Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Friday, April 9, 1971 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 Beckert 2b 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Santo 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 12 0 Callison rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Ortiz cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Martin c 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 Pappas p 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 Totals 34 6 7 6 3 5 27 12 FIELDING - E: Pepitone (3). BATTING - 2B: Pappas (1,off Griffin); Pepitone (2,off Griffin). HBP: Ortiz (2,by Griffin). IBB: Callison (2,by Forsch). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Santo (1,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards). CS: Ortiz (1,2nd base by Harris/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Menke 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Forsch p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 3 0 0 7 27 11 FIELDING - E: Metzger (1). BATTING - Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas W(1-0) 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 31
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(0-1) 1.2 5 6 6 2 0 0 14 Forsch 4.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 15 Harris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Lemaster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 6 6 3 5 0 38 HBP: Griffin (1,Ortiz). IBB: Forsch (1,Callison). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 17359 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Alou rf 2. Beckert 2b Morgan 2b 3. Williams lf Cedeno cf 4. Santo 3b Watson lf 5. Pepitone 1b Menke 1b 6. Callison rf Rader 3b 7. Ortiz cf Edwards c 8. Martin c Metzger ss 9. Pappas p Griffin p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert walked; Williams flied out to right; Santo reached on an error by Metzger [Beckert to second]; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Callison walked; Ortiz was hit by a pitch [Callison to second]; Martin singled to right [Ortiz to third, Callison scored]; Pappas doubled to left [Martin to third, Ortiz scored]; Kessinger singled to center [Pappas to third, Martin scored]; Beckert forced Kessinger (second to shortstop) [Pappas scored]; Williams singled to right [Beckert to second]; Santo forced Williams (pitcher to shortstop) [Beckert to third]; Santo stole second; Pepitone doubled to right [Santo scored, Beckert scored]; FORSCH REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Callison was walked intentionally; Ortiz lined to right; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; Pappas struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to left; Metzger lined to center; Forsch singled to center; Alou singled to left [Forsch to second]; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo singled to right; Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Callison struck out; Ortiz struck out; Martin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader popped to second; Edwards was called out on strikes; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Pappas struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR FORSCH; Geronimo struck out; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan reached on an error by Pepitone; Cedeno lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: HARRIS REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Williams flied out to center; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke singled to third; Rader struck out; Edwards popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 8TH: Callison flied out to center; Ortiz singled to left; Ortiz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Martin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); MILLER BATTED FOR HARRIS; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. CUBS 9TH: LEMASTER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Pappas popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 6 7 1 5 Astros 0 3 1 4
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