Swinging into the teeth of a 20-mile wind, Joe Pepitone smashed a homer with two out in the 12th inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Ken Holtzman, who worked the route for the Cubs, allowed nine hits, but did not issue a pass and struck out 12.

Pepitone's homer came off Mudcat Grant, who took over in the eighth in relief of Jim Nelson and gave up only one hit in 4 2/3 innings before Pepitone ended the game. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 8, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .347      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Hebner 3b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .301      Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .355
Clemente rf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .322      Williams rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Stargell lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .309      Santo lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Sanguillen c          5   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Pepitone 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .312
Robertson 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Popovich 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Oliver cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Davis cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .255
Alley ss              5   0   0   0     0   2   .178      D. Breeden c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Nelson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .400      Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .108
  Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Grant p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               44   0   9   0     0  12             Totals               37   1   6   1     4   0

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 14,878
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 3, Cubs 2
Errors: Kessinger, Holtzman
Doubles: Oliver (9), Popovich (2)
Home Runs: Pepitone (7)
Stolen Bases: Alley (4)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Hebner (4), D. Breeden 2 (2), Popovich (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  7     4   0   0   4   0   0  26   1.73
Grant L(3-2)            4.2   2   1   1   0   0   1  15   2.21
Totals                 11.2   6   1   1   4   0   1  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(5-6)        12     9   0   0   0  12   0  44   4.32
Totals                 12     9   0   0   0  12   0  44

Wild Pitches: Nelson (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Kessinger; Hebner
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cash
out at second]; Clemente flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Beckert
singled to center; Nelson threw a wild pitch [Beckert to
second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beckert to
third]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone flied out to center; Popovich grounded out
(first to pitcher); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver doubled to right; Alley reached on a
fielder's choice [Oliver out at third (pitcher to shortstop)];
Alley stole second; Nelson struck out; Cash flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: D. Breeden grounded out (third to first); Holtzman
flied out to center; Kessinger singled to right; Kessinger was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to center; Clemente singled to
pitcher [Hebner to second]; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
struck out; Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Alley struck
out; Nelson singled to shortstop; Cash struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone flied out to right; Popovich doubled to
right; Davis walked; D. Breeden grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner struck out (catcher to first); Clemente
singled to pitcher [Clemente to third (error by Holtzman)];
Stargell flied into a double play (shortstop to catcher)
[Clemente out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
walked; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to
second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Santo forced
Williams (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone singled to center; On a bunt Popovich
grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second)
[Pepitone out at second]; Davis walked; D. Breeden flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Alley grounded out (third to first); CLINES BATTED
FOR NELSON; Clines singled to left; Cash grounded out (third to
first) [Clines to second]; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Holtzman grounded
out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first);
Beckert lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

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

CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo
grounded out (third to first); Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 10TH: Alley was called out on strikes; Grant struck out;
Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 10TH: Popovich popped to shortstop; Davis singled to
center; D. Breeden grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 11TH: Hebner lined to right; Clemente lined to
shortstop; Stargell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 11TH: Holtzman popped to shortstop; Kessinger popped to
third; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 12TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson flied out to center; Oliver singled to shortstop;
Alley forced Oliver (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 12TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo
popped to third; Pepitone homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
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