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Sunday May 16, 1971
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After wiping out a 7-1 deficit, the Cubs came from behind again with a two-run homer by Jim Hickman in the 10th inning to beat the Padres, 9-8, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was stopped by darkness after six innings, with the Cubs leading, 6-3, and was completed August 4 on the Padres' next visit to Chicago. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 8 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 16, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       1  0  4    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   8 15  1
Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  3    1  0  1    2  -   9 14  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   2   2   0     1   0   .292      Kessinger ss          4   1   0   0     2   1   .219
Campbell 2b           6   2   3   1     0   1   .218      Beckert 2b            6   0   1   2     0   0   .310
Gaston cf             6   1   3   2     0   1   .258      Williams lf           4   1   2   1     2   1   .290
Colbert 1b            5   1   3   0     1   0   .303      Hickman 1b            6   1   2   2     0   3   .208
Stahl rf              4   1   1   3     0   2   .253      Santo 3b              5   2   2   1     0   2   .296
Murrell lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Callison rf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .230
Spiezio 3b            3   1   1   0     2   1   .213      Ortiz cf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .316
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .183      D. Breeden c          3   1   2   1     0   1   .212
  Mason pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Barton c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .344        Martin c            1   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Coombs p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Hands p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .095
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Banks ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        H. Breeden ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .050
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torres ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  15   6     6   8             Totals               42   9  14   8     7  10

Time of Game: 3:44
Left on Base: Padres 11, Cubs 13
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 4
Errors: Campbell, Kessinger 2, D. Breeden, Hands
Doubles: Campbell (6), Hickman (1), Callison (8), Martin (1)
Home Runs: Stahl (3), Santo (8), Hickman (4)
Stolen Bases: Spiezio (1), Hernandez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stahl (3)
GIDP: Colbert (5), Spiezio (4), Murrell (2), Stahl (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs                  5.2   7   5   5   3   6   1  28   7.22
Severinsen              0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.57
Miller                  3.1   4   2   1   3   4   0  17   4.05
Laxton                  0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   4.32
Santorini L(0-1)        0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.68
Totals                  9    14   9   8   7  10   2  49

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   3.2   6   7   6   1   4   1  19   3.49
Colborn                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.80
Newman                  2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   0.00
Tompkins                1     2   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.68
Regan                   2     3   0   0   2   2   0  10   3.63
Stephenson W(1-0)       1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   0.73
Totals                 10    15   8   7   6   8   1  49

Passed Balls: Barton (1)
Wild Pitches: Coombs 3 (3), Hands (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to left; Campbell reached on an
error by Kessinger [Hernandez to second]; Gaston reached on an
error by Kessinger [Campbell to second, Hernandez to third];
Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Campbell to third, Hernandez scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Gaston out at second]; Stahl struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Hickman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Murrell reached on an error by Hands; Spiezio
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murrell
out at second]; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo homered; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted); Ortiz walked; D. Breeden struck out; Hands singled
to center [Ortiz to second]; Kessinger lined to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 1.

PADRES 3RD: Coombs struck out; Hernandez lined to right;
Campbell singled to left; Gaston singled to right [Campbell
scored]; Colbert singled to center [Gaston to second]; Stahl
homered [Gaston scored, Colbert scored]; Murrell grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to center; Williams lined to right;
Hickman doubled to left; Santo grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 1.

PADRES 4TH: Spiezio singled to shortstop; Spiezio stole second;
Cannizzaro grounded out (first to pitcher) [Spiezio to third];
Hands threw a wild pitch [Spiezio scored]; Coombs struck out;
Hernandez walked; COLBORN REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Hernandez
stole second [Hernandez to third (error by D. Breeden)];
Campbell singled to left [Hernandez scored]; Gaston flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Callison struck out; Ortiz walked; Coombs threw a wild
pitch [Ortiz to second]; D. Breeden singled to left [Ortiz
scored]; BANKS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Banks flied out to right;
Kessinger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 2.

PADRES 5TH: NEWMAN REPLACED BANKS (PITCHING); Colbert walked;
Debut game for Ray Newman; Stahl was called out on strikes;
Murrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams singled to
right; Hickman forced Williams (third to second); Santo was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 2.

PADRES 6TH: Spiezio walked; Cannizzaro singled to center
[Spiezio to second]; Coombs popped to first; Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Cannizzaro to second, Spiezio to
third]; Campbell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Callison singled to right; Ortiz popped to shortstop;
D. Breeden singled to left [Callison to second]; H. BREEDEN
BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Coombs threw a wild pitch [D. Breeden to
second, Callison to third]; H. Breeden flied out to left;
Kessinger walked; SEVERINSEN REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Beckert
singled to center [Kessinger to second, D. Breeden scored,
Callison scored]; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third,
Kessinger scored]; MILLER REPLACED SEVERINSEN (PITCHING);
Hickman struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 5.

PADRES 7TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED H. BREEDEN (PITCHING); Gaston
singled to right; Colbert singled to center [Gaston to second];
Stahl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Gaston to third, Colbert out at second]; Murrell walked;
Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to left; Callison doubled to left [Santo
scored]; On a bunt Ortiz made an out to third; DAVIS BATTED FOR
D. BREEDEN; Davis walked; POPOVICH BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Popovich
grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second, Callison to
third]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 7, Cubs 6.

PADRES 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); REGAN REPLACED
POPOVICH (PITCHING); Cannizzaro walked; MASON RAN FOR
CANNIZZARO; Miller forced Mason (first to shortstop); Hernandez
singled to right [Miller to third]; Campbell struck out; Gaston
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: BARTON REPLACED MASON (PLAYING C ); Beckert grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams walked; Hickman was called
out on strikes; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 7, Cubs 6.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert singled to center; Stahl out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Colbert to second]; Murrell singled to
left [Colbert out at home (left to catcher), Murrell to second
(on throw)]; Spiezio was walked intentionally; Barton forced
Spiezio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: Callison struck out; Ortiz grounded out (second to
first); Martin doubled to right; TORRES BATTED FOR REGAN; Torres
singled to second [Martin scored (error by Campbell) (unearned)
(no RBI), Torres to second]; Kessinger was walked intentionally;
Beckert flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 7, Cubs 7.

PADRES 10TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); BRAVO BATTED
FOR MILLER; Bravo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
lined to pitcher; Campbell doubled to left; Gaston singled to
right [Campbell scored]; Colbert flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 7.

CUBS 10TH: LAXTON REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Williams walked;
SANTORINI REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Barton allowed a passed
ball [Williams to second]; Hickman homered [Williams scored]; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Cubs 9.



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