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Standings
DET
@BAL		5
6
MIN
@CHW		2
3
KCR
@OAK		0
5		 
(6)
NYY
@WSA		4
5		 
(10)
PIT
@ATL		8
2
CHC
@HOU		6
0
SDP
@LAD		6
3
Friday, April 9, 1971 7:30PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 17,359, Time of Game: 1:58
Cubs
6
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Astros
0
3-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Milt Pappas (1-0)
L: Tom Griffin (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  6  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    6  7  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .059 .170 0.027 0.41 0.051 -0.024 0.3 0 4
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .176 .399 0.015 0.31 0.025 -0.010 -0.4 2 2
Billy Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .357 1.471 -0.016 0.43 0.014 -0.030 -0.2 2 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .579 0.010 0.46 0.024 -0.014 -0.1 1 4 SB
Joe Pepitone 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .333 1.000 0.026 0.65 0.071 -0.045 1.1 12 0 2B
Johnny Callison RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .733 0.038 0.31 0.040 -0.003 0.1 0 0 IW
Jose Ortiz CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .717 0.052 0.40 0.062 -0.010 -0.1 2 0 CS,HBP
J.C. Martin C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 0.134 0.58 0.138 -0.004 1.0 8 0
Milt Pappas P 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 .750 0.083 0.41 0.087 -0.004 0.6 0 2 2B
Team Totals 34 6 7 6 3 5 .206 .554 0.369 0.44 0.512 -0.144 2.2 27 12
2B: J Pepitone (2, off T Griffin); M Pappas (1, off T Griffin).
IBB: J Callison (2, by K Forsch).
HBP: J Ortiz (2, by T Griffin).
TB: M Pappas 2; J Pepitone 2; D Kessinger; J Ortiz; R Santo; J Martin; B Williams.
RBI: J Pepitone 2 (3); M Pappas (1); J Martin (1); G Beckert (1); D Kessinger (1).
2-out RBI: J Pepitone 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Pepitone (3).
Baserunning
SB: R Santo (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/J Edwards).
CS: J Ortiz (1, 2nd base by B Harris/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jesus Alou RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.038 -0.017 0.32 0.008 -0.025 -0.2 4 0
Joe Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .462 -0.028 0.34 0.003 -0.031 -0.6 0 3
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .390 -0.022 0.22 0.000 -0.022 -0.6 2 0
Bob Watson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .211 -0.018 0.17 0.000 -0.018 -0.6 3 0
Denis Menke 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .774 -0.003 0.15 0.005 -0.008 0.0 8 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .222 -0.015 0.21 0.000 -0.015 -0.6 0 0
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .462 -0.015 0.20 0.000 -0.015 -0.5 7 1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .466 -0.010 0.14 0.000 -0.010 -0.4 3 6
Tom Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ken Forsch P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Cesar Geronimo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Buddy Harris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norm Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Denny Lemaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 3 0 0 7 .097 .194 -0.132 0.22 0.020 -0.152 -3.8 27 11
TB: J Alou; K Forsch; D Menke.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
E: R Metzger (1).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Pappas, W (1-0) 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 31 88 0.131 0.22 3.8
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 31 88 0.131 0.44 3.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (0-1) 1.2 5 6 6 2 0 0 32.40 14 19 -0.399 1.06 -5.4
Ken Forsch 4.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 15 1 0 0.026 0.09 2.0
Buddy Harris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.9
Denny Lemaster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 3 5 0 6.00 38 19 1 0 -0.370 0.22 -2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Griffin (1; J Ortiz).
IBB: K Forsch (1; J Callison).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 17,359.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Don Kessinger SS 1 Jesus Alou RF
2 Glenn Beckert 2B 2 Joe Morgan 2B
3 Billy Williams LF 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Ron Santo 3B 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Joe Pepitone 1B 5 Denis Menke 1B
6 Johnny Callison RF 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Jose Ortiz CF 7 Johnny Edwards C
8 J.C. Martin C 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Milt Pappas P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 12- R CHC J. Martin T. Griffin 14% 74% Single to RF; Ortiz to 3B; Callison Scores
t2 1-0 0 1-3 R CHC M. Pappas T. Griffin 9% 83% Double to LF; Martin to 3B; Ortiz Scores
t2 4-0 2 -23 RR CHC J. Pepitone T. Griffin 7% 94% Double to RF; Santo Scores; Beckert Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- CHC J. Ortiz T. Griffin 6% 60% Hit By Pitch; Callison to 2B
t2 2-0 0 -23 R CHC D. Kessinger T. Griffin 5% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pappas to 3B; Martin Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger T. Griffin -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC G. Beckert T. Griffin 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams T. Griffin -3% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- CHC R. Santo T. Griffin 2% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Beckert to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O CHC J. Pepitone T. Griffin -4% 46% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Alou M. Pappas 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan M. Pappas 1% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Pappas 1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- CHC J. Callison T. Griffin 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- CHC J. Ortiz T. Griffin 6% 60% Hit By Pitch; Callison to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- R CHC J. Martin T. Griffin 14% 74% Single to RF; Ortiz to 3B; Callison Scores
t2 1-0 0 1-3 R CHC M. Pappas T. Griffin 9% 83% Double to LF; Martin to 3B; Ortiz Scores
t2 2-0 0 -23 R CHC D. Kessinger T. Griffin 5% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pappas to 3B; Martin Scores
t2 3-0 0 1-3 RO CHC G. Beckert T. Griffin -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pappas Scores
t2 4-0 1 1-- CHC B. Williams T. Griffin 1% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive); Beckert to 2B
t2 4-0 1 12- O CHC R. Santo T. Griffin -1% 87% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Beckert to 3B
t2 4-0 2 1-3 CHC J. Pepitone T. Griffin 0% 87% Santo Steals 2B
t2 4-0 2 -23 RR CHC J. Pepitone T. Griffin 7% 94% Double to RF; Santo Scores; Beckert Scores
Ken Forsch replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
t2 6-0 2 -2- CHC J. Callison K. Forsch 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t2 6-0 2 12- O CHC J. Ortiz K. Forsch -1% 94% Lineout: RF
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
b2 0-6 0 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Pappas 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-6 1 --- O HOU D. Menke M. Pappas 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-6 2 --- O HOU D. Rader M. Pappas 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
t3 6-0 0 --- O CHC J. Martin K. Forsch -0% 95% Foul Flyball: C
t3 6-0 1 --- O CHC M. Pappas K. Forsch -0% 95% Strikeout
t3 6-0 2 --- O CHC D. Kessinger K. Forsch -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
b3 0-6 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards M. Pappas 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b3 0-6 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger M. Pappas 1% 96% Lineout: CF
b3 0-6 2 --- HOU K. Forsch M. Pappas -0% 96% Single to CF
b3 0-6 2 1-- HOU J. Alou M. Pappas -1% 95% Single to LF; Forsch to 2B
b3 0-6 2 12- O HOU J. Morgan M. Pappas 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
t4 6-0 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert K. Forsch -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 6-0 1 --- O CHC B. Williams K. Forsch -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 6-0 2 --- CHC R. Santo K. Forsch 0% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 6-0 2 1-- O CHC J. Pepitone K. Forsch -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Pappas 1% 97% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-6 1 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Pappas 0% 97% Strikeout
b4 0-6 2 --- O HOU D. Menke M. Pappas 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
t5 6-0 0 --- O CHC J. Callison K. Forsch -0% 97% Strikeout
t5 6-0 1 --- O CHC J. Ortiz K. Forsch -0% 97% Strikeout
t5 6-0 2 --- O CHC J. Martin K. Forsch -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
b5 0-6 0 --- O HOU D. Rader M. Pappas 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
b5 0-6 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards M. Pappas 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-6 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger M. Pappas 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
t6 6-0 0 --- O CHC M. Pappas K. Forsch -0% 98% Strikeout
t6 6-0 1 --- O CHC D. Kessinger K. Forsch -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 6-0 2 --- O CHC G. Beckert K. Forsch -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
b6 0-6 0 --- O HOU C. Geronimo M. Pappas 1% 98% Strikeout
b6 0-6 1 --- O HOU J. Alou M. Pappas 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-6 2 --- HOU J. Morgan M. Pappas -0% 98% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b6 0-6 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Pappas 0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Buddy Harris facing 3-4-5
Buddy Harris replaces Cesar Geronimo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-0 0 --- O CHC B. Williams B. Harris -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 6-0 1 --- O CHC R. Santo B. Harris -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 6-0 2 --- O CHC J. Pepitone B. Harris -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
b7 0-6 0 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Pappas 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-6 1 --- HOU D. Menke M. Pappas -0% 99% Single to 3B
b7 0-6 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader M. Pappas 1% 99% Strikeout
b7 0-6 2 1-- O HOU J. Edwards M. Pappas 0% 99% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Buddy Harris facing 6-7-8
t8 6-0 0 --- O CHC J. Callison B. Harris -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 6-0 1 --- CHC J. Ortiz B. Harris 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 6-0 1 1-- O CHC J. Martin B. Harris -0% 99% Ortiz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 6-0 2 --- O CHC J. Martin B. Harris -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
b8 0-6 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger M. Pappas 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Norm Miller pinch hits for Buddy Harris (P) batting 9th
b8 0-6 1 --- O HOU N. Miller M. Pappas 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-6 2 --- O HOU J. Alou M. Pappas 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
Denny Lemaster replaces Norm Miller (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-0 0 --- O CHC M. Pappas D. Lemaster -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 6-0 1 --- O CHC D. Kessinger D. Lemaster -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-0 2 --- O CHC G. Beckert D. Lemaster -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cubs' Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
b9 0-6 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan M. Pappas 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-6 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Pappas 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-6 2 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Pappas 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 0.

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