Pirates @ Cubs
June 8, 1971

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Bottom 12 R H E
Pirates 0 9 0
Cubs 0 5 2
Bottom 12 R H E
Pirates 0 9 0
Cubs 1 6 2

Joe Pepitone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .307
OBP .250 .344
At Bats 4 140
Hits 1 43
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 21

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 4
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Wrigley Field - June 8, 1971
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Home Run
Mudcat Grant
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Dave Cash
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Joe Pepitone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 9 0 8
Chicago Cubs 1 6 2 5
Winning Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Pepitone
Attendance 14,878
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Pepitone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Santo hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 12 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 12 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Holtzman hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Top 11 Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hebner hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Breeden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Popovich hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Grant strikes out.
Top 10 Alley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Pepitone hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Oliver strikes out.
Top 9 Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 9 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Stargell strikes out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a line drive into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hebner strikes out.
Top 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to second.
Top 8 Gene Clines pinch hits for Jim Nelson. Clines hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Breeden hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Popovich bunts in front of the plate. Sanguillen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Cash covering, for the double play.
Bottom 7 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell hits a popup towards short. Kessinger catches it. Clemente is tagging up. There's the throw, and Clemente is out at the plate. That's a double play.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Holtzman. Clemente moves to third.
Top 6 Hebner strikes out. Breeden drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hebner out.
Bottom 5 Breeden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Popovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Popovich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cash strikes out.
Top 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Alley strikes out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sanguillen strikes out.
Top 4 Stargell strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to second.
Top 4 Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Kessinger. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Alley applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Holtzman hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Breeden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nelson strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Alley. The throw from Breeden and he is safe. Alley steals second.
Top 3 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robertson strikes out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.