Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
September 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1971 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 2 2
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
  Freed ph,lf 2 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 1 2 0
Montanez rf 4 1 2 2
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski 1b 4 2 2 0
Money 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 2 2 2
Lersch p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 4 0 0 0
Hiser rf 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 2 1 1 0
Rudolph c 3 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 1 1
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia 210 000 2016110
Chicago 001 000 000151
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch  W (5-14) 9.0 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (17-14) 6.2 8 5 5 1 6
  Gura   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Bonham   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Regan   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
7

  E–Popovich (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Chicago 3.  2B–Philadelphia Luzinski (8,off Pappas); Anderson (3,off Pappas), Chicago Pappas (2,off Lersch).  HR–Philadelphia Montanez (29,1st inning off Pappas 1 on, 2 out); Anderson (1,9th inning off Regan 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Luzinski (2,2nd base off Pappas/Rudolph).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:05.  A–2,183.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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