Burt Hooton outpitched Tom Seaver and gained his second major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Mets, 3-0. Hooton, who also beat the Mets for his first victory, 3-2, September 15, allowed only two singles.

Seaver gave up three hits, but they included a homer by Ron Santo after a walk to Pat Bourque in the second inning. The other run counted in the third when Cleo James was hit by a pitch, Paul Popovich singled and Billy Williams lofted a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Cubs         0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  3  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      James cf              3   1   0   0     0   1   .294
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .229      Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Williams lf           2   0   0   1     0   1   .302
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Bourque 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .192
Jorgensen cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .214      Santo 3b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .268
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Hiser rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Grote c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Foli 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Fernandez c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .155
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   5             Totals               24   3   3   3     3   8

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance:  5,464
Left on Base: Mets 5, Cubs 2
DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Harrelson, Bourque, Hooton
Home Runs: Santo (21)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (26)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3)
GIDP: Foli (6), Singleton (12)
Hit by Pitch: James (5,by Seaver)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(18-10)         7     3   3   3   3   6   1  26   1.81
Capra                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     3   3   3   3   8   1  29

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(2-0)           9     2   0   0   3   5   0  32   2.11
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (4)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to right; Harrelson stole second;
Garrett walked; Jones struck out; Kranepool flied to right;
Jorgensen flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James flied to right; Popovich popped to third in foul
territory; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 2ND: Singleton reached on an error by Bourque; Grote flied
to left; Foli grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque walked; Santo homered [Bourque scored]; Hiser
flied to center; Kessinger struck out; Fernandez struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
was called out on strikes; Garrett was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton struck out; James was hit by a pitch; Popovich
singled to left [James to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly
to center [James scored, Popovich to second]; Bourque grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
struck out; Jorgensen walked; Singleton forced Jorgensen (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied to center; Hiser walked; Hiser was picked
off first (pitcher to second to shortstop); Kessinger singled to
center; Fernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 3.

METS 5TH: Grote flied to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Hooton walked; James forced Hooton (second to
shortstop) [James to second (error by Harrelson)]; Popovich
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [James out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones reached on an error by
Hooton [Jones to second]; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Williams struck out; Bourque popped to catcher in foul
territory; Santo popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 3.

METS 7TH: Jorgensen singled to center; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second];
Grote walked; Foli forced Grote (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Hiser was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrelson flied to left in foul territory; Garrett
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: CAPRA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Hooton struck out;
James was called out on strikes; Popovich grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 3.

METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied
to right; Jorgensen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cubs 3.

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