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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 26, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 26, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Reynolds |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 18,505 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Mike Anderson | Center Fielder |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Willie Montanez | Right Fielder |
Deron Johnson | Third Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | First Baseman |
Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
Roger Freed | Left Fielder |
Ken Reynolds | Pitcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cleo James | Center Fielder |
Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
Carmen Fanzone | Left Fielder |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Bill North | Right Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
Joe Decker | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 26, 1971
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Decker
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Decker
There goes Bowa. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Popovich applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Decker
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Decker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Reynolds
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fanzone vs. Reynolds
Fanzone hits a line drive into left field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Reynolds
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. James moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Reynolds
Santo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. James scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
North vs. Reynolds
North takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to third. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kessinger vs. Reynolds
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Decker
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Decker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Decker
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Reynolds
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Decker vs. Reynolds
Decker bunts towards first. Luzinski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
James vs. Reynolds
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Reynolds fires to first and has James trapped. There's the throw to Doyle who tags James for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Decker
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Freed vs. Decker
Freed hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of James. Freed reaches second base with a double. Doyle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Decker
Rudolph throws to Kessinger, and they have Freed in a rundown. The throw to Santo, who applies the tag, and Freed is out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Decker
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Decker
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Decker
Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of North. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Reynolds scores. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Decker
McCarver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Popovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Montanez vs. Decker
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Decker
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Reynolds
Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Reynolds
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Reynolds
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Decker
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Decker
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Colborn
Jim Colborn now pitching.
Freed hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Colborn
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Colborn
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Colborn
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Newman
Ray Newman now pitching.
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Newman
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Reynolds
North hits a fly ball into right field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Reynolds
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Reynolds
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Newman
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Newman
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Reynolds
Chris Cannizzaro pinch hits for Ray Newman.
Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Reynolds
Gene Hiser pinch runs for Chris Cannizzaro.
James hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hiser moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Hiser moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Fanzone vs. Reynolds
Fanzone hits a line drive into left field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Bonham
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Bonham
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freed moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Bonham
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Bonham
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Bonham covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Reynolds
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Reynolds
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Reynolds
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Reynolds
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Bonham
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Bonham
John Vukovich pinch runs for Deron Johnson.
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Bonham
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Reynolds
John Vukovich now playing third base.
Rudolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Reynolds
Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Brock Davis pinch runs for Ken Rudolph.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Reynolds
James hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Popovich strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Tompkins
Frank Fernandez now catching. Ron Tompkins now pitching.
Freed strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Tompkins
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Tompkins
Bowa 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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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Reynolds
Fanzone hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Reynolds
Banks hits a popup towards third. Vukovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Reynolds
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
North vs. Reynolds
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Reynolds
Kessinger hits a line drive towards third. Vukovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Tompkins
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Tompkins
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Tompkins
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich misplays the ball. That's an error on Popovich. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vukovich vs. Tompkins
Vukovich hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Popovich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Reynolds
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ron Tompkins.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Reynolds
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Reynolds
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Reynolds
Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1971 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bowa L, ss 5 0 3 0 James C, cf 5 1 3 0 Anderson M, cf 5 0 2 1 Popovich P, 2b 5 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 5 0 0 0 Fanzone C, lf 4 0 0 0 Montanez W, rf 4 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 2 1 Vukovich J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 North B, rf 3 0 2 0 Luzinski G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Doyle D, 2b 3 2 1 0 Rudolph K, c 3 0 2 0 Freed R, lf 4 1 3 4 Davis B, pr 0 0 0 0 Reynolds K, p 4 1 2 0 Tompkins R, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Decker J, p 1 0 0 0 Colborn J, p 0 0 0 0 Newman R, p 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, ph 0 0 0 0 Hiser G, pr 0 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0 Fernandez F, ph-c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 12 5 35 1 10 1 Philadelphia 002 300 000 -- 5 Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Reynolds K (W) 9.0 10 1 1 3 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Decker J (L)* 3.0 7 4 4 2 3 Colborn J 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Newman R 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Bonham B 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Tompkins R 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Popovich P DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Chicago 10 2B -- Freed R, Anderson M HR -- Freed R CS -- Bowa L, James C, Freed R T -- 2:39 A -- 18505
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