A line drive by Jim Lefebvre literally knocked Bill Hands out of the game in the third inning when the Dodgers scored four runs en route to an 8-1 victory over the Cubs. The first two runs of the frame scored on a bases-loaded single by Willie Davis.

After a walk reloaded the sacks, Lefebvre smashed a drive that struck Hands on his left calf and bounced away. Bill Buckner scored from third base and Davis, catching the Cubs by surprise, raced home from second. Hands retired the next batter to end the inning but then had to go to the dressing room for treatment of his leg. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Dodgers      0  0  4    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   8 12  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .226
Buckner rf,1b         5   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .042
Davis cf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .384      Williams lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Allen lf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .238      Hickman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .223
  Joshua lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Parker 1b             2   1   2   2     2   0   .279      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Crawford ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .370      Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Sims c                4   1   1   1     1   0   .300      Ortiz cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   2   2     0   1   .299      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Russell pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Torres ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Valentine 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .188        Newman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Osteen p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .115        Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Banks ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            H. Breeden ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               38   8  12   7     4   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 11,859
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cubs 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Parker (7), Kessinger (3)
Home Runs: Cannizzaro (2)
Stolen Bases: Davis (4), Valentine (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Popovich (1)
GIDP: Valentine (3), Kessinger (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(6-2)           9     8   1   1   2   3   1  36   2.71
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   3   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-5)            3     7   4   4   2   1   0  17   3.90
Newman                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Stephenson              1.1   4   4   4   1   2   0   9   3.68
Colborn                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Tompkins                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.97
Totals                  9    12   8   8   4   4   0  42

Wild Pitches: Hands (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to center; Buckner singled to
second; Davis flied out to left; Allen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Popovich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams singled
to center [Kessinger to third]; Hickman popped to first in foul
territory; Santo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to right; Sims walked [Parker to
second]; Lefebvre flied out to center; Valentine grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sims out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison flied out to right; Cannizzaro flied out to
center; Ortiz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen singled to second; Wills singled to center
[Osteen to second]; On a bunt Buckner singled to pitcher [Wills
to second, Osteen to third]; Davis singled to right [Buckner to
third, Wills scored, Osteen scored]; Davis stole second; Allen
grounded out (second to first); Parker was walked intentionally;
Sims flied out to right; Lefebvre singled to pitcher [Parker to
second, Davis scored, Buckner scored]; Hands threw a wild pitch
[Lefebvre to second, Parker to third]; Valentine lined to
center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: TORRES BATTED FOR HANDS; Torres walked; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Torres out at second]; Popovich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: NEWMAN REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Osteen popped to
third in foul territory; Wills grounded out (second to first);
Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Hickman struck out; Santo
singled to third; Callison lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis flied out to left; Allen struck out; Parker
walked; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Cannizzaro homered; Ortiz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
doubled to right; Popovich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 6TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED NEWMAN (PITCHING); Lefebvre was
called out on strikes; Valentine singled to left; Valentine
stole second; Osteen struck out; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman
singled to left; Santo flied out to center; Callison struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
singled to center; Allen walked [Davis to second]; Parker
doubled to center [Allen scored, Davis scored]; Sims singled to
left [Parker scored, Sims to second (on throw)]; COLBORN
REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Lefebvre singled to right [Sims
scored (error by Kessinger), Lefebvre to second]; RUSSELL RAN
FOR LEFEBVRE; Valentine flied out to right [Russell to third];
Osteen grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOSHUA REPLACED
ALLEN (PLAYING LF); Cannizzaro flied out to center; Ortiz flied
out to left; BANKS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Banks flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 8TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED BANKS (PITCHING); Wills flied out
to right; Buckner flied out to left; Davis grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Popovich flied out to
center; Williams singled to shortstop; Hickman forced Williams
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR PARKER; Crawford grounded out (second to first); Sims
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BUCKNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Santo walked; Callison flied out to
center; Cannizzaro flied out to right; Ortiz singled to pitcher
[Santo to second]; H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; H. Breeden
forced Ortiz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
8, Cubs 1.

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