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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 9, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 9, 1971 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,359 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Bob Engel |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Jose Ortiz | Center Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Denis Menke | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 9, 1971
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Griffin
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Griffin
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Griffin
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Griffin
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Griffin
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Pappas
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Griffin
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Griffin
Ortiz is hit by the pitch. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Griffin
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison scores. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pappas vs. Griffin
Pappas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Pappas reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Griffin
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Pappas moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. Griffin
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Pappas scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Griffin
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Griffin
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Griffin
There goes Santo. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Santo steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pepitone vs. Griffin
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Pepitone reaches second base with a double. Beckert scores. Santo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Callison is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Forsch
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Pappas
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Pappas
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Forsch
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Pappas
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Pappas
Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Pappas
Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Forsch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Forsch
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Forsch
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Forsch
Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Forsch
Pepitone hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Pappas
Cedeno bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Pappas
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Forsch
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Forsch
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Pappas
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Pappas
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Pappas
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Forsch
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Forsch
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Pappas
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone juggles the ball. That's an error on Pepitone. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Pappas
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harris
Buddy Harris now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Harris
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Harris
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Pappas
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Pappas
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Pappas
Edwards hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Harris
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Harris
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Harris
There goes Ortiz. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Harris
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Pappas
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pappas
Norm Miller pinch hits for Buddy Harris.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Pappas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lemaster
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Lemaster
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Pappas
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Pappas
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1971 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 5 0 1 1 Alou J, rf 4 0 1 0
Beckert G, 2b 4 1 0 1 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams B, lf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Pepitone J, 1b 4 0 1 2 Menke D, 1b 3 0 1 0
Callison J, rf 2 1 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ortiz J, cf 3 1 1 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0
Martin J, c 4 1 1 1 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Pappas M, p 4 1 1 1 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 1 0 1 0
Geronimo C, ph 1 0 0 0
Harris B, p 0 0 0 0
Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 7 6 31 0 3 0
Chicago 060 000 000 -- 6
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (L) 1.2 5 6 6 2 0
Forsch K 4.1 1 0 0 1 5
Harris B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Lemaster D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Metzger R, Pepitone J
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 4
2B -- Pappas M, Pepitone J
SB -- Santo R
CS -- Ortiz J
HBP -- by Griffin T (Ortiz J)
T -- 1:58
A -- 17359
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