Juan Pizarro decided his own duel with Tom Seaver by hitting a homer in the eighth inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 victory over the Mets. The defeat snapped a seven-game winning streak for Seaver, who had gone unbeaten since his previous loss to Pizarro, 3-2, August 1. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
James rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .306      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Hiser cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Jorgensen cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Fanzone 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Bourque 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .143      Clendenon 1b          4   0   2   0     0   2   .250
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Davis lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Williams ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Grote c               2   0   2   0     2   0   .273
Torres ss             4   0   2   0     0   1   .268        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .159      Foli 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Pizarro p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .133        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
                                                          Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
                                                            Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247

Totals               31   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               33   0   6   0     2   8

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  5,174
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 9
DP: Cubs 1, Mets 1
Errors: Fanzone, Torres
Home Runs: Pizarro (1)
Stolen Bases: James (4), Hiser (1)
Caught Stealing: Grote (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hiser (1)
GIDP: Pizarro (3), Stanton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jorgensen (3,by Pizarro)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pizarro W(7-5)          9     6   0   0   2   8   0  36   3.13
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   8   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(18-9)          9     7   1   1   2   8   1  34   1.76
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Pizarro (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler


CUBS 1ST: James walked; James stole second; James was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); Hiser struck out; Fanzone was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Jorgensen
was hit by a pitch; Jones reached on an error by Torres
[Jorgensen to second]; Clendenon struck out; Stanton struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Grote
singled to center; Foli forced Grote (second unassisted); Seaver
reached on an error by Fanzone [Foli to second]; Martinez flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Torres singled to left; Rudolph struck out; Pizarro
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Jorgensen struck out; Jones flied to center; Clendenon
singled to left; Stanton flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: James singled to right; Hiser out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [James to second]; Fanzone flied to center;
Bourque struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte flied to center; Grote singled to left;
Grote was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Foli flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich flied to center; Davis flied to right; Torres
singled to shortstop; Rudolph flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Martinez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jorgensen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Pizarro flied to center; James struck out; Hiser
singled to pitcher; Hiser stole second; Fanzone walked; Bourque
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon
struck out; Stanton singled to right; Aspromonte struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich flied to center; Davis grounded out (second
to first); Torres flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Grote walked; On a bunt Foli made an out to pitcher;
Seaver forced Grote (pitcher to second to shortstop); Martinez
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 8TH: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Pizarro
homered; James struck out; Hiser flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
singled to center; Clendenon singled to center [Jones to
second]; Stanton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Clendenon out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone popped to second; Bourque singled to third;
Popovich singled to center [Bourque to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED
FOR DAVIS; Williams popped to third; Torres struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Aspromonte
popped to first in foul territory; Grote walked; HARRELSON RAN
FOR GROTE; AGEE BATTED FOR FOLI; Agee struck out; SINGLETON
BATTED FOR SEAVER; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.