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Expos 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
August 31, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on August 31, 1971 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Expos with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1971 
Visiting Team
Montreal Expos
R: 6 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 14 E: 3 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherPhil Regan  
Losing PitcherHowie Reed  
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Game Winning RBIDon Kessinger 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1971 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMontreal Expos 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherCarl Morton  
Home Starting PitcherMilt Pappas  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Jerry Dale
2B: Augie Donatelli
3B: Ed Vargo

Montreal Expos Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron Hunt  Second Baseman 
Boots Day  Center Fielder 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Jim Fairey  Left Fielder 
Bob Bailey  Third Baseman 
Gary Sutherland  Shortstop 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Carl Morton  Pitcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Joe Pepitone  First Baseman 
Jim Hickman  Right Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Brock Davis  Center Fielder 
Chris Cannizzaro  Catcher 
Milt Pappas  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Expos 6 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
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         Game of 8/31/1971, game 1 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)

  Montreal           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hunt R, 2b            5  1  3  0   Kessinger D, ss       6  1  5  2   
Day B, cf             4  3  2  0   Beckert G, 2b         5  0  1  1   
Staub R, rf           4  1  2  2   Williams B, lf        3  1  1  1   
Fairly R, 1b          4  0  2  1   Pepitone J, 1b        5  1  1  0   
Fairey J, lf          4  0  2  1   Hickman J, rf         4  1  2  1   
Marshall M, p         0  0  0  0   Santo R, 3b           5  0  1  0   
Gosger J, ph          1  0  0  0   Davis B, cf           3  2  2  2   
Reed H, p             0  0  0  0   Cannizzaro C, c       3  1  1  0   
McAnally E, p         0  0  0  0   Pappas M, p           4  0  0  0   
Bailey B, 3b          4  0  1  0   Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   
Sutherland G, ss      3  0  0  0   James C, ph           0  0  0  0   
Swanson S, lf         1  0  0  0                                      
Brand R, lf           0  0  0  0                                      
Bateman J, c          5  1  1  0                                      
Morton C, p           1  0  0  0                                      
McGinn D, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Wine B, ss            2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6 13  4                        38  7 14  7

Montreal         101 200 200 0 --  6
Chicago          200 300 100 1 --  7
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Montreal             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morton C              3.2  8  5  4  2  1
McGinn D              2.2  2  1  1  2  2
Marshall M            1.2  2  0  0  0  2
Reed H (L)*           1.0  1  1  1  2  1
McAnally E            0.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pappas M              9.0 12  6  5  3  0
Regan P (W)           1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 10th

E -- Cannizzaro C, Kessinger D, Sutherland G, Bailey B, Beckert G
DP -- Montreal 2
LOB -- Montreal 9, Chicago 12
2B -- Fairey J, Staub R 2
SB -- Day B, Fairey J, Hunt R
CS -- Williams B
SH -- Morton C, Day B, Swanson S, Cannizzaro C
HBP -- by McAnally E (James C)
T -- 3:11
A -- 0

    

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