Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 14, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1971 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 3 1 1 1
  Cash 2b 0 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Lanier ph 1 0 0 0
  Moose p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 0 3 0
  Pepitone ph 1 0 1 0
  North pr 0 0 0 0
Davis rf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 2 0
Santo 3b 4 0 2 0
Bourque 1b 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Fernandez c 3 2 1 1
Jenkins p 3 1 2 2
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 002 002 000471
Chicago 001 200 0003111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   4.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Moose  W (10-7) 5.0 5 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (21-13) 9.0 7 4 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
1
6

  E–Hebner (13), Bourque (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Fernandez (1).  2B–Chicago James (6,off Johnson); Williams (26,off Moose).  3B–Pittsburgh Davalillo 2 (6,off Jenkins 2); Hebner (8,off Jenkins).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (13,6th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Fernandez (2,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out); Jenkins (5,4th inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Johnson (4,off Jenkins); Stennett (3,off Jenkins); Davis (4,off Johnson); Bourque (1,off Moose).  IBB–Williams (16,by Johnson).  CS–Sanguillen (4,2nd base by Jenkins/Fernandez).  SB–James (3,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Johnson (7,Williams).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:25.  A–9,706.
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