Chicago Cubs vs Montreal Expos
September 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 1971 at Parc Jarry. The Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf 4 1 1 0
Callison rf 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 2 3 4
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 1 2 0
  Torres 2b 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 3 1
Cannizzaro c 4 0 0 0
Pappas p 3 0 0 0
  Gura p 1 0 0 0
  Tompkins p 0 0 0 0
  Newman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 1
Day cf 4 0 0 0
  Woods ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Staub rf 5 2 2 0
Fairly 1b 3 1 0 0
Bailey 3b 5 0 3 1
Fairey lf 3 1 1 0
  Hacker ss 1 0 0 0
Boccabella c 3 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
  Bateman c 1 0 0 0
Wine ss 4 0 1 0
  Mashore pr,cf 1 2 1 0
Renko p 3 0 3 2
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
Chicago 002 001 2005103
Montreal 021 000 1116121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   6.1 10 4 4 3 4
  Gura   0.2 0 1 0 0 0
  Tompkins   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Newman  L (1-2) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.2
12
6
5
5
7
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   6.0 10 5 5 2 2
  Marshall  W (5-8) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
2

  E–James (2), Kessinger (26), Cannizzaro (6), Boccabella (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Montreal Staub (34,off Pappas); Renko (5,off Pappas); Bailey (21,off Pappas).  3B–Chicago Popovich (1,off Renko).  HR–Chicago Williams 2 (28,3rd inning off Renko 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Renko 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Marshall (2,off Gura); Hunt (8,off Gura).  HBP–Hunt (50,by Pappas).  IBB–Fairey (5,by Pappas).  HBP–Pappas (5,Hunt).  IBB–Pappas (6,Fairey).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:52.  A–9,786.
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