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The Expos, who were trailing, 6-1, after six innings, rallied to defeat the Cubs, 7-6, capping their comeback with three runs in the ninth. After narrowing the Cubs' lead with one run in the seventh and two in the eighth, the Expos began their ninth-inning rally with one-out singles by Ron Hunt and Rusty Staub. Bob Bailey forced Staub, Hunt scoring. Ron Swoboda tripled to tie the game and then scored the winning run on a single by John Bateman. [The Sporting News] Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 6Game Played on Thursday, April 29, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldExpos 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 - 7 16 1 Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hunt 2b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .292 Kessinger ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 .238 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .370 Beckert 2b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .304 Bailey lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .170 Williams lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Santo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Swoboda cf,lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 .333 Popovich 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .059 Bateman c 5 1 2 2 0 0 .235 Pepitone cf,1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .328 Laboy 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Callison rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .245 Boccabella 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .333 Hickman 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .205 Wine ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Ortiz pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Rudolph c 2 0 0 1 2 1 .093 Brand ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Holtzman p 2 0 0 1 0 0 .111 McAnally p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tompkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Raymond p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Day cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 42 7 16 6 1 4 Totals 32 6 9 6 5 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 7,889 Left on Base: Expos 9, Cubs 7 DP: Expos 1, Cubs 0 Errors: Bailey, Williams Doubles: Boccabella (1), Bateman (1), Callison (5) Triples: Swoboda (2) Stolen Bases: Kessinger (2), Beckert (2) Caught Stealing: Laboy (1) Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (1), Regan (1) Sacrifice Flies: Holtzman (1) GIDP: Beckert (2) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McAnally 5.1 6 4 4 1 2 0 22 6.39 O'Donoghue 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 9.00 Reed 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 1.93 Raymond W(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.38 Marshall SV(5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 9 6 6 5 4 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman 7.2 11 4 3 1 3 0 34 6.59 Regan L(0-1) 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 4.40 Colborn 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93 Tompkins 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.23 Totals 9 16 7 6 1 4 0 43 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); Bailey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Kessinger singled to first; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. EXPOS 2ND: Swoboda struck out; Bateman lined to first; Laboy singled to left; Laboy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to right; Pepitone singled to center; Callison singled to left [Pepitone to second]; Hickman singled to left [Pepitone scored, Callison out at third (left to third)]; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 1. EXPOS 3RD: POPOVICH REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); Boccabella was called out on strikes; Wine singled to left; McAnally struck out; Hunt singled to third [Wine to second]; Staub walked [Wine to third, Hunt to second]; Bailey singled to third [Staub to second, Hunt to third, Wine scored]; Swoboda flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Holtzman flied out to center; Kessinger walked; Beckert struck out; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. EXPOS 4TH: Bateman grounded out (first to pitcher); Laboy flied out to center; Boccabella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Callison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. EXPOS 5TH: Wine lined to right; McAnally grounded out (pitcher to first); Hunt singled to right; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Hickman flied out to right; Rudolph struck out; Holtzman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. EXPOS 6TH: Bailey singled to left; Swoboda flied out to right; Bateman grounded out (second to first) [Bailey to second]; Laboy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to shortstop; Kessinger stole second; Beckert reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Kessinger to third]; Beckert stole second; Williams popped to third; Popovich singled to center [Beckert scored, Kessinger scored]; O'DONOGHUE REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); Pepitone walked [Popovich to second]; Callison doubled to left [Pepitone to third, Popovich scored]; REED REPLACED O'DONOGHUE (PITCHING); Hickman was walked intentionally; Rudolph walked [Pepitone scored, Callison to third, Hickman to second]; Holtzman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Callison scored]; Kessinger singled to shortstop [Rudolph to second, Hickman to third]; Beckert struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 6. EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella doubled to right; Wine grounded out (third to first); SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR REED; Sutherland popped to third in foul territory; Hunt singled to center [Boccabella scored]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: RAYMOND REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Williams flied out to right; Popovich popped to shortstop; Pepitone popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 6. EXPOS 8TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda singled to right; Bateman doubled to center [Swoboda scored]; Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella singled to left [Bateman scored (error by Williams) (unearned) (no RBI)]; REGAN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR WINE; Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: BRAND REPLACED FAIRLY (PLAYING SS); Callison flied out to center; Hickman singled to left [Hickman to second (error by Bailey)]; ORTIZ RAN FOR HICKMAN; Rudolph walked; Regan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second, Ortiz to third]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cubs 6. EXPOS 9TH: ORTIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JONES BATTED FOR RAYMOND; Jones grounded out (third to first); Hunt singled to center; Staub singled to right [Hunt to third]; Bailey forced Staub (third to second) [Hunt scored]; Swoboda tripled to right [Bailey scored]; COLBORN REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); Bateman singled to left [Swoboda scored]; Laboy singled to right [Bateman to third]; TOMPKINS REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Boccabella was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 6. CUBS 9TH: DAY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); SWOBODA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams was called out on strikes; Popovich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 6. |
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