Playing before 43,066, their largest home crowd in 21 years, the Cubs lost the first game of a doubleheader to the Giants, 4-2, in 11 innings, but came back to win the second game, 8-0. Billy Williams and Glenn Beckert had big days for the Cubs. Williams smashed three homers in the twinbill and Beckert collected seven hits in nine trips.

Williams hit his first homer of the day with a man on base in the fourth inning to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the lidlifter, but Gaylord Perry batted himself into a tie with a circuit clout in the fifth. Dave Kingman singled in the 11th and Hal Lanier sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Ken Henderson, Dick Dietz also walked to load the bases and Chris Speier came through with a single, driving in two runs to enable the Giants to end their six-game losing streak.

Williams batted in five runs with his two homers in the nightcap to support the shutout pitching of Milt Pappas, who limited the Giants to six hits. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  5  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              6   1   2   0     0   1   .310      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Beckert 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .351
Mays cf               3   0   0   0     2   2   .279      Williams lf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .305
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .270      Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .312
  Rosario pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hickman rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
  Kingman 1b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Hart 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Martin c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Henderson lf          4   1   0   0     1   0   .278      Hands p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Dietz c               4   0   1   0     1   1   .268        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Speier ss             5   0   2   2     0   0   .253        Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Perry p               4   1   1   1     0   1   .129

Totals               39   4   8   3     5   7             Totals               38   2   5   2     1   4

Time of Game: 3:29
Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 4
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Hart, Kessinger, Beckert, Davis
Home Runs: Perry (1), Williams (19)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (17), Mays (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Lanier (3), Perry (7)
GIDP: Hart (1), Perry (5), Hickman (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-9)          11     5   2   2   1   4   1  39   3.39
Totals                 11     5   2   2   1   4   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(10-13)         10.1   8   4   3   5   7   1  44   3.11
Regan                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.88
Totals                 11     8   4   3   5   7   1  46

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Fuentes
popped to catcher in foul territory; Mays walked; McCovey
reached on an error by Beckert [Mays to third, Bonds scored
(unearned)]; Hart grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Dietz singled to
center [Dietz to third (error by Davis)]; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Perry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Hickman struck out; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Mays
walked; Mays stole second; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Davis flied out to center; Martin made an out to
shortstop; Hands made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
flied out to center; Dietz reached on an error by Kessinger;
Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
singled to left; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Pepitone
walked; Hickman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Pepitone out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry homered; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fuentes grounded out (first to second to first); Mays
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Santo flied out to right; Davis reached on an error by
Hart [Davis to third]; Martin struck out; Hands flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey struck out; Hart singled to right; Henderson
grounded out (second to first) [Hart to second]; Dietz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert
singled to shortstop; Williams made an out to shortstop;
Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Cubs 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds singled to center;
Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Hickman singled; Santo forced Hickman (shortstop to
second); Davis struck out; Martin made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays was called out on strikes; McCovey walked;
ROSARIO RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Hart forced Rosario (pitcher to
second); Henderson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED HART (PLAYING 3B); KINGMAN REPLACED
ROSARIO (PLAYING 1B); Hands grounded out (third to first);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz flied out to center; Speier singled to
shortstop; Perry grounded into a double play (third to shortstop
to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Williams flied out to center; Pepitone flied out to
right; Hickman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 10TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 10TH: Santo made an out to third; Davis grounded out
(catcher to first); Martin grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 11TH: Kingman singled to left; Lanier out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kingman to second]; Henderson was walked
intentionally; Dietz walked [Kingman to third, Henderson to
second]; Speier singled to center [Dietz to second, Henderson
scored, Kingman scored]; REGAN REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Perry
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Speier to second,
Dietz to third]; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 11TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR REGAN; Popovich flied out to
left; Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert singled to center;
Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 2.

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