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Friday August 20, 1971
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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Astros       0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    1  2  x  -   5 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .311      Kessinger ss          4   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Beckert 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .350
Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .251      Williams lf           3   1   3   1     1   0   .308
Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
  Metzger pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Santo 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Rader 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .248      Callison rf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .202
Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .214      James cf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .278
Hiatt c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .281      Martin c              3   0   1   2     1   0   .252
  Edwards c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Davis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Martinez ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .241        Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Menke 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Forsch p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .075        Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   8   4     5   7             Totals               31   5  10   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 30,711
Left on Base: Astros 5, Cubs 8
DP: Astros 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Martin
Doubles: Martinez (3), James (3), Beckert (17), Martin (4)
Home Runs: Morgan (11), Williams (24)
Stolen Bases: Rader (5)
Caught Stealing: Alou (7), Davis (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Regan (3)
GIDP: Martinez 2 (2), Martin (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6.1   7   3   3   3   5   1  28   2.96
Culver L(5-7)           0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   2.29
Ray                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.28
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   5   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                3.2   6   3   3   3   2   0  18   4.09
Decker                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.77
Bonham                  3     1   1   1   1   3   1  10   5.01
Tompkins                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.95
Regan W(4-3)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.72
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   7   1  36

Wild Pitches: Culver (3)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Stan Landes


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
singled to second; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third];
Pepitone reached on a fielder's choice [Beckert out at home
(third to catcher to third), Williams to third]; Santo flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader singled to right [Watson to
second]; Wynn walked [Watson to third, Rader to second]; Hiatt
struck out; Martinez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison struck out; James popped to first; Martin
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Alou singled to right; Morgan
flied out to left; Cedeno singled to right [Alou to third];
Watson walked [Cedeno to second]; Rader singled to right [Alou
scored, Cedeno scored, Watson to third]; Wynn flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Hiatt flied out to left; Martinez doubled to left;
Forsch singled to center [Martinez scored, Forsch out at second
(center to catcher to second)]; DECKER REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Alou singled to left; Alou was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams homered; Pepitone struck out; Santo singled
to center; Callison grounded out (first unassisted) [Santo to
second]; James doubled to center [Santo scored]; Martin was
walked intentionally; WEBSTER BATTED FOR DECKER; Webster
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cubs 2.

ASTROS 5TH: BONHAM REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Morgan homered;
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson was called out on
strikes; Rader popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert popped to
shortstop; Williams singled to right; Pepitone grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Hiatt walked;
Martinez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hiatt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to left; Callison struck out; James
walked [Santo to second]; Martin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [James out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HISER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hiser struck out; Debut
game for Gene Hiser; Kessinger walked; Jack Hiatt ejected
by HP umpire Shag Crawford; EDWARDS REPLACED HIATT (PLAYING
C ); CULVER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Beckert doubled to left
[Kessinger scored]; Williams walked; Culver threw a wild pitch
[Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Pepitone flied out to
left; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 8TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Cedeno walked;
REGAN REPLACED TOMPKINS (PITCHING); Watson forced Cedeno
(pitcher to shortstop); METZGER RAN FOR WATSON; Rader forced
Metzger (shortstop to second); Rader stole second [Rader to
third (error by Martin)]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MENKE REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PLAYING 1B); Callison walked; James singled to left
[Callison to third]; RAY REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Martin
doubled to right [Callison scored, James scored]; DAVIS RAN FOR
MARTIN; Regan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Davis
to third]; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 5.

ASTROS 9TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING C ); Edwards
struck out; Menke flied out to center; CHILES BATTED FOR RAY;
Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 5.



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