Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
Hickman rf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 1 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 2 0 1 0
  Torres pr 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 1 0 1 1
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
  Breeden ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephenson p 0 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 3 2 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 3 3
Stargell lf 3 0 0 1
Oliver cf 4 1 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 2 2 2
May c 4 1 1 1
Alley ss 4 1 1 1
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson p 1 1 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 8
Chicago 010 102 000491
Pittsburgh 210 300 21x9100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (4-7) 4.0 5 6 5 0 6
  Newman   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Stephenson   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Regan   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
9
7
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (4-3) 5.1 7 4 4 0 4
  Nelson   3.1 2 0 0 2 2
  Giusti  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6

  E–Santo (5).  PB–Cannizzaro (4).  2B–Chicago Hickman (2,off Johnson); Santo (7,off Johnson), Pittsburgh Robertson (6,off Regan).  HR–Chicago Hickman (7,2nd inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (4,1st inning off Hands 1 on, 1 out); Alley (2,2nd inning off Hands 0 on, 2 out); Robertson (9,4th inning off Hands 1 on, 1 out); May (1,4th inning off Hands 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cash (2,off Stephenson).  SF–Stargell (3,off Stephenson).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:23.  A–12,336.
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