July 7, 1971 Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
WSA 0 CHW 2
OAK 1 BOS 4
@CLE 0 CLE 4
BOS 3 NYY 5
@DET 3
(11) MIL 8
KCR 2 CAL 3
@MIN 1 ATL 4
PHI 2 CHC 6
@LAD 5 CHC 4
@LAD 3 MON 12
@NYM 7 PIT 9
CIN 3 SDP 4
STL 1 HOU 18
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, July 7, 1971
Time of Game: 2:28

Cubs

44-38

Won 2

3rd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  2    6 11  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  4    5  9  0

W: M Pappas (9-8), L: A Downing (10-5), S: P Regan (4)

Dodgers

48-37

Lost 2

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   2   1   1    1   1  .288  .727    0    2   3   
G Beckert 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .349  .775    0    1   3   
J Hickman RF-1B               5   1   3   4    0   0  .237  .782    0    6   2   HR
R Santo 3B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .877    0    1   1   
  P Popovich PR-3B            2   1   0   0    0   0  .233  .631    0    0   0   
C James LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    2   0   
B Davis CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .780    0    4   0   
E Banks 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .418    0    4   0   
  B Williams PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .303  .895    0    0   0   
  J Callison RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .618    0    0   0   
C Cannizzaro C                4   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .612    0    6   0   2B,GDP
M Pappas P                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .159  .395    0    1   1   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       36   6  11   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Cannizzaro (5, off B O'Brien).

HR: J Hickman (14, off A Downing; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Hickman 6; C Cannizzaro 2; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; C James; B Davis; R Santo; M Pappas.

GIDP: C Cannizzaro (14).

RBI: J Hickman 4 (38); D Kessinger (23); B Williams (51).

2-out RBI: D Kessinger; J Hickman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hickman-D Kessinger-J Hickman.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .291  .662    0    6   3   SB
W Crawford LF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .310  .864    0    0   0   3B
W Davis CF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .347  .847    0    3   0   SF
D Allen 3B                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .272  .809    0    0   2   HR
W Parker 1B                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .294  .749    0    7   1   SB
D Sims C                      4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .728    0    5   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .271  .753    0    2   4   
  B Russell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .602         0   0   
B Buckner RF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .292  .714    0    4   0   
A Downing P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .505    0    0   0   
  P Mikkelsen P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  T Haller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .622    0    0   0   GDP
  B O'Brien P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  M Mota PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .777    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

3B: W Crawford (5, off M Pappas).

HR: D Allen (12, off M Pappas; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: W Davis (5, off M Pappas).

TB: D Allen 5; W Crawford 3; B Buckner 2; D Sims 2; M Wills; W Parker.

GIDP: T Haller (2).

RBI: B Buckner 2 (24); D Sims (15); W Davis (44); D Allen (52).

2-out RBI: D Sims.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lefebvre-M Wills-W Parker; M Wills-J Lefebvre.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wills (8, 2nd base off M Pappas/C Cannizzaro); W Parker (4, 2nd base off M Pappas/C Cannizzaro).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, W (9-8)              8.1   7   5   5    3   3   1   4.19   34     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 4     49    -     0.98   0.03
P Regan, S (4)                 0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.80    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          3-2    7.47   0.18
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·13· 1· 5          3-2

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Downing, L (10-5)            5     6   4   4    4   4   1   2.45   24     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 2· 3     39    -     1.15  -0.34
P Mikkelsen                    3     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 3· 1          3-1    0.53   0.06
B O'Brien                      1     4   2   2    0   1   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 3· 1          0-0    0.15  -0.02
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 8· 5          3-1

A Downing faced 6 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Pappas (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Stan Landes.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. M Wills              SS 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. W Crawford           LF 
3. J Hickman            RF    3. W Davis              CF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. D Allen              3B 
5. C James              LF    5. W Parker             1B 
6. B Davis              CF    6. D Sims               C  
7. E Banks              1B    7. J Lefebvre           2B 
8. C Cannizzaro         C     8. B Buckner            RF 
9. M Pappas             P     9. A Downing            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  6-5  1-3      28%  85% M Mota          P Regan         Fielder's Choice P; Russell out at Hm/P-C; Buckner to 2B; Mota to 1B
   t 6   0  1-0  1-3      27%  81% J Hickman       A Downing       Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
   b 9   1  6-3  123     -26%  56% B Buckner       P Regan         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Parker Scores; Sims Scores; Russell to 3B
   b 9   2  6-5  123      25% 100% W Crawford      P Regan         Strikeout
   t 6   0  1-0  1--      16%  54% G Beckert       A Downing       Single to LF; Kessinger to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  J Hickman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Crawford      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      50%  C James         Popfly: 1B
          1--      54%  B Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Santo to 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  C Cannizzaro    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  D Allen         Walk
   O      1--      43%  W Parker        Groundout: P-1B; Allen to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  D Sims          Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      50%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  M Pappas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  A Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  M Wills         Walk
          1--      46%  W Crawford      Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  J Hickman       Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  R Santo         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
          ---      47%  C James         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      44%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  W Davis         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      44%  D Allen         Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  W Parker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  D Sims          Parker Steals 2B
   R      -2-      32%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Parker Scores
   O      1--      34%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Downing facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  C Cannizzaro    Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  M Pappas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      29%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  A Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Downing facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  D Kessinger     Walk
          1--      54%  G Beckert       Single to LF; Kessinger to 3B
   RRR    1-3      81%  J Hickman       Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
          ---      83%  R Santo         Single to P (Ground Ball)
                  Paul Popovich pinch runs for Ron Santo batting 4th
          1--      87%  C James         Walk; Popovich to 2B
          12-      91%  B Davis         Walk; Popovich to 3B; James to 2B
                  Pete Mikkelsen replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th; Billy Williams pinch hits for Ernie Banks batting 7th
   RO     123      92%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Popovich Scores; James to 3B
   OO     1-3      87%  C Cannizzaro    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Hickman moves to 1B; Paul Popovich moves to 3B; Johnny Callison replaces Billy Williams playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      90%  W Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  W Davis         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      92%  D Allen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  M Pappas        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  J Hickman       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  W Parker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Mikkelsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  P Popovich      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      94%  C James         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      94%  B Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Tom Haller pinch hits for Pete Mikkelsen batting 9th
   OO     1--      97%  T Haller        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob O'Brien facing 7-8-9
                  Bob O'Brien replaces Tom Haller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Callison      Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  C Cannizzaro    Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  M Pappas        Strikeout
   R      -2-      99%  D Kessinger     Single to RF (Line Drive); Cannizzaro Scores
          1--      99%  G Beckert       Single to LF (Line Drive); Kessinger to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Hickman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kessinger Scores; Beckert to 2B
   O      12-      99%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  W Crawford      Triple to LF
   RO     --3     100%  W Davis         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Crawford Scores
   R      ---      99%  D Allen         Home Run
          ---      97%  W Parker        Single to 2B
          1--      91%  D Sims          Single to CF (Pop Fly); Parker to 2B
          12-      88%  J Lefebvre      Wild Pitch; Parker to 3B; Sims to 2B
          -23      82%  " "             Walk
                  Phil Regan replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th; Bill Russell pinch runs for Jim Lefebvre batting 7th
   RR     123      56%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Parker Scores; Sims Scores; Russell to 3B
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Bob O'Brien batting 9th
   O      1-3      85%  M Mota          Fielder's Choice P; Russell out at Hm/P-C; Buckner to 2B; Mota to 1B
          12-      75%  M Wills         Single to SS; Buckner to 3B; Mota to 2B
   O      123     100%  W Crawford      Strikeout
        4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 6, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation