Astros @ Cubs
August 22, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 11 1
Cubs 3 7 1
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Astros 4 11 1
Cubs 3 7 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .333 .326
At Bats 2 492
Hits 0 126
• Singles 0 102
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 48
RBI’s 0 31

Jim Ray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 3
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1971
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Out
Jim Ray
Jack Hiatt
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Rich Chiles
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 11 1 9
Chicago Cubs 3 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Ray
Losing Pitcher Milt Pappas
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roger Metzger
Attendance 28,933
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ramon Webster pinch hits for Phil Regan. Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Denis Menke now playing first base. Jim Wynn now playing right field. Callison strikes out.
Top 9 Watson strikes out.
Top 9 Phil Regan now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Brock Davis now playing center field. J.C. Martin now catching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Brock Davis pinch hits for Cleo James. Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Pepitone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ray for the out.
Top 8 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. Rader scores. Hiatt moves to second.
Top 8 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Top 8 Rader hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Ray now pitching. Santo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pappas moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Pappas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pappas is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Callison strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to second to double up Cedeno.
Top 7 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 James bunts towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Pepitone moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beckert tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Top 6 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chiles is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Blasingame scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pappas hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiatt for the out.
Top 3 Rader takes first base on ball four. Chiles moves to second.
Top 3 Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 3 Cedeno bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. Pepitone scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Pepitone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a popup off the glove of Metzger, and into shallow left field. Pepitone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blasingame strikes out.
Top 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hiatt hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball towards right. Alou catches it and throws to first to double up Beckert.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Chiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.