Atlanta Braves 8 – 3 Chicago Cubs
26 July 1970 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Orlando Cepeda | 1 in 321 games |
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Bill Hands | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Aaron | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Orlando Cepeda | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Lum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clete Boyer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Tillman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pat Jarvis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Jarvis | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Hickman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Callison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Hiatt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Hands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Al Spangler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Popovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hands | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Decker | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |