Although piling up 15 hits, the Cubs had to labor to defeat the Pirates, 4-2. After picking up an unearned run in the second inning, the Cubs counted twice in the fifth when Glenn Beckert singled and Billy Williams homered. Jim Hickman singled to score Don Kessinger with the Cubs' final run in the sixth.

Milt Pappas held the Pirates to six hits, including a double and single by Richie Hebner, who drove in both Pittsburgh tallies. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Friday, May 28, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs         0  1  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   4 15  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     1   2   .242      Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .315
Beckert 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .359      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .290
Williams lf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .286      Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Hickman rf            4   0   2   1     1   0   .237      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Santo 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Oliver cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .238
Banks 1b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .174      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Hundley c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Cannizzaro c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Alley ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Ortiz cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .291        Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .224
Pappas p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .179        J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   4  15   3     2   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 12,776
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Pirates 5
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Kessinger, Alley
Doubles: Hebner (9)
Triples: Ortiz (1)
Home Runs: Williams (12)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (2)
GIDP: Williams (5), Santo (8)
Hit by Pitch: Kessinger (1,by Nelson)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(6-5)           9     6   2   2   2   4   0  34   3.58
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   0  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(1-6)           4.2  11   3   2   1   3   1  25   3.18
Nelson                  1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.87
Grant                   2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   0.67
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.73
Totals                  9    15   4   3   2   7   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Nelson (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third, Beckert out
at second]; Hickman walked; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Hebner flied out to left;
Clemente singled to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Banks grounded out (third to first); Hundley grounded
out (third to first); Ortiz tripled to left; Pappas reached on
an error by Alley [Ortiz scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kessinger
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Sanguillen struck out; Robertson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to center; Williams popped to
shortstop; Hickman popped to second; Santo flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley popped to shortstop; Walker grounded out
(second to first); Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Banks struck out; Hundley singled to third; Ortiz
flied out to center; Pappas singled to left [Hundley to second];
Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Clemente
popped to catcher in foul territory; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams homered [Beckert
scored]; Hickman singled to left; Santo grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hickman out at second];
Banks singled to left; Hundley singled to center [Banks to
second]; NELSON REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Ortiz struck out; 2
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: Pappas singled to left; Kessinger was hit by a pitch
[Pappas to second]; Beckert forced Pappas (first to third)
[Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (second to first)
[Beckert to second, Kessinger to third]; Hickman singled to left
[Beckert to third, Kessinger scored]; Santo lined to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Alley
grounded out (shortstop to first); SANDS BATTED FOR NELSON;
Sands grounded out (first unassisted); Cash walked; Hebner
doubled to right [Cash scored]; Clemente lined to pitcher; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: GRANT REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Banks singled to
center; Cannizzaro flied out to right; Ortiz singled to third
[Banks to second]; Pappas struck out; Kessinger walked [Banks to
third, Ortiz to second]; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied out to left; Oliver singled to left;
Sanguillen flied out to center; Robertson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: Williams flied out to right; Hickman popped to third
in foul territory; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR ALLEY; Clines singled to third;
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GRANT; Davalillo popped to shortstop; Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Clines to second]; Hebner
singled to left [Clines scored]; Clemente grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI
REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Banks grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cannizzaro grounded out (first unassisted); Ortiz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver singled to right;
Sanguillen forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Sanguillen to
second (error by Kessinger)]; Robertson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
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