Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 14, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 2
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Callison rf 3 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Martin c 3 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 1 0
McRae lf 4 1 2 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Perez 3b 4 0 2 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Foster cf 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodward ss 0 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 2 0 0 0
  Carbo ph 1 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Chicago 012 000 000360
Cincinnati 100 000 000181
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (14-10) 9.0 8 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  L (6-9) 7.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Merritt   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–May (6).  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (16,off Merritt), Cincinnati Helms (24,off Pappas); Rose (22,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Williams (22,3rd inning off McGlothlin 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Beckert (11,off Merritt).  CS–Callison (1,2nd base by McGlothlin/Bench).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:55.  A–32,678.
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