Al Oliver hit a homer, double and single, driving in five runs, and Steve Blass pitched a six-hitter as the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 10-1, to extend their East division lead to 6½ games over the idle Cardinals. Oliver started the scoring with a two-run homer in the second inning. Doubles by Willie Stargell and Oliver, around a single by Richie Hebner, added a pair in the fourth.

The Pirates then strung together seven singles for six runs in the seventh. Carmen Fanzone, pinch-hitting, rapped his first major league homer to account for the Cubs' run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
Pirates      0  2  0    2  0  0    6  0  x  -  10 13  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .407
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .209        Cash 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Davalillo cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310        Clines ph,cf        2   1   1   1     0   1   .310
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Clemente rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .349
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275        Zisk rf             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Callison rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Stargell lf           4   1   2   0     1   1   .303
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Hebner 3b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .283
Pappas p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .148      May c                 3   2   1   2     1   1   .271
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Oliver 1b             4   1   3   5     0   0   .279
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alley ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .237
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blass p               4   1   0   0     0   0   .108
  Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fanzone ph          1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               33   1   6   1     0   6             Totals               38  10  13  10     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 15,937
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 7
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Popovich, Pepitone
Doubles: Davis (7), Stargell (26), Oliver (27)
Home Runs: Fanzone (1), Oliver (11)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(17-12)         5     4   4   4   1   2   1  21   3.42
Gura                    1.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   7  13.50
Colborn                 0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   6.75
Newman                  0.1   2   2   2   1   1   0   4   3.48
Tompkins                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.58
Decker                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.19
Totals                  8    13  10  10   3   4   1  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(13-7)           9     6   1   1   0   6   1  33   3.03
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Gura (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Popovich grounded out (second to
first); Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
popped to second; Clemente reached on an error by Popovich
[Clemente to first]; Stargell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to center; Santo forced Pepitone
(shortstop to second); Davis struck out; Callison flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; May walked; Oliver homered [May
scored]; Alley flied out to center; Blass grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 3RD: Cannizzaro struck out; Pappas popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kessinger popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Davalillo lined to shortstop; Clemente grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 4TH: Popovich popped to second; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell doubled to right; Hebner singled to right
[Stargell to third]; May struck out; Oliver doubled to left
[Stargell scored, Hebner scored]; Alley popped to first; Blass
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 5TH: Santo popped to second; Davis grounded out (second to
first); Callison singled to right; Cannizzaro popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Davalillo grounded
out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: HISER BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Hiser flied out to left;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Popovich singled to
second; Williams forced Popovich (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: GURA REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Stargell singled to
left; Gura threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; Hebner flied
out to right [Stargell to third]; May grounded out (second to
first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis doubled to left;
Callison grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley singled to center; On a bunt Blass forced
Alley (catcher to shortstop); Stennett singled to center [Blass
to third]; CLINES BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; COLBORN REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Clines singled to right [Blass scored, Stennett to
third]; Clemente singled to right [Stennett scored, Clines to
third]; NEWMAN REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Stargell struck out;
Hebner walked [Clemente to second]; May singled to center
[Clines scored, Clemente scored, Hebner to third]; Oliver
singled to center [Hebner scored, May to second]; TOMPKINS
REPLACED NEWMAN (PITCHING); Alley singled to center [May scored,
Oliver to third]; Blass grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 7
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 10.

CUBS 8TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CASH REPLACED
STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); ZISK REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING RF);
Cannizzaro struck out; Debut game for Richie Zisk;
FANZONE BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Fanzone homered; Kessinger singled
to center; Popovich struck out; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 8TH: DECKER REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Cash grounded
out (third to first); Clines struck out; Zisk singled to left;
Stargell walked [Zisk to second]; Pepitone dropped a foul fly
hit by Hebner for an error; Hebner popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 10.

CUBS 9TH: Pepitone flied out to right; Santo struck out; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 10.