San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1971 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, Chicago Cubs 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 0
Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Barton c 4 0 1 0
Norman p 1 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
  Mason ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 8 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 1
Williams lf 2 0 1 0
Hickman rf 3 1 2 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 1
James cf 4 0 1 1
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
San Diego 000 000 000080
Chicago 011 100 00x390
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (1-8) 3.0 5 2 2 3 0
  Severinsen   3.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Kelley   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (12-10) 9.0 8 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
2

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1, Chicago 1.  2B–San Diego Jestadt (6,off Pappas), Chicago Pepitone (16,off Norman).  SH–Pappas (2,off Kelley).  SB–Kessinger (11,2nd base off Severinsen/Barton).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:22.  A–31,653.
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