Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets
August 1, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1971 at Shea Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 3 2 1 0
Pepitone 1b 3 0 0 0
Hickman rf 4 0 2 1
Popovich 3b 3 0 1 1
  Santo 3b 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Martin c 4 0 1 0
Pizarro p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 3 0 1 0
Garrett 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Agee rf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 1
Singleton lf 3 1 0 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Foli 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Chicago 000 200 010390
New York 000 000 101260
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro  W (2-1) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (11-8) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4
  Frisella   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, New York 2.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (15,off Seaver).  HR–New York Clendenon (8,9th inning off Pizarro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pizarro (1,off Frisella); Garrett (1,off Pizarro).  HBP–Pepitone (4,by Seaver).  WP–Frisella (3).  HBP–Seaver (3,Pepitone).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:24.  A–43,733.
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