The loser of four straight decisions in July, Bill Hands pitched the Cubs past the Astros, 5-0, for his first victory since June 29. Ron Santo, breaking an 0-12 slump, smashed a homer in the second inning to pin the defeat on Larry Dierker, who allowed only two other hits before leaving the game for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. The Cubs fell on reliever Fred Gladding for their remaining runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  7  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .350      Morgan 2b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .265
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .313        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hickman rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Davis rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Cedeno cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Santo 3b              3   2   1   1     1   0   .275      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
James cf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Menke 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Martin c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .267      Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Hands p               3   0   0   0     1   2   .075      Hiatt c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                          Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .074
                                                            Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Miller ph,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .260

Totals               32   5   7   5     2   7             Totals               30   0   5   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 14,622
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Astros 6
DP: Cubs 2, Astros 3
Errors: Santo, Morgan, Rader
Doubles: Morgan 2 (22)
Home Runs: Santo (17)
Caught Stealing: Martin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hickman (3)
GIDP: Hickman (9), Rader (8), Alou (10)
Hit by Pitch: James (1,by Gladding), Cedeno (2,by Hands)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(10-12)          9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33   3.14
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(12-6)         6     3   1   1   0   4   1  21   2.68
Ray                     2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.09
Gladding                0.1   3   4   3   1   0   0   7   2.11
Culver                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.38
Totals                  9     7   5   4   2   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Hands (2), Gladding (4)
Wild Pitches: Dierker (6)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Andy Olsen


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to first;
Williams reached on an error by Morgan [Williams to first];
Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger lined to second; Morgan flied out to right;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Santo homered; James popped to
first in foul territory; Martin lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Menke
singled to center; Alou reached on an error by Santo [Menke to
second, Alou to first]; Hiatt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hands struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (catcher to first); Metzger
flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to second; Pepitone flied out to
right; Hickman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; Cedeno struck out; Rader flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo flied out to left; James singled to right;
Martin grounded out (first unassisted) [James to second];
Dierker threw a wild pitch [James to third]; Hands struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
flied out to left; Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: CHILES BATTED FOR DIERKER; Chiles grounded out
(first unassisted); Metzger struck out; Morgan doubled to right;
Wynn lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 7TH: RAY REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Pepitone struck out;
Hickman flied out to left; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Rader lined to pitcher;
Menke singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Alou grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 8TH: James struck out; Martin singled to center; Hands
walked [Martin to second]; Kessinger struck out while Martin was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Hiatt grounded out (third to first); MILLER BATTED
FOR RAY; Miller singled to center; Metzger popped to third in
foul territory; Morgan doubled to left [Miller to third]; Wynn
lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GLADDING REPLACED
WYNN (PITCHING); Beckert singled to shortstop; Williams reached
on a fielder's choice [Beckert to third (error by Rader)];
Pepitone singled to left [Beckert scored (unearned), Williams to
second]; Hickman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Williams to third, Pepitone to second]; Santo was walked
intentionally; James was hit by a pitch [Williams scored,
Pepitone to third, Santo to second]; Martin singled to center
[Pepitone scored, Santo scored, James to third]; CULVER REPLACED
GLADDING (PITCHING); Hands hit into a double play (pitcher to
third) [James out at home]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING RF); Cedeno popped
to left; Rader was called out on strikes; Menke lined to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 0.