The batting of Roger Freed, who drove in one run with a single in the third inning and three with a homer in the fourth, enabled the Phillies to defeat the Cubs, 5-1. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  2    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               5   0   3   0     0   0   .248      James cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .289
Anderson cf           5   0   2   1     0   2   .226      Popovich 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .214
McCarver c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Fanzone lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Montanez rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Banks 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .193
Johnson 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Santo 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
  Vukovich pr,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      North rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .375
Luzinski 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Doyle 2b              3   2   1   0     1   1   .231      Rudolph c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .188
Freed lf              4   1   3   4     0   1   .223        Davis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Reynolds p            4   1   2   0     0   2   .200        Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                          Decker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cannizzaro ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
                                                            Hiser pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Fernandez ph,c      2   0   0   0     0   1   .138

Totals               38   5  12   5     3  10             Totals               35   1  10   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 18,505
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Cubs 10
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Popovich
Doubles: Freed (12), Anderson (4)
Home Runs: Freed (6)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (11), Freed (3), James (2)
GIDP: Popovich (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds W(5-9)         9    10   1   1   3   2   0  38   4.49
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   2   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(3-2)           3     7   4   4   2   3   0  16   4.73
Colborn                 0.1   3   1   1   0   0   1   4   6.97
Newman                  1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.44
Bonham                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   5.10
Tompkins                2     0   0   0   0   3   0   7   4.08
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3  10   1  41

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to left; Bowa was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Anderson was called out on strikes;
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James singled to center; Popovich flied out to center;
Fanzone lined to left; Banks singled to third [James to second];
Santo singled to left [James scored, Banks to second]; North
walked [Banks to third, Santo to second]; Kessinger forced North
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Rudolph singled to left; On a bunt Decker forced
Rudolph (first to shortstop); James forced Decker (third to
second); James was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle walked; Freed doubled [Doyle scored]; Freed
was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop
to third); Reynolds singled to right; Bowa singled to pitcher
[Reynolds to second]; Anderson doubled to right [Reynolds
scored, Bowa to third]; McCarver lined to second; Montanez
walked; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Fanzone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks walked; Santo forced
Banks (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to center; Doyle singled to
center [Luzinski to second]; COLBORN REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
Freed homered [Luzinski scored, Doyle scored]; Reynolds singled
to left; Bowa flied out to center; Anderson singled to right
[Reynolds to second]; NEWMAN REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
McCarver was called out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: North flied out to right; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); Rudolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
flied out to right; Doyle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: CANNIZZARO BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Cannizzaro walked; HISER
RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; James singled to center [Hiser to second];
Popovich grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hiser
to third, James out at second]; Fanzone lined to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: BONHAM REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Freed singled to
shortstop; Reynolds struck out; Bowa singled to center [Freed to
second]; Anderson struck out; McCarver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); North singled to right;
Kessinger forced North (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson walked; VUKOVICH RAN FOR JOHNSON; Luzinski flied out to
center; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: VUKOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rudolph singled
to left; FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR BONHAM; DAVIS RAN FOR RUDOLPH;
Fernandez flied out to left; James popped to shortstop; Popovich
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: FERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TOMPKINS
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Freed struck out; Reynolds was called
out on strikes; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone flied out to center; Banks popped to third;
Santo singled to left; North singled to left [Santo to second];
Kessinger lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first); McCarver
struck out; Montanez reached on an error by Popovich [Montanez
to first]; Vukovich forced Montanez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR TOMPKINS; Hickman grounded out
(third to first); Fernandez struck out; James singled to left;
Popovich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Cubs 1.