Barry Lersch broke a personal 11-game losing streak by pitching the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. Willie Montanez tied the Phillies' club record for most homers by a rookie, hitting his 29th of the season with a man on base in the first inning. Dick Allen had 29 for the Phillies as a rookie in 1964. Mike Anderson also homered, rapping the first of his major league career in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6 11  0
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   2   2     1   0   .245      James cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Popovich 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Freed ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
McCarver c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Montanez rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .257      Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Johnson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Hiser rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Vukovich 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kessinger ss          2   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Luzinski 1b           4   2   2   0     0   1   .298      Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Money 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Pappas p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .159
Anderson cf           3   2   2   2     1   1   .213        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lersch p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .169        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   7             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  2,183
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Cubs 5
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 3
Errors: Popovich
Doubles: Luzinski (8), Anderson (3), Pappas (2)
Home Runs: Montanez (29), Anderson (1)
Stolen Bases: Luzinski (2)
GIDP: Johnson (18), Freed (7), James (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch W(5-14)          9     5   1   1   2   1   0  33   3.83
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   1   0  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(17-14)         6.2   8   5   5   1   6   1  28   3.46
Gura                    0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.71
Bonham                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.30
Regan                   1     2   1   1   1   0   1   5   3.88
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   7   2  38

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Paul Pryor


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); McCarver singled to second;
Montanez homered [McCarver scored]; Johnson lined to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich
flied out to left; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski doubled to left; Money grounded out
(pitcher to first); Anderson walked; Lersch struck out; Bowa
singled to right [Luzinski scored, Anderson to second]; Gamble
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to right; Banks grounded out (second
to first); Hiser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver singled to left; Montanez popped to
second in foul territory; Johnson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McCarver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Rudolph struck out; Pappas
doubled to left [Kessinger scored]; James grounded out
(shortstop to first); Popovich popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Money was called out on
strikes; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo walked;
Banks popped to second; Hiser singled to center [Santo to
third]; Kessinger forced Hiser (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lersch flied to right in foul territory; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Gamble grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Rudolph singled to right; Pappas popped to shortstop;
James grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rudolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs
1.

PHILLIES 6TH: McCarver flied out to right; Montanez flied out to
center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski singled to right; Luzinski stole second;
Money struck out; Anderson doubled to right [Luzinski scored];
Lersch was called out on strikes; Bowa singled to right
[Anderson scored, Bowa to second (on throw)]; GURA REPLACED
PAPPAS (PITCHING); FREED BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Freed struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: FREED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Banks flied out to
left; Hiser grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger walked;
Rudolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: McCarver reached on an error by Popovich [McCarver
to first]; Montanez singled to center [McCarver to third];
BONHAM REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Johnson hit into a double play
(shortstop to second) [McCarver out at home (second unassisted),
Johnson to second, Montanez out at second]; Luzinski flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR BONHAM; VUKOVICH REPLACED JOHNSON
(PLAYING 3B); Davis lined to second; James grounded out
(shortstop to first); Popovich popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: REGAN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first); Anderson homered; Lersch singled to
left; Bowa walked [Lersch to second]; Freed grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bowa out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Williams singled to second; Santo flied out to center;
Banks forced Williams (shortstop to second); Hiser flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Cubs 1.