Completing the sweep of the four-game series, the Cubs defeated the Dodgers, 4-2. Ken Holtzman, pitching with two days of rest, gave up 10 hits, four of them by Willie Davis, but the Dodgers scored only in the first inning. Don Kessinger had four hits for the Cubs and scored three runs. Billy Williams drove in Kessinger each time with a double and a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      8, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  0
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  4


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   3   4   0     0   1   .292      Valentine ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .345      Mota lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Williams lf           5   0   3   3     0   0   .307      Davis cf              4   1   4   0     0   0   .351
Pepitone 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Allen 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .271
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Hickman rf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .249      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .275
  James pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .176
Martin c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Moeller p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Wills ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   1   .212

Totals               37   4  11   4     2   4             Totals               35   2  10   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 21,166
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Dodgers 8
DP: Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Valentine, Allen, Parker, Ferguson
Doubles: Williams (15), Kessinger (11), Lefebvre (7), Davis (24)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (9)
GIDP: Pepitone (10), Allen (15), Mota (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(9-9)         9    10   2   2   2   7   0  37   3.67
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   7   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller L(0-3)          7     9   3   2   1   3   0  31   2.38
Brewer                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   1.82
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2   4   0  40

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded
out (third to first); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine singled to center; Mota forced Valentine
(third to second); Davis singled to second [Mota to second];
Allen singled to left [Mota scored, Davis to second]; Parker
lined to third; Lefebvre doubled to right [Davis scored, Allen
to third]; Darwin grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone popped to first; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hickman walked; Davis grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Moeller struck out; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 2.

CUBS 3RD: Martin flied out to right; Holtzman popped to first;
Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger
scored, Beckert to third (error by Ferguson), Williams to
second]; Pepitone singled to third [Beckert scored (unearned),
Williams to third]; Santo forced Pepitone (shortstop to second);
2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to right; Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman singled to center; Davis popped to shortstop;
Martin lined to second; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre
flied out to left; Darwin walked; Ferguson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert lined to left;
Williams doubled to right [Kessinger scored]; Pepitone grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Williams to third]; Santo grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Moeller struck out; Valentine popped to first in
foul territory; Mota singled to right; Davis doubled to center
[Mota to third]; Allen was walked intentionally; Parker grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman singled to left; Hickman was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Parker [Hickman to second]; Davis
flied out to left; Martin struck out; Holtzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lefebvre grounded out (third to first); Darwin
struck out; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger stole second;
Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third];
Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Pepitone flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: WILLS BATTED FOR MOELLER; Wills flied out to right;
Valentine singled to right; Mota grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 8TH: BREWER REPLACED WILLS (PITCHING); Santo struck out;
Hickman reached on an error by Allen [Hickman to first]; JAMES
RAN FOR HICKMAN; Davis forced James (second to shortstop) [Davis
to second (error by Valentine)]; Martin was walked
intentionally; Holtzman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Davis singled to
right; Allen struck out; Parker singled to right [Davis to
third]; Lefebvre popped to first in foul territory; Darwin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
3, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger doubled to right; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to third]; Williams singled
to right [Kessinger scored]; Pepitone grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson flied out to center; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED
FOR BREWER; Grabarkewitz struck out; Valentine popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.