A single by Don Kessinger in the 10th inning for his sixth straight hit led to the run that gave the Cubs a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals. Kessinger was the first Cubs' player with six hits in a game since Frank Demaree turned the trick July 5, 1937.

After Kessinger reached base, Glenn Beckert sacrificed, Billy Williams was passed intentionally and Ron Santo singled to drive in the winning run. The Cards tied a major league record by using five pitchers in one inning in the eighth when the Cubs tied the game at 5-5 on a double by Kessinger and single by Santo. [The Sporting News]
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Game Played on Thursday, June 17, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  0  1    2  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   6  7  1
Cubs         2  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  0    1  -   7 16  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .340      Kessinger ss          6   3   6   1     0   0   .286
Alou cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .345
Simmons c             4   1   2   2     1   1   .287      Williams lf           4   0   2   1     2   0   .275
Torre 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .348      Santo 3b              5   1   3   3     0   0   .282
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Pepitone 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Hague 1b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .236      Hickman rf            3   1   1   1     2   0   .226
Sizemore ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   1     2   0   .212
  Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188        Torres pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Javier 2b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .253        D. Breeden c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Carlton p             3   0   2   2     0   0   .220        Martin ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .313
  Shaw p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zachary p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Bonham p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   7   6     7   5             Totals               40   7  16   7     6   1

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 22,749
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Cubs 14
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 3
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Kessinger (8)
Triples: Santo (1)
Home Runs: Torre (8), Javier (3), Simmons (3), Hickman (9)
Caught Stealing: Brock (8), Alou (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (4)
GIDP: Torre (6), Sizemore (9), Cannizzaro (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 6.1  12   5   5   3   1   1  33   3.23
Drabowsky               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.25
Shaw                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.10
Taylor                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.23
Arroyo                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Zachary L(2-5)          1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   8   6.92
Totals                  9.1  16   7   7   6   1   1  49

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  3.1   3   3   3   5   2   1  18   8.10
Newman                  3.1   3   3   3   2   0   2  12   3.21
Tompkins                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Bonham W(1-1)           3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   6.10
Totals                 10     7   6   6   7   5   3  40

Wild Pitches: Hooton (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Debut game for Burt
Hooton; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons
walked; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Simmons to second]; Torre
walked; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; On a bunt Beckert singled
to third [Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to center
[Beckert to third, Kessinger scored]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Beckert scored]; Pepitone forced Williams (pitcher to
shortstop); Hickman forced Pepitone (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hague flied out to right; Sizemore flied out to
right; Javier walked; Carlton singled to right [Javier to
second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Cannizzaro walked; Davis singled to shortstop
[Cannizzaro to second]; On a bunt Hooton forced Cannizzaro
(third unassisted) [Davis to second]; Kessinger singled to left
[Hooton to second, Davis scored]; Beckert flied out to center;
Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alou lined to left; Simmons flied out to left;
Torre homered; Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
singled to left [Pepitone to second (error by Brock)]; Hickman
was walked intentionally; Cannizzaro grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Pepitone out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague walked; Sizemore walked [Hague to second];
Javier grounded out (third to first) [Sizemore to second, Hague
to third]; Carlton singled to right [Sizemore scored, Hague
scored]; NEWMAN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Brock forced Carlton
(first to shortstop); Brock was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: On a bunt Davis singled to left; On a bunt Newman
forced Davis (pitcher to shortstop); Kessinger singled to right
[Newman to third]; Beckert flied out to right; Williams grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs
3.

CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Alou made an out to first; Simmons
singled to shortstop; Torre grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Santo tripled to center; Pepitone grounded out (second
to first); Hickman was walked intentionally; Cannizzaro forced
Hickman (shortstop to second) [Santo scored]; Davis lined to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Hague
walked; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hague out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Newman struck out; Kessinger singled to left; Beckert
popped to first in foul territory; Williams singled to center
[Kessinger to third]; Santo flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Javier homered; Carlton flied out to center;
Brock walked; Alou grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to
second]; Simmons homered [Brock scored]; TOMPKINS REPLACED
NEWMAN (PITCHING); Torre flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING SS); Pepitone flied
out to center; Hickman homered; DRABOWSKY REPLACED CARLTON
(PITCHING); Cannizzaro walked; TORRES RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; Davis
flied out to center; POPOVICH BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Popovich
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: D. BREEDEN REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING C ); BONHAM
REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Cardenal popped to second; Hague
flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger doubled to right; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Kessinger to third]; SHAW REPLACED
DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Williams walked; TAYLOR REPLACED SHAW
(PITCHING); Santo singled to right [Williams to third, Kessinger
scored]; ARROYO REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Pepitone reached on
a fielder's choice [Williams out at home (first to catcher),
Santo to second]; ZACHARY REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Hickman
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Javier struck out; Zachary grounded out (second
to first); Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: MARTIN BATTED FOR D. BREEDEN; Martin grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Bonham
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 10TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Alou singled
to right; Simmons struck out; Torre struck out while Alou was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 6.

CUBS 10TH: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was
walked intentionally; Santo singled to left [Williams to second,
Kessinger scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 7.
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