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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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