Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 127
Played on Sunday, August 22, 1971 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 1 CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Menke 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Cedeno cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 5 1 3 2 0 1 7 1 Wynn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiles lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Rader 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 Hiatt c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 Blasingame p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 11 4 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Alou-Watson, Morgan-Metzger-Watson. E: Rader (22). BATTING - 2B: Rader (20,off Pappas); Morgan (24,off Pappas). HR: Watson (6,5th inning off Pappas 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (14,2nd base off Pappas/Cannizzaro 2).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Beckert 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 5 Williams lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Santo 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 12 0 James cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Davis ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Callison rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Pappas p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Webster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 3 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Williams-Beckert. E: Kessinger (21). BATTING - 2B: Pepitone (19,off Blasingame). SH: James (4,off Blasingame); Kessinger (13,off Blasingame). SF: Santo (6,off Blasingame). HBP: Pappas (2,by Blasingame). GDP: Popovich (4,off Ray). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame 6.2 7 3 2 2 2 0 30 Ray W(9-3) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 7 3 2 3 3 0 37 HBP: Blasingame (12,Pappas). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 3-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas L(15-11) 8.1 11 4 4 2 4 1 38 Regan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 5 1 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Regan 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Mel Steiner Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 28933 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Alou rf Kessinger ss 2. Morgan 2b Beckert 2b 3. Cedeno cf Williams lf 4. Watson 1b Santo 3b 5. Chiles lf Pepitone 1b 6. Rader 3b James cf 7. Hiatt c Cannizzaro c 8. Metzger ss Callison rf 9. Blasingame p Pappas p ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled to right [Cedeno scored]; Chiles popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert forced Kessinger (third to second); Williams hit into a double play (right to first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Hiatt flied out to center; Metzger walked; Blasingame struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to first in foul territory; Pepitone doubled to shortstop; James reached on an error by Rader [Pepitone to third, James to first]; Cannizzaro forced James (third to second) [Pepitone scored (unearned)]; Callison struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; On a bunt Cedeno singled to third; Watson singled to left [Cedeno to third]; Chiles singled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson to third]; Rader walked [Chiles to second]; Hiatt grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Pappas popped to third; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert singled to center; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger struck out; Blasingame grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Pepitone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); James grounded out (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson homered; Chiles was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); Pappas singled to left; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Hiatt struck out; Metzger reached on an error by Kessinger [Metzger to first]; Blasingame singled to right [Metzger to third]; Alou forced Blasingame (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams singled to right [Beckert to third]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to right [Beckert scored]; Pepitone singled to center [Williams to third]; James out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Williams scored, Pepitone to second]; Cannizzaro flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson hit into a double play (left to second) [Cedeno out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: Callison struck out; Pappas was hit by a pitch; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Pappas to second]; Beckert singled to left [Pappas to third]; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3. ASTROS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Rader doubled to right; Hiatt singled to left [Rader to third]; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Rader scored, Hiatt to second]; Ray grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: Pepitone popped to catcher in foul territory; DAVIS BATTED FOR JAMES; Davis walked; POPOVICH BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Popovich grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MARTIN REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING C ); Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan doubled to right; REGAN REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. CUBS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); WYNN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); Callison struck out; WEBSTER BATTED FOR REGAN; Webster flied out to left; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 1 9 Cubs 3 7 1 7
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