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Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, played on April 24, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 23,749 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Dave Marshall | Left Fielder |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1971
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pappas
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gentry
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Gentry
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gentry
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Gentry
Santo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Gentry
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Pappas
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell 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
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Gentry
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Gentry
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Gentry
Rudolph hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boswell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Pappas
Aspromonte hits a popup towards the mound. Pappas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Pappas
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Gentry
Pappas hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gentry
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beckert vs. Gentry
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Gentry
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Pappas
Marshall 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
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Gentry
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Gentry
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Gentry
Callison hits a fly ball towards right. Singleton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Singleton. Santo tags and scores. Pepitone tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Gentry
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Pepitone moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudolph vs. Gentry
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Rudolph reaches second base with a double. Pepitone scores. Hickman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pappas vs. Gentry
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Gentry
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Rudolph scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Beckert hits a line drive into left field. Marshall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marshall. Kessinger moves to third. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Sadecki
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Pappas
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Kranepool reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Boswell reaches second base with a double. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Pappas
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Sadecki
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Sadecki
Pepitone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Sadecki
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Sadecki
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo scores. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudolph vs. Sadecki
Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pappas vs. Sadecki
Pappas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Pappas
Don Hahn pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
Hahn hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a line drive towards first. Hickman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Pappas
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Pappas
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Pappas
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Taylor
Ron Taylor now pitching.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Taylor
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Taylor
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Pappas
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Pappas
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Pappas
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Pappas
Grote takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shamsky vs. Pappas
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Ron Taylor.
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to third. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Pappas
Agee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Stephenson
Earl Stephenson now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Stephenson
Cleon Jones pinch hits for Dave Marshall.
Jones takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Stephenson
Singleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Frisella
Art Shamsky now playing right field. Cleon Jones now playing left field. Danny Frisella now pitching.
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Frisella
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Frisella
Callison strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Stephenson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Stephenson
Tim Foli pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Stephenson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Frisella
Tim Foli now playing second base.
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Frisella
Rudolph strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Frisella
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Frisella
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Stephenson
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shamsky vs. Stephenson
Shamsky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Stephenson
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Stephenson
Harrelson 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 (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1971 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Agee T, cf 5 1 1 4 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 2 2 Harrelson B, ss 5 0 2 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Marshall D, lf 3 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 0 Jones C, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 2 3 1 2 Singleton K, rf 4 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf 4 1 1 0 Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 1 1 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hickman J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Boswell K, 2b 2 1 1 1 Rudolph K, c 4 1 1 1 Foli T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 3 0 0 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stephenson E, p 1 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 1 0 0 Gentry G, p 1 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Hahn D, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor R, p 0 0 0 0 Shamsky A, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 6 5 34 7 9 7 New York 000 010 400 -- 5 Chicago 200 410 00x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Gentry G (L) 3.2 6 6 3 1 0 Sadecki R 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 Taylor R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Frisella D 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pappas M (W) 6.2 5 5 5 3 3 Stephenson E (S) 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 E -- Singleton K, Marshall D LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 6 2B -- Kessinger D, Rudolph K, Boswell K 3B -- Kranepool E HR -- Santo R, Agee T SF -- Callison J WP -- Frisella D T -- 2:25 A -- 23749
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