Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Regular Season Game 4
Played on Thursday, April 8, 1971 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 4 0 HOU N 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 x - 7 9 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Williams lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 Santo 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Pepitone cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Callison rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 Holtzman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H. Breeden ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 4 3 1 7 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 2. Kessinger-Hickman, Kessinger-Hickman. BATTING - HR: Williams (3,9th inning off Billingham 1 on 2 out). GDP: Pepitone (2,off Billingham). Team LOB: 1.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Watson lf 1 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 Geronimo pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 10 1 Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Hiatt c 2 2 2 2 1 0 7 1 Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 Billingham p 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Totals 31 7 9 7 9 7 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Metzger. BATTING - 2B: Morgan (1,off Holtzman); Menke (2,off Holtzman); Hiatt 2 (2,off Holtzman 2). HBP: Hiatt (1,by Regan). GDP: Cedeno (1,off Holtzman); Menke (2,off Regan). IBB: Metzger (1,by Holtzman); Alou (1,by Holtzman). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman L(0-1) 4.2 7 6 6 7 6 0 27 Colborn 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Regan 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 12 Totals 8 9 7 7 9 7 0 41 HBP: Regan (2,Hiatt). IBB: Holtzman 2 (2,Metzger,Alou). Inherited Runners - Scored: Colborn 3-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham W(1-0) 9 4 3 3 1 7 1 31 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 11375 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 cf Menke 1b 6. Callison rf Rader 3b 7. Hickman 1b Hiatt c 8. Rudolph c Metzger ss 9. Holtzman p Billingham p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert made an out to third; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou made an out to second; Morgan doubled to center; Cedeno struck out; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Pepitone struck out; Callison flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke doubled to center; Rader flied out to right [Menke to third]; Hiatt doubled to left [Menke scored]; Metzger struck out; Billingham struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 3RD: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Rudolph struck out; Holtzman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger lined to center; Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Menke struck out; Rader singled to center [Watson to second]; Hiatt doubled to right [Rader to third, Watson scored]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Billingham grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second, Hiatt to third, Rader scored]; Alou was walked intentionally; Morgan singled to second [Alou to second, Metzger to third, Hiatt scored]; Cedeno struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. CUBS 5TH: Santo singled to center; Pepitone grounded out (second to first) [Santo to second]; Callison singled to right [Santo scored]; Hickman struck out; Rudolph struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Watson walked; Menke popped to third; Rader struck out; Hiatt walked [Watson to second]; Metzger singled to shortstop [Hiatt to second, Watson to third]; Billingham walked [Watson scored, Hiatt to third, Metzger to second]; COLBORN REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Alou singled to pitcher [Billingham to second, Metzger to third, Hiatt scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. CUBS 6TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR COLBORN; Popovich flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Watson walked; GERONIMO RAN FOR WATSON; Menke grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. CUBS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Williams walked; Santo struck out; Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiatt was hit by a pitch; Metzger walked [Hiatt to second]; Billingham forced Hiatt (catcher to third) [Metzger to second]; Alou singled to center [Billingham to third, Metzger scored]; Morgan flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 8TH: Callison struck out; Hickman popped to first; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Geronimo lined to shortstop; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 9TH: H. BREEDEN BATTED FOR REGAN; H. Breeden grounded out (third to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to shortstop; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Santo grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 3 4 0 1 Astros 7 9 0 10
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