Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 3 0
Williams lf 5 1 1 2
Hickman rf 4 0 2 1
Santo 3b 5 0 0 0
Banks 1b 5 0 2 0
Hundley c 3 0 2 0
  Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Ortiz cf 5 1 2 0
Pappas p 4 0 2 0
Totals 41 4 15 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 3 1 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 2
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 0 2 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Sands ph 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 010 021 0004150
Pittsburgh 000 001 010261
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (6-5) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (1-6) 4.2 11 3 2 1 3
  Nelson   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Grant   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Giusti   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
4
3
2
7

  E–Alley (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (9,off Pappas).  3B–Chicago Ortiz (1,off Walker).  HR–Chicago Williams (12,5th inning off Walker 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Kessinger (1,by Nelson).  CS–Oliver (2,2nd base by Pappas/Hundley).  HBP–Nelson (3,Kessinger).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:24.  A–12,776.
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