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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros, played on August 20, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,711 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Stan Landes |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| J.C. Martin | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Holtzman
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Forsch
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Forsch
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Forsch
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader has Beckert trapped. There's the throw to Hiatt and back to Rader, who tags Beckert for the out. Williams moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santo vs. Forsch
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Holtzman
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Holtzman
Rader hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Holtzman
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Holtzman
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Forsch
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Forsch
James hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Holtzman
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Holtzman
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Holtzman
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Holtzman
Watson takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Holtzman
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Holtzman
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Forsch
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Forsch
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Holtzman
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Forsch vs. Holtzman
Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James throws the ball in to Beckert who tags Forsch trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Martinez scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Decker
Joe Decker now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Decker
There goes Alou. The throw from Martin and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Forsch
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Forsch
Pepitone strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Forsch
Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Forsch
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Forsch
James hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. James reaches second base with a double. Santo scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webster vs. Forsch
Ramon Webster pinch hits for Joe Decker.
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Morgan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bonham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bonham
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Forsch
Beckert hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Forsch
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Forsch
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bonham
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Bonham
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Bonham
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Forsch
Santo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Forsch
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Forsch
James takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Bonham
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bonham
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bonham
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiser vs. Forsch
Gene Hiser pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Hiser strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Culver
Johnny Edwards now catching. George Culver now pitching.
Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Kessinger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Culver
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Culver
There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pepitone vs. Culver
Pepitone hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Culver
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Tompkins
Ron Tompkins now pitching.
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Regan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Regan
Roger Metzger pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Regan
There goes Rader. The throw from Martin and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Regan
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Culver
Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing first base.
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Culver
James hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Martin reaches second base with a double. Callison scores. James goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Ray
Brock Davis pinch runs for J.C. Martin.
Regan bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Ray
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Ray
There go the runners. The throw from Edwards to Rader. The throw back to home, and Davis is out at the plate. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Regan
Chris Cannizzaro now catching.
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Regan
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Regan
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1971, game 2 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou J, lf 4 1 2 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 2 1
Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0 Williams B, lf 3 1 3 1
Watson B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Pepitone J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 2 2 Callison J, rf 3 1 0 0
Wynn J, rf 3 0 0 0 James C, cf 3 1 2 1
Hiatt J, c 2 0 0 0 Martin J, c 3 0 1 2
Edwards J, c 1 0 0 0 Davis B, pr 0 0 0 0
Martinez M, ss 3 1 1 0 Cannizzaro C, c 0 0 0 0
Menke D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 3 0 1 1 Decker J, p 0 0 0 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0 Webster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Ray J, p 0 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0
Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hiser G, ph 1 0 0 0
Tompkins R, p 0 0 0 0
Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
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31 4 8 4 31 5 10 5
Houston 002 110 000 -- 4
Chicago 000 200 12x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K 6.1 7 3 3 3 5
Culver G (L)* 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
Ray J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K 3.2 6 3 3 3 2
Decker J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Bonham B 3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Tompkins R+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Regan P (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Martin J
DP -- Houston 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Houston 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Martinez M, James C, Beckert G, Martin J
HR -- Williams B, Morgan J
SB -- Rader D
CS -- Alou J, Davis B
SH -- Regan P
WP -- Culver G
T -- 2:59
A -- 30711
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