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August 22, 1971

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Astros 3 8 1
Cubs 3 6 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 3 8 1
Cubs 3 6 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

Wade Blasingame Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1971
Out
Wade Blasingame
Jack Hiatt
Bob Watson
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Rich Chiles
Cesar Cedeno
Jesus Alou
Don Kessinger
Milt Pappas
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Pappas moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
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.