Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1971 at Dodger Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 3 4 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 0 3 3
Pepitone 1b 5 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman rf 3 0 2 0
  James pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Martin c 3 0 0 0
Holtzman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Valentine ss 5 0 2 0
Mota lf 4 1 1 0
Davis cf 4 1 4 0
Allen 3b 3 0 1 1
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 1
Darwin rf 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Moeller p 2 0 0 0
  Wills ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Chicago 002 010 0014110
Los Angeles 200 000 0002104
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (9-9) 9.0 10 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  L (0-3) 7.0 9 3 2 1 3
  Brewer   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
4

  E–Valentine (9), Allen (9), Parker (3), Ferguson (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (15,off Moeller); Kessinger (11,off Brewer), Los Angeles Lefebvre (7,off Holtzman); Davis (24,off Holtzman).  SH–Beckert (9,off Brewer).  IBB–Martin (4,by Brewer); Allen (5,by Holtzman).  SB–Kessinger (10,2nd base off Moeller/Ferguson).  IBB–Holtzman (5,Allen); Brewer (4,Martin).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:10.  A–21,166.
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