Ray Newman, who pitched five perfect innings of relief, received credit for his first major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Expos, 8-4. The rookie southpaw replaced Milt Pappas with none out in the fifth after the Expos had tied the score at 4-4, and started his flashy performance by striking out Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey and Jim Fairey in succession. The Cubs broke the tie with two runs in their half of the fifth and iced the verdict in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Cubs         0  1  3    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   8 17  3


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               3   1   0   0     0   0   .278      Kessinger ss          4   0   3   1     0   0   .290
Day cf                3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Beckert 2b            4   2   2   2     1   0   .348
  Laboy ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Williams lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .297
Staub rf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .304      Santo 3b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .290
Fairly 1b             3   0   2   1     0   1   .272      Hickman rf            3   0   3   2     0   0   .259
  Boccabella ph,1b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .338
Bailey 3b,lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Davis cf              4   0   3   1     0   1   .314
Fairey lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Cannizzaro c          3   1   0   0     1   0   .207
  Woods ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Pappas p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .163
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman p            2   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mashore ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bateman c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Wine ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .162
McGinn p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Swanson lf,cf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .255

Totals               35   4   7   3     0   5             Totals               33   8  17   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 31,985
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 7
DP: Expos 3, Cubs 0
Errors: Kessinger, Williams, Davis
Doubles: Staub (20), Beckert (12), Williams 2 (17), Hickman (8)
Stolen Bases: Pappas (1), Santo (4)
Caught Stealing: Pepitone (1), Williams (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (4)
GIDP: Williams (11), Pepitone (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (27,by Pappas)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGinn L(1-3)           4     9   6   6   2   1   0  21   6.16
Raymond                 3     5   0   0   1   2   0  11   4.78
Reed                    1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.25
Totals                  8    17   8   8   4   3   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  4     7   4   3   0   0   0  21   3.99
Newman W(1-0)           5     0   0   0   0   5   0  15   1.80
Totals                  9     7   4   3   0   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (4)
Wild Pitches: Newman (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to left; Day grounded out (second to
first); Staub singled to left [Staub to second (error by
Williams)]; Fairly singled to center [Staub scored (unearned)];
Bailey flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); Williams grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairey reached on an error by Kessinger [Fairey to
first]; Bateman popped to second; Wine flied out to center;
McGinn popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; Hickman singled to left [Santo to
second]; Pepitone grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Santo to third, Hickman out at second];
Davis singled to pitcher [Santo scored]; Cannizzaro forced Davis
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Day lined to
right; Staub singled to second; Fairly singled to right [Staub
to second]; Bailey forced Staub (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas singled to left; Pappas stole second; Kessinger
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Pappas to third];
Beckert doubled to right [Pappas scored]; Williams doubled to
center [Beckert scored]; Santo flied out to right [Williams to
third]; Hickman doubled to left [Williams scored]; Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 4.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairey grounded out (second to first); Bateman
grounded out (second to first); Wine flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Davis singled to center; On a bunt Cannizzaro forced
Davis (third to shortstop); Pappas struck out; Kessinger flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 4.

EXPOS 5TH: McGinn singled to center; Hunt was hit by a pitch
[McGinn to second]; Day singled to center [McGinn scored (error
by Davis) (no RBI), Hunt to third, Day to second]; Staub doubled
to left [Hunt scored, Day scored]; NEWMAN REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); Newman threw a wild pitch [Staub to third]; Fairly
struck out; Bailey struck out; WOODS BATTED FOR FAIREY; Woods
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Beckert walked;
Williams singled to left [Beckert to third]; RAYMOND REPLACED
WOODS (PITCHING); SWANSON REPLACED MCGINN (PLAYING LF); Santo
singled to right [Beckert scored, Williams to third]; Hickman
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored]; Pepitone
singled to center [Santo to third]; Davis struck out while
Pepitone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Bateman was called out on strikes; Wine lined to
third; Swanson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Newman struck out; Kessinger singled to center;
Kessinger was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); LABOY BATTED
FOR DAY; Laboy popped to second; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: LABOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BAILEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SWANSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams doubled to
center; Williams was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Santo walked; Santo stole second; Hickman singled to right
[Santo out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 8TH: BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Boccabella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bailey struck out; MASHORE BATTED FOR
RAYMOND; Mashore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: BOCCABELLA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); REED REPLACED
MASHORE (PITCHING); Pepitone flied out to right; On a bunt Davis
singled to shortstop; Cannizzaro walked [Davis to second]; On a
bunt Newman forced Davis (first to shortstop) [Cannizzaro to
second]; Kessinger singled to left [Cannizzaro scored, Newman to
third]; Beckert singled to shortstop [Newman scored, Kessinger
to second]; Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 9TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
grounded out (pitcher to first); Swanson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Cubs 8.