The Pirates smashed four homers, including two-run drives by Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson, to defeat the Cubs, 9-4. Hebner hit his homer in the first inning and Gene Alley added a solo swat in the second.

Robertson and Milt May connected on successive pitches by Bill Hands in the fourth. May's homer was the first of his major league career. Hebner, who had three hits, batted in another run with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  9  1
Pirates      2  1  0    3  0  0    2  1  x  -   9 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   2   0     0   2   .246      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .356      Davalillo rf          3   2   1   0     1   1   .289
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Hebner 3b             4   1   3   3     0   0   .303
Hickman rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .246      Stargell lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Santo 3b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .290      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Robertson 1b          4   2   2   2     0   2   .245
Hundley c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .350      May c                 4   1   1   1     0   0   .156
  Torres pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Alley ss              4   1   1   1     0   1   .188
  Cannizzaro c        1   0   1   1     1   0   .213      Johnson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .050
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Nelson p            1   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Hands p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  H. Breeden ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .115
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .040

Totals               36   4   9   4     2   6             Totals               33   9  10   8     2   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 12,336
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 4
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Santo
Doubles: Hickman (2), Santo (7), Robertson (6)
Home Runs: Hickman (7), Hebner (4), Alley (2), Robertson (9), May (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cash (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-7)            4     5   6   5   0   6   4  18   4.12
Newman                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.84
Stephenson              1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   5.51
Regan                   1     1   1   0   1   1   0   5   4.13
Totals                  8    10   9   7   2   8   4  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(4-3)          5.1   7   4   4   0   4   1  23   3.12
Nelson                  3.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  14   2.37
Giusti SV(10)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.71
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   6   1  38

Passed Balls: Cannizzaro (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop
to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash struck out; Davalillo singled to center;
Hebner homered [Davalillo scored]; Stargell was called out on
strikes; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman homered; Santo grounded out (second to first);
Banks flied out to left; Hundley lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson was called out on strikes; May grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alley homered; Johnson struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

CUBS 3RD: Davis flied out to left; Hands was called out on
strikes; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

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

CUBS 4TH: Beckert singled to right; Williams popped to
shortstop; Hickman doubled to center [Beckert scored]; Santo
struck out; Banks flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell grounded out (third to first); Oliver
reached on an error by Santo; Robertson homered [Oliver scored
(unearned)]; May homered; Alley grounded out (second to first);
Johnson struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 6.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley singled to left; TORRES RAN FOR HUNDLEY; Davis
flied out to right; CALLISON BATTED FOR HANDS; Callison popped
to shortstop; Kessinger singled to center [Torres to third];
Beckert popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates
6.

PIRATES 5TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN
REPLACED CALLISON (PITCHING); Cash grounded out (third to
first); Davalillo flied out to center; Hebner singled to right;
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to right; Hickman was called out on
strikes; Santo doubled to center [Williams scored]; NELSON
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Banks grounded out (second to
first) [Santo to third]; Cannizzaro singled to center [Santo
scored]; Davis flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to second; Robertson was called out
on strikes; May flied out to left; Alley forced Oliver (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 6.

CUBS 7TH: H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR NEWMAN; H. Breeden lined to
third; Kessinger struck out; Beckert walked; Williams flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED H. BREEDEN (PITCHING); Nelson
singled to center; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Nelson to second]; Davalillo walked; Hebner singled to
center [Davalillo to third, Nelson scored]; Stargell hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Davalillo scored]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 8.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman flied out to right; Santo was called out on
strikes; Banks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: REGAN REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Robertson
doubled to center; May grounded out (second to first) [Robertson
to third]; Cannizzaro allowed a passed ball [Robertson scored
(unearned)]; Alley struck out; Nelson walked; Cash flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 9.

CUBS 9TH: Cannizzaro walked; Davis flied out to right; POPOVICH
BATTED FOR REGAN; Popovich flied out to right; Kessinger singled
to left [Cannizzaro to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, Pirates 9.