Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 16
Played on Thursday, April 22, 1971 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 - 6 9 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 Menke 1b 4 2 1 0 1 1 9 0 Watson lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Hiatt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards ph,c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Dierker p 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 38 6 9 4 1 4 27 8 BATTING - 3B: Cedeno (2,off Hands). HR: Watson (3,6th inning off Hands 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 6.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Williams lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Santo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Pepitone cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Hickman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 H. Breeden 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 14 1 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Hands p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 6 27 14 FIELDING - E: Kessinger 2 (3), Beckert (2). BATTING - 2B: H. Breeden (1,off Dierker); Beckert (3,off Dierker). SF: Pepitone (1,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Kessinger (1,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(2-0) 9 5 1 1 2 6 0 34
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hands L(1-3) 8 6 4 2 1 4 1 33 Regan 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 9 6 4 1 4 1 39 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 4100 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Metzger ss Kessinger ss 2. Morgan 2b Beckert 2b 3. Menke 1b Williams lf 4. Watson lf Santo 3b 5. Rader 3b Pepitone cf 6. Cedeno cf Hickman rf 7. Alou rf H. Breeden 1b 8. Hiatt c Rudolph c 9. Dierker p Hands p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger lined to center; Morgan flied out to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert popped to shortstop in foul territory; Williams forced Kessinger (pitcher to shortstop); Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno tripled to center; Alou reached on an error by Kessinger [Cedeno scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; EDWARDS BATTED FOR HIATT; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman was called out on strikes; H. Breeden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Rudolph lined to second; Hands struck out; Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger stole second; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to right; Santo grounded out (first unassisted) [Williams to second]; Pepitone flied out to center; Hickman popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: On a bunt Cedeno made an out to pitcher; Alou grounded out (second to first); Edwards singled to center; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: H. Breeden popped to shortstop; Rudolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Menke walked; Watson homered [Menke scored]; Rader singled to left; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 7TH: Alou flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Dierker reached on an error by Kessinger; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Santo was called out on strikes; Pepitone popped to second; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 0. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Menke singled to right; Watson singled to left [Menke to second]; Rader forced Watson (second unassisted) [Menke scored (error by Beckert) (unearned), Rader to second]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: H. Breeden doubled to left; Rudolph flied out to right; POPOVICH BATTED FOR HANDS; Popovich flied out to right; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0. ASTROS 9TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Alou singled to right; Edwards grounded out (third to first) [Alou to second]; Dierker singled to left [Alou to third]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dierker to second, Alou scored]; Morgan singled to right [Dierker scored]; Menke flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: Beckert doubled to right; Williams walked; Santo singled to right [Williams to second, Beckert to third]; Pepitone hit a sacrifice fly to right [Williams to third, Beckert scored]; Hickman popped to third in foul territory; H. Breeden struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 0 6 Cubs 1 5 3 6
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