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Tuesday August 31, 1971
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Montreal Expos 11, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Expos        0  0  0    0  0  8    0  1  2  -  11 12  1
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b,2b            3   2   1   2     1   0   .282      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .258
Woods cf,lf           5   2   3   2     0   0   .291        Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Staub rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .306        Hiser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Bailey lf,3b          4   1   2   2     1   1   .258      Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .348
Sutherland 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .312
  Day ph,cf           3   2   2   2     0   1   .294      Hickman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .269      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Boccabella c          5   1   2   1     0   0   .229      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Wine ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .201      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Strohmayer p          2   1   0   0     0   0   .235      Cannizzaro c          2   0   2   0     0   0   .207
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Spangler ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                            Fernandez c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                          Holtzman p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .136
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .207

Totals               35  11  12  11     4   2             Totals               36   2  12   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 18,699
Left on Base: Expos 5, Cubs 10
DP: Expos 3, Cubs 3
Errors: Fairly
Doubles: Hunt (15), Bailey (17), Beckert (18)
Triples: Woods (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Strohmayer (5), Fairly (2)
GIDP: Staub (18), Woods (4), Sutherland (10), Hickman (11), Davis (1), Williams (17)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (40,by Holtzman), Staub (5,by Tompkins)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strohmayer W(6-5)       5.1  10   1   0   3   1   0  26   4.50
Marshall SV(18)         3.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  13   4.32
Totals                  9    12   2   1   3   2   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(9-13)        5     5   6   6   2   1   0  21   4.27
Decker                  0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   4.34
Newman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.12
Tompkins                3     4   3   3   2   1   0  16   4.59
Totals                  9    12  11  11   4   2   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (2), Tompkins (3)
Balks: Tompkins (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Woods singled to
center; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert flied out to
center; Williams singled to center [Kessinger to third]; Hickman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Sutherland grounded out (third to
first); Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to left; Davis grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Santo out at second];
Callison walked; Cannizzaro singled to left [Callison to
second]; Holtzman singled to center [Callison out at home
(center to catcher), Cannizzaro to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella grounded out (third to first); Wine popped
to second; Strohmayer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger reached on an error by Fairly (assist by
Strohmayer) [Kessinger to first]; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to third]; Williams grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Beckert out at second]; Hickman singled to center; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Woods grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hunt out at second]; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison
flied out to left; Cannizzaro singled to center; Holtzman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Bailey walked; Sutherland grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; Fairly
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded out
(third to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kessinger to third, Williams to second]; Santo flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Boccabella singled to center; Wine singled to center
[Boccabella to second]; Strohmayer reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Boccabella to third, Wine to second]; Hunt
doubled to right [Boccabella scored, Wine scored, Strohmayer to
third]; Woods tripled to center [Strohmayer scored, Hunt
scored]; Staub walked; DECKER REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Bailey doubled to shortstop [Staub to third, Woods scored]; DAY
BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Day singled to left [Staub scored, Bailey
scored]; NEWMAN REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Fairly out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Day to second]; Boccabella
singled to left [Day scored]; Wine flied out to right;
Strohmayer grounded out (third to first); 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WOODS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
HUNT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Davis walked; Callison
popped to second; SPANGLER BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Spangler
singled to right [Davis to second]; JAMES RAN FOR SPANGLER;
POPOVICH BATTED FOR NEWMAN; MARSHALL REPLACED STROHMAYER
(PITCHING); Popovich grounded out (second to first) [Davis to
third, James to second]; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to
first); game suspended here due to darkness; resumed the next
day; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 8, Cubs 1.

EXPOS 7TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FERNANDEZ
REPLACED JAMES (PLAYING C ); TOMPKINS REPLACED KESSINGER
(PITCHING); Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
grounded out (second to first); Staub was hit by a pitch; Bailey
forced Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert doubled to center; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Beckert to third]; Hickman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Beckert scored]; Santo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 8, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Day singled to third; Tompkins balked [Day to
second]; Fairly singled to center [Day scored]; Boccabella
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fairly to second]; Wine lined
to third; Marshall grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Davis lined to left; Callison popped to second;
Fernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 9, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Hunt walked; Woods singled to center [Hunt to third];
Staub walked [Woods to second]; Bailey singled to right [Hunt
scored, Woods to third, Staub to second]; Day struck out; Fairly
grounded out (second to first) [Woods scored, Staub to third,
Bailey to second]; Boccabella popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 11, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Popovich grounded out (second to pitcher); HISER
BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Hiser singled to second; Beckert flied out
to right; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 11, Cubs 2.



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