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September 23, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 8 4
Cubs 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 8 4
Cubs 4 7 1

Jim Hickman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .259
OBP .000 .348
At Bats 0 367
Hits 0 95
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 58

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 4 7
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Wrigley Field - September 23, 1971
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Strikeout
Tug McGraw
Jerry Grote
Donn Clendenon
Tim Foli
Bob Aspromonte
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Mike Jorgensen
Leroy Stanton
Jim Hickman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 5 8 4 5
Chicago Cubs 4 7 1 11
Winning Pitcher Nolan Ryan
Losing Pitcher Juan Pizarro
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI Bob Aspromonte
Attendance 2,579
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Hickman pinch hits for Gene Hiser. Hickman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tug McGraw now pitching. Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Pat Bourque. Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 John Milner pinch hits for Nolan Ryan. Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ron Tompkins now pitching. Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Popovich strikes out.
Bottom 8 There goes James. The throw from Grote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. James goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing center field. Brock Davis pinch hits for Jim Colborn. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Colborn now pitching. Grote strikes out.
Top 8 Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Tommie Agee. Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanton scores. Jones scores. Jorgensen moves to third.
Top 8 Agee takes first base on ball four. Stanton moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 8 Clendenon strikes out.
Top 8 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanton moves to second.
Top 8 Stanton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hiser takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Bourque hits a fly ball into right field. Stanton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bourque settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hiser strikes out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanton hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Hiser chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Fernandez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Fernandez. Ryan scores. Foli goes all the way around to score. Stanton moves to third.
Top 5 Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second.
Top 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Grote strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bourque hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Popovich moves to third.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 James hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Popovich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hiser hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Foli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Fernandez for a passed ball. Harrelson moves to second.
Top 3 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bourque hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Popovich hits a fly ball towards center. Agee settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Agee. Pizarro scores. Popovich moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 James hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pizarro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanton. Pizarro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 2 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Agee is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Clendenon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hiser strikes out. Grote drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hiser out.
Bottom 1 There goes Williams. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Williams steals third.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James scores. Popovich scores. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bourque strikes out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four. James moves to third. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ryan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ryan. James moves to second.
Bottom 1 James is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.