Montreal Expos vs Chicago Cubs
April 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1971 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 2 0
Fairly 1b 2 0 1 0
Fairey lf 4 0 1 1
Day cf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 0 0
Wine ss 4 0 0 0
Morton p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 1
Pepitone cf 3 1 1 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Hickman 1b 3 1 1 2
Rudolph c 3 0 0 0
Hands p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Montreal 101 000 000251
Chicago 020 000 001382
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  L (2-3) 8.0 8 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (2-3) 9.0 5 2 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
9

  E–Morton (1), Beckert (3), Hickman (2).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Staub 2 (5,off Hands 2).  HR–Chicago Hickman (1,2nd inning off Morton 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Fairly (1,by Hands); Williams (1,by Morton).  IBB–Morton (2,Williams); Hands (1,Fairly).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–1:58.  A–4,374.
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