Ken Holtzman was foiled in his bid for a third consecutive shutout in starting roles, but the Cubs' lefthander gained credit for a 5-2 victory over the Reds with relief help from Ron Tompkins. Holtzman also hit one of the Cubs' three homers in the game, the others coming off the bats of Don Kessinger and Ron Santo.

Holtzman allowed only one hit until the seventh when Johnny Bench homered. After Tony Perez doubled and George Foster walked with one away, Tompkins took over. Hal McRae singled to load the bases, but Ty Cline and Al Ferrara popped up. The Reds filled the sacks again in the eighth, but Tompkins escaped with only one run scoring on a sacrifice fly by Perez. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 12, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  1
Cubs         1  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   1     0   1   .268
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .353
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Bench c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .227      Santo 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .290
Perez 3b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .235      Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Foster cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .277      Hickman rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .238
McRae lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .303
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .205      D. Breeden c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Holtzman p            3   1   1   1     0   0   .125
  Woodward ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .129
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               29   5   8   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 32,346
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cubs 5
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Bench
Doubles: Perez (5), May (4), Kessinger (6), Davis (4)
Home Runs: Bench (16), Kessinger (1), Holtzman (1), Santo (12)
Stolen Bases: Santo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1)
GIDP: Hickman (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(2-4)       5     7   5   5   2   2   3  23   4.89
Merritt                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.72
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.25
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   2   3  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(6-6)         6.1   3   1   1   2   4   1  24   4.15
Tompkins SV(2)          2.2   3   1   1   1   2   0  12   2.84
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (7)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose popped to first; Helms flied out to center; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger homered; Beckert flied out to left; Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to
left; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Foster
struck out; McRae walked; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: On a bunt Pepitone singled to first; Hickman grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Pepitone out at
second]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

REDS 3RD: McGlothlin grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: D. Breeden was called out on strikes; Holtzman
homered; Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 2.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to left; Bench popped to first in foul
territory; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs
2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Santo homered; Pepitone
singled to right; Hickman walked [Pepitone to second]; Davis
singled to right [Hickman to third, Pepitone scored]; D. Breeden
flied out to right; Holtzman forced Davis (shortstop to second);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 4.

REDS 5TH: Foster popped to second; McRae flied out to right;
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger doubled to left; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to third]; Williams was
walked intentionally; Santo grounded out (shortstop to second to
first) [Williams to second, Kessinger scored]; Pepitone lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

REDS 6TH: STEWART BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Stewart flied out to
center; Rose grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: MERRITT REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Hickman flied out
to right; Davis doubled to right; D. Breeden flied out to
center; Holtzman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 5.

REDS 7TH: May struck out; Bench homered; Perez doubled to
center; Foster walked; TOMPKINS REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
McRae singled to right [Foster to second, Perez to third]; CLINE
BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Cline lined to third; FERRARA BATTED FOR
MERRITT; Ferrara was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS); CARROLL REPLACED
FERRARA (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted);
Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 5.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to first; Helms flied out to right; May
doubled to left [Rose to third]; Bench walked; Perez hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; Foster popped to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Santo walked; Santo stole second [Santo to third
(error by Bench)]; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Hickman walked;
Davis lined into a double play (second to first) [Hickman out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 5.

REDS 9TH: McRae flied out to center; Woodward was called out on
strikes; BRADFORD BATTED FOR CARROLL; Bradford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 5.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".