaron moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Bottom 5 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Staehle scores. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 5 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staehle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Staehle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Didier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zachary hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Staehle reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schofield hits a line drive into center field. Lum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lum. Hague goes all the way around to score. Schofield moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Sizemore strikes out.
Top 4 Hague takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive towards third. Torre catches it and throws to second to double up Aaron.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore fields it and has Garr trapped. There's the throw to Torre who throws back over to Sizemore who tags Garr for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garr takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Torre strikes out. Didier drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Torre out.
Top 3 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zachary tags and scores. Brock tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field. Lum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lum. Schofield scores. Zachary moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 3 Zachary hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Schofield moves to third.
Top 3 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sizemore bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Staehle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum scores.
Bottom 2 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague fields the ball and throws to Zachary covering. Safe. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hague hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda strikes out. The throw from Simmons to pick off Garr, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Staehle is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.