Expos @ Cubs
August 31, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 11 12 1
Cubs 2 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Expos 11 12 1
Cubs 2 12 0

Billy Williams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .312
OBP .500 .394
At Bats 3 509
Hits 1 159
• Singles 1 107
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 1 66
RBI’s 0 83

Mike Marshall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 15
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1971
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Out
Mike Marshall
John Boccabella
Ron Fairly
Ron Hunt
Bob Bailey
Bobby Wine
Ron Woods
Boots Day
Rusty Staub
Billy Williams
Gene Hiser

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Montreal Expos 11 12 1 5
Chicago Cubs 2 12 0 10
Winning Pitcher John Strohmayer
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save Mike Marshall
Game Winning RBI Ron Hunt
Attendance 18,699
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Ron Tompkins. Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first, with Marshall covering, for the out.
Top 9 Boccabella hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woods scores. Staub moves to third. Bailey moves to second.
Top 9 Day strikes out.
Top 9 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Woods moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Top 9 Staub takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second.
Top 9 Woods hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third.
Top 9 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Fernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Wine hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fairly moves to second.
Top 8 Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Day scores.
Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Tompkins Day moves to second.
Top 8 Day hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckert scores.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Day. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Staub is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Woods 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 7 Paul Popovich now playing shortstop. Frank Fernandez now catching. Ron Tompkins now pitching. Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cleo James pinch runs for Al Spangler. Paul Popovich pinch hits for Ray Newman. Mike Marshall now pitching. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. James moves to second.
Bottom 6 Al Spangler pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro. Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boots Day now playing center field. Ron Woods now playing left field. Bob Bailey now playing third base. Ron Hunt now playing second base. Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Strohmayer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wine hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boccabella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Day scores.
Top 6 Ray Newman now pitching. Fairly bunts between the mound and first base. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. Day moves to second.
Top 6 Boots Day pinch hits for Gary Sutherland. Day hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores. Bailey scores.
Top 6 Joe Decker now pitching. Bailey hits a line drive off the glove of Kessinger, and into shallow left field. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Woods scores. Staub moves to third.
Top 6 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Woods hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Woods reaches third base with a triple. Strohmayer scores. Hunt scores.
Top 6 Hunt hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Hunt reaches second base with a double. Boccabella scores. Wine scores. Strohmayer moves to third.
Top 6 Strohmayer bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Boccabella moves to third. Wine moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Wine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boccabella moves to second.
Top 6 Boccabella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strohmayer fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 5 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub 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 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hunt is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hickman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kessinger scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 3 Strohmayer 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 3 Wine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Holtzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Callison trying to get to home. Woods throws the ball in to Boccabella who tags Callison who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 2 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Woods hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.