Jim Hickman batted in four runs with a homer and single in the first game and Billy Williams drove in two runs with a homer in the second game to pace the Cubs to a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Dodgers, 6-5 and 4-3. After Hickman's homer in the sixth inning of the lidlifter, the Cubs added a run in the same stanza on a single by Ron Santo, two walks and an infield out by Williams. However, the Cubs needed two more runs in the ninth on a double by Chris Cannizzaro and singles by Don Kessinger, Glenn Beckert and Williams to stave off the Dodgers, who rallied for four runs in their half before Phil Regan, in relief of Milt Pappas, struck out Willie Crawford with the bases loaded.

Juan Pizarro, just called up from Tacoma (Pacific Coast), was the winner of the nightcap with help from Ray Newman. After the Cubs scored twice in the fourth inning, Williams hit a homer following a pass to Beckert in the fifth. Bobby Darwin hit his first major league homer to supply the Dodgers' three runs in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 7, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   2   1   1     1   1   .288      Wills ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .291
Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .349      Crawford lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .310
Hickman rf,1b         5   1   3   4     0   0   .237      Davis cf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .347
Santo 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Allen 3b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .272
  Popovich pr,3b      2   1   0   0     0   0   .233      Parker 1b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .294
James lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Sims c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Davis cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .271
Banks 1b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136        Russell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Williams ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .303      Buckner rf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .292
  Callison rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   0     0   1   .208        Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Pappas p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .159        Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        O'Brien p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .304

Totals               36   6  11   6     4   5             Totals               34   5   9   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Cannizzaro (5)
Triples: Crawford (5)
Home Runs: Hickman (14), Allen (12)
Stolen Bases: Wills (8), Parker (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (5)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (14), Haller (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(9-8)           8.1   7   5   5   3   3   1  34   4.19
Regan SV(4)             0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.80
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   4   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(10-5)         5     6   4   4   4   4   1  24   2.45
Mikkelsen               3     1   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.74
O'Brien                 1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   5   1  40

Wild Pitches: Pappas (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Stan Landes


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to right; Beckert flied out to
right; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Crawford
popped to third in foul territory; Davis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; James popped to first; Davis singled to
left [Santo to second]; Banks struck out; Cannizzaro forced
Davis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen walked; Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Allen to second]; Sims popped to first; Lefebvre was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas flied out to center; Kessinger was called out
on strikes; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied out to right; Downing grounded out
(third to first); Wills walked; Wills stole second; Crawford
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman singled to left; Santo lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Hickman out at second]; James
singled to right; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Allen
singled to right; Parker forced Allen (shortstop to second);
Parker stole second; Sims singled to right [Parker scored];
Lefebvre struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Banks grounded out (third to first); Cannizzaro struck
out; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner flied out to center; Downing flied out to
right; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to left [Kessinger
to third]; Hickman homered [Kessinger scored, Beckert scored];
Santo singled to pitcher; POPOVICH RAN FOR SANTO; James walked
[Popovich to second]; Davis walked [Popovich to third, James to
second]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); WILLIAMS BATTED
FOR BANKS; Williams forced Davis (second to shortstop) [Popovich
scored, James to third]; Cannizzaro grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: CALLISON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); POPOVICH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Crawford grounded out (second to first); Davis popped to
shortstop; Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Dodgers 1.

CUBS 7TH: Pappas singled to left; Kessinger forced Pappas (first
to shortstop); Beckert forced Kessinger (third to second);
Hickman lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lefebvre grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 8TH: Popovich lined to first; James lined to shortstop;
Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to right; HALLER BATTED FOR
MIKKELSEN; Haller grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Buckner out at second]; Wills flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 9TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Callison flied out
to right; Cannizzaro doubled to left; Pappas struck out;
Kessinger singled to right [Cannizzaro scored]; Beckert singled
to left [Kessinger to second]; Hickman singled to center
[Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; Popovich flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford tripled to left; Davis hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Crawford scored]; Allen homered; Parker singled to
second; Sims singled to center [Parker to second]; Pappas threw
a wild pitch [Parker to third, Sims to second]; Lefebvre walked;
RUSSELL RAN FOR LEFEBVRE; REGAN REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING);
Buckner singled to right [Parker scored, Sims scored, Russell to
third]; MOTA BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Mota reached on a fielder's
choice [Russell out at home (pitcher to catcher), Buckner to
second]; Wills singled to shortstop [Buckner to third, Mota to
second]; Crawford struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Dodgers 5.

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