Pitching before a crowd of 37,270 that sent the Cubs' attendance over the million mark, Fergie Jenkins turned in his 18th complete game of the season and beat the Mets, 4-2, for his 15th victory. The Cubs began their scoring in the second inning when Don Kessinger walked with the bases loaded.

Singles by Billy Williams and Ron Santo, around a pass, added a tally in the third. Williams drove in the Cubs' last two runs with a single in the fourth and double in the sixth. Tommie Agee and Ed Kranepool both homered in the sixth to account for the Mets' markers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Cubs         0  1  1    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   2   .267      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   1     2   0   .283
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Beckert 2b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .352
Agee cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Williams lf           5   1   3   2     0   0   .299
Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .308      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .332
Kranepool rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Santo 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .291
Clendenon 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .213
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .209
  Dyer c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .217
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .075
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   8             Totals               32   4   9   4     7   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 37,270
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cubs 11
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Agee (11), Beckert (14), Williams (18)
Home Runs: Agee (9), Kranepool (8)
GIDP: Clendenon (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(7-8)           5     8   4   4   6   4   0  28   3.52
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.87
Frisella                2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.19
Totals                  8     9   4   4   7   6   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(15-8)         9     8   2   2   0   8   2  34   2.76
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   8   2  34

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Boswell flied to
left; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert
singled to left; Williams popped to shortstop; Pepitone flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to center; Kranepool forced Jones
(shortstop to second); Clendenon was called out on strikes;
Aspromonte forced Kranepool (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; Callison struck out; Davis flied to
left; Cannizzaro singled to left [Santo to second]; Jenkins
walked [Santo to third, Cannizzaro to second]; Kessinger walked
[Santo scored, Cannizzaro to third, Jenkins to second]; Beckert
forced Kessinger (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 1.

METS 3RD: Grote was called out on strikes; Gentry struck out;
Harrelson singled to center; Boswell singled to center
[Harrelson to third]; Agee grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Williams singled to left; Pepitone struck out; Santo
walked [Williams to second]; Callison struck out; Davis singled
to center [Santo to second, Williams scored]; Cannizzaro flied
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to second; Kranepool popped to third;
Clendenon lined to center; Aspromonte flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Jenkins flied to center; Kessinger lined to center;
Beckert doubled to center; Williams singled to left [Beckert
scored]; Pepitone popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); Gentry flied to
right in foul territory; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: DYER REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Santo singled to
center [Santo out at second (center to shortstop)]; Callison
flied to center; Davis singled to right; Cannizzaro walked
[Davis to second]; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Boswell flied to left in foul territory; Agee homered;
Jones struck out; Kranepool homered; Clendenon flied to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; MCGRAW REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING);
Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams doubled
to center [Beckert scored]; Pepitone flied to left; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Dyer
struck out; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Jorgensen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Callison
grounded out (second to first); Davis struck out; Cannizzaro
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: Harrelson was called out on strikes; Boswell flied to
center; Agee doubled to right; Jones lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Jenkins struck out; Kessinger lined to right; Beckert
walked; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Kranepool singled to left; Clendenon grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kranepool out at
second]; Aspromonte flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Cubs 4.