Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
  Tompkins p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 1 1 1
  Decker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
  Cash 2b 1 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 3 0 0 0
  Clines ph,cf 2 1 1 1
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
  Zisk rf 1 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 1 0
May c 3 2 1 2
Oliver 1b 4 1 3 5
Alley ss 4 0 2 1
Blass p 4 1 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 10
Chicago 000 000 010161
Pittsburgh 020 200 60x10130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (17-12) 5.0 4 4 4 1 2
  Gura   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Colborn   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Newman   0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Tompkins   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Decker   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (13-7) 9.0 6 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
6

  E–Popovich (2).  2B–Chicago Davis (7,off Blass), Pittsburgh Stargell (26,off Pappas); Oliver (27,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Fanzone (1,8th inning off Blass 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Oliver (11,2nd inning off Pappas 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Gura (1).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:19.  A–15,937.
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