Bill Hands pitched and batted the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. In the fifth inning, Gene Hiser and Don Kessinger singled and Tony Fernandez walked to load the bases. Ernie Banks cleared the sacks with a double and then scored himself on a sacrifice by Cleo James and single by Paul Popovich. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


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   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Marshall rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Popovich 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .227
Milner lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .214      Williams lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Bourque 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Jorgensen cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Hiser rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .235
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .254
Foli 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Fernandez c           2   1   0   0     1   0   .151
Gentry p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .074      Hands p               3   1   1   3     0   2   .083
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Shamsky ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .179
  Hahn pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   1   8   1     0   6             Totals               31   4   8   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  4,036
Left on Base: Mets 7, Cubs 6
DP: Mets 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Milner (1), Hands (3)
Sacrifice Hits: James (5)
GIDP: Garrett (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(12-11)         4.1   6   4   4   1   5   0  20   3.23
Sadecki                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.03
McAndrew                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.33
Taylor                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.65
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   8   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(12-18)          9     8   1   1   0   6   0  35   3.42
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: McAndrew (6)

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


METS 1ST: Harrelson struck out; Marshall grounded out (pitcher
to first); Milner singled to pitcher; Kranepool flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

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

METS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Garrett
struck out; Dyer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque was called out on strikes; Santo struck out;
Hiser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 3RD: Foli grounded out (third to first); Gentry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrelson singled to right; Marshall
singled to center [Harrelson to third]; Milner struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied to left; Fernandez flied to left;
Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool flied to right; Jorgensen singled to left;
Garrett grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: James popped to shortstop; Popovich singled to right;
Williams singled to right [Popovich to third]; Bourque popped to
third; Santo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

METS 5TH: Dyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hiser singled to center; Kessinger singled to third
[Hiser to second]; Fernandez walked [Hiser to third, Kessinger
to second]; Hands doubled to left [Fernandez scored, Kessinger
scored, Hiser scored]; James out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Hands to third]; Popovich singled to right [Hands
scored]; SADECKI REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Williams forced
Popovich (second to shortstop); Bourque flied to left; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 4.

METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall
grounded out (second to first); Milner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiser walked;
Kessinger singled to right [Hiser to second]; Fernandez popped
to first; Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Cubs 4.

METS 7TH: Kranepool singled to right; Jorgensen lined to right;
Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kranepool to second];
Dyer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: MCANDREW REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); James grounded
out (pitcher to first); Popovich grounded out (first to
pitcher); Williams singled to center; McAndrew threw a wild
pitch [Williams to second]; Bourque was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Cubs 4.

METS 8TH: Foli singled to center; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR MCANDREW;
Shamsky singled to right [Foli to second]; HAHN RAN FOR SHAMSKY;
Harrelson forced Hahn (first to shortstop) [Foli to third];
Marshall was called out on strikes; Milner doubled to right
[Harrelson to third, Foli scored]; Kranepool popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Santo grounded out
(second to first); Hiser flied to left; Kessinger struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.

METS 9TH: Jorgensen struck out; Garrett reached on an error by
Kessinger; Dyer flied to center; Foli forced Garrett (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cubs 4.