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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 21, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,386 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Shag Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hands
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hands
Morgan 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hands
Cedeno hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Billingham
Kessinger 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Billingham
Beckert 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Billingham
Williams 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
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hands
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Hands
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hands
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Billingham
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 -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Billingham
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Billingham
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Hands
Hiatt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hands
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of James who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billingham vs. Hands
Billingham strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Hands
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Hands
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Hands
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Hands
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Martin and he is out, Beckert applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Billingham
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Billingham
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Chiles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Billingham
Hands strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hands
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiles vs. Hands
Chiles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Hands
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Billingham
Kessinger hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Billingham
Beckert 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 -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Billingham
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Hands
Hiatt hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hands
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billingham vs. Hands
Billingham bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Hands
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Billingham
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Billingham
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santo for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Billingham
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hands
Morgan 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 -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hands
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hands
Watson 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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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Billingham
James strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Billingham
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Billingham
Hands strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Hands
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. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hands
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Hands
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Billingham
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Billingham
Beckert hits a line drive towards first. Watson catches it and steps on first to double up Kessinger. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Billingham
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Billingham
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
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hands
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 -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Hands
Billingham hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hands
Alou 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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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Billingham
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field.
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Billingham
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Billingham
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hands
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hands
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Hands
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Hands
Chiles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Hands
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Billingham
Denis Menke now playing first base.
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Billingham
Brock Davis pinch hits for Bill Hands.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Billingham
Kessinger 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1971 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou J, rf 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0
Geronimo C, rf 0 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Williams B, lf 3 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0 Pepitone J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Menke D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 1 0
Chiles R, lf 4 0 1 1 James C, cf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Martin J, c 3 0 0 0
Hiatt J, c 3 1 1 1 Hands B, p 2 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 1 2 0 Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Billingham J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 7 3 28 0 3 0
Houston 002 000 001 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (L) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
E -- Kessinger D
DP -- Houston 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 3, Chicago 1
3B -- Metzger R, Morgan J
HR -- Hiatt J
CS -- Cedeno C
SH -- Billingham J
T -- 2:05
A -- 26386
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