Jack Hiatt, playing against his former Chicago teammates, rapped two run-scoring doubles as the batterymate for Jack Billingham, who pitched the Astros to a 7-3 victory over the Cubs. Jesus Alou also drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Billy Williams hit his third homer in as many games for the Cubs, connecting with a man on base in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     8, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  4  0
Astros       0  1  0    3  2  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alou rf               4   0   2   2     1   0   .625
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .154
Williams lf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .400      Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .188
Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Watson lf             1   2   0   0     3   0   .000
Pepitone cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .364        Geronimo pr,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Callison rf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .300      Menke 1b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .133
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Hiatt c               2   2   2   2     1   0  1.000
Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Metzger ss            2   1   1   0     2   1   .200
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Billingham p          3   0   0   2     1   1   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Breeden ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   3     1   7             Totals               31   7   9   7     9   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 11,375
Left on Base: Cubs 1, Astros 10
DP: Cubs 2, Astros 1
Doubles: Morgan (1), Menke (2), Hiatt 2 (2)
Home Runs: Williams (3)
GIDP: Pepitone (2), Cedeno (1), Menke (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hiatt (1,by Regan)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(0-1)         4.2   7   6   6   7   6   0  27  11.57
Colborn                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Regan                   3     1   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.60
Totals                  8     9   7   7   9   7   0  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(1-0)       9     4   3   3   1   7   1  31   3.00
Totals                  9     4   3   3   1   7   1  31

Hit by Pitch: Regan (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert made an out to
third; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou made an out to second; Morgan doubled to
center; Cedeno struck out; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Pepitone struck
out; Callison flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke doubled to center; Rader flied out to right
[Menke to third]; Hiatt doubled to left [Menke scored]; Metzger
struck out; Billingham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Rudolph struck
out; Holtzman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger lined to center; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Menke struck out; Rader singled to
center [Watson to second]; Hiatt doubled to right [Rader to
third, Watson scored]; Metzger was walked intentionally;
Billingham grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second,
Hiatt to third, Rader scored]; Alou was walked intentionally;
Morgan singled to second [Alou to second, Metzger to third,
Hiatt scored]; Cedeno struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 4.

CUBS 5TH: Santo singled to center; Pepitone grounded out (second
to first) [Santo to second]; Callison singled to right [Santo
scored]; Hickman struck out; Rudolph struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson walked; Menke popped to third; Rader struck
out; Hiatt walked [Watson to second]; Metzger singled to
shortstop [Hiatt to second, Watson to third]; Billingham walked
[Watson scored, Hiatt to third, Metzger to second]; COLBORN
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Alou singled to pitcher
[Billingham to second, Metzger to third, Hiatt scored]; Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 6.

CUBS 6TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR COLBORN; Popovich flied out to
right; Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Cedeno struck
out; Watson walked; GERONIMO RAN FOR WATSON; Menke grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 6.

CUBS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Williams walked;
Santo struck out; Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiatt was
hit by a pitch; Metzger walked [Hiatt to second]; Billingham
forced Hiatt (catcher to third) [Metzger to second]; Alou
singled to center [Billingham to third, Metzger scored]; Morgan
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 7.

CUBS 8TH: Callison struck out; Hickman popped to first; Rudolph
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Geronimo lined to
shortstop; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Astros 7.

CUBS 9TH: H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR REGAN; H. Breeden grounded out
(third to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first);
Beckert singled to shortstop; Williams homered [Beckert scored];
Santo grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Astros 7.