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Sunday May 2, 1971
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Led at bat by Ron Santo, who drove in five runs, the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 7-1. Santo batted in two tallies with a double in the first inning, walked with the bases loaded to pick up an RBI in the fifth and homered with a mate aboard in the seventh to cap his day. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Cubs         2  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  x  -   7  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Kessinger ss          2   2   0   0     1   0   .213
Money 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .205      Beckert 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Montanez cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .349      Williams lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .306
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Santo 3b              3   1   2   5     1   0   .292
McCarver c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .206      Callison rf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .241
Freed rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .222      Pepitone cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Banks 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      D. Breeden c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Bunning p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Hands p               2   1   0   0     2   1   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               30   1   6   1     5   5             Totals               29   7   7   7     5   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  9,585
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Cubs 5
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 3
Errors: Montanez
Doubles: Johnson (5), Freed (2), Santo (2), Banks (1), Williams (5)
Home Runs: Santo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (3), Beckert (2)
GIDP: Money (2), McCarver (1), Montanez (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(1-4)          4.1   5   5   5   4   1   0  23   5.88
Reynolds                1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.69
Champion                2     2   2   2   0   1   1   8   8.64
Totals                  8     7   7   7   5   2   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(3-3)            9     6   1   1   5   5   0  35   2.75
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Money grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Doyle out at
second]; Montanez singled to center; Johnson doubled [Montanez
to third]; McCarver was walked intentionally; Freed walked
[Montanez scored, Johnson to third, McCarver to second]; Hisle
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to right [Kessinger
to third]; Williams popped to shortstop; Santo doubled to left
[Beckert scored, Kessinger scored]; Callison flied out to left;
Pepitone flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Bunning
walked; Doyle flied out to left; Money grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Banks lined to right; D. Breeden popped to second;
Hands popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez singled to right; Johnson struck out;
McCarver grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
singled to left; Williams flied out to right; Santo lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Freed grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa singled to center;
Bunning grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Callison grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
popped to third in foul territory; Banks doubled; D. Breeden
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle popped to shortstop; Money struck out;
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hands walked; Kessinger reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Hands to second]; Beckert out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kessinger to second, Hands to
third]; Williams was walked intentionally; Santo walked [Hands
scored, Kessinger to third, Williams to second]; Callison
singled to center [Kessinger scored, Williams scored, Santo to
third, Callison to second (error by Montanez)]; REYNOLDS
REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Pepitone reached on a fielder's
choice that turned into a double play [Santo out at home (second
to catcher), Callison out at third (catcher unassisted)]; Tim
McCarver ran Johnny Callison back towards 3B; 3 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson lined to right; McCarver grounded out
(second to first); Freed doubled to right; Hisle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Banks flied out to right; D. Breeden popped to second;
Hands walked; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); STONE BATTED
FOR REYNOLDS; Stone struck out; Doyle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: CHAMPION REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Beckert lined to
right; Williams doubled to right; Santo homered [Williams
scored]; Callison grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cubs 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money walked; Montanez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; Johnson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Banks flied out to right; D. Breeden flied out to
center; Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: McCarver walked; Freed was called out on strikes;
Hisle struck out; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 7.



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