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