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Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 20, 1971 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1971 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Friday, August 20, 1971 at Wrigley Field |
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| Houston |
0 | 0 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 2 | x | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Forsch |
6.1 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
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Culver L (5-7) |
0.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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Ray |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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| Chicago Cubs |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Holtzman |
3.2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
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Decker |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bonham |
3.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Tompkins |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Regan W (4-3) |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
E–Martin (1). DP–Houston 1, Chicago 2. 2B–Houston Martinez (3,off Holtzman), Chicago James (3,off Forsch); Beckert (17,off Culver); Martin (4,off Ray). HR–Houston Morgan (11,5th inning off Bonham 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Williams (24,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out). SH–Regan (3,off Ray). IBB–Martin (6,by Forsch). SB–Rader (4,2nd base off Regan/Martin). CS–Alou (6,2nd base by Decker/Martin); Davis (6,Home by Ray/Edwards). WP–Culver (3). IBB–Forsch (4,Martin). U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Stan Landes. T–2:59. A–30,711. |
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| Game played on Friday, August 20, 1971 at Wrigley Field |
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