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Standings
CLE
@BOS		2
9
KCR
@CHW		3
1
KCR
@CHW		8
6
CAL
@MIL		6
2
OAK
@MIN		4
9
OAK
@MIN		1
2
DET
@NYY		3
1
BAL
@WSA		4
2
CIN
@LAD		5
6
NYM
@PHI		7
1
MON
@PIT		6
4
ATL
@SDP		2
3
HOU
@SFG		6
16
CHC
@STL		1
6
Friday, September 3, 1971 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 26,708, Time of Game: 2:30
Cubs
1
72-65
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
 at Cardinals
6
77-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
W: Reggie Cleveland (12-10)
L: Bill Hands (10-18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Cardinals       1  0  2   1  0  1   0  1  X    6 14  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .641 -0.092 0.92 0.000 -0.092 -1.2 3 2
Glenn Beckert 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .773 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 1 0
   Paul Popovich 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .543 -0.002 0.65 0.024 -0.025 -0.2 2 6
Billy Williams LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .307 .900 -0.042 0.76 0.022 -0.064 -0.5 1 0
Joe Pepitone 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .302 .828 -0.015 0.59 0.040 -0.055 0.4 9 0 HR
Jim Hickman RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .821 -0.038 0.50 0.007 -0.045 -0.1 0 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .777 -0.044 0.46 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 0 3
Brock Davis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .705 0.006 0.37 0.028 -0.022 -0.1 2 0
Ken Rudolph C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .130 .370 -0.045 0.79 0.007 -0.051 -0.4 6 0
   Johnny Callison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .643 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Bill Hands P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .062 .218 0.030 0.72 0.030 0.000 0.2 0 0
   Gene Hiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.019 0.81 0.000 -0.019 -0.3
   Ray Newman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Al Spangler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.014 0.37 0.014 0.000 0.3
   Bill North PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joe Decker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 5 1 2 6 .152 .442 -0.263 0.61 0.172 -0.433 -3.1 24 12
HR: J Pepitone (15, off R Cleveland; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Pepitone 4; K Rudolph; A Spangler; J Hickman; P Popovich.
RBI: J Pepitone (56).
2-out RBI: J Pepitone.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Popovich-D Kessinger; P Popovich-D Kessinger-J Pepitone.

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 2 2 0 0 4 2 .317 .815 0.047 0.34 0.057 -0.010 0.8 4 0
Ted Sizemore 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .270 .665 0.066 0.72 0.100 -0.034 1.3 0 4
Matty Alou 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .316 .764 0.106 0.71 0.135 -0.030 0.9 9 1 HR
Joe Torre 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .362 .988 0.019 0.70 0.117 -0.099 -0.2 3 0 HR,2B,GDP
Ted Simmons C 5 1 3 2 0 0 .298 .754 0.099 0.56 0.117 -0.018 1.4 6 0 HR
Joe Hague RF 4 0 2 0 1 2 .235 .744 0.066 0.47 0.072 -0.006 1.0 1 0 2B
Jose Cruz CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .239 .732 -0.053 0.74 0.014 -0.066 -0.4 1 0 IW
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .218 .540 -0.072 0.48 0.004 -0.076 -1.7 2 4
Reggie Cleveland P 3 0 1 0 1 0 .164 .365 -0.042 0.40 0.005 -0.046 -0.7 1 1 SH
Team Totals 35 6 14 6 10 6 .400 1.248 0.236 0.56 0.621 -0.385 2.4 27 10
2B: J Hague (9, off B Hands); J Torre (30, off R Newman).
HR: M Alou (5, off B Hands; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Simmons (5, off J Decker; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Torre (23, off B Hands; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: R Cleveland (4, off J Decker).
IBB: J Cruz (5, by B Hands).
TB: J Torre 6; T Simmons 6; M Alou 5; J Hague 3; T Sizemore 2; J Cruz; R Cleveland; D Maxvill.
GIDP: J Torre (14).
RBI: J Torre 2 (117); M Alou 2 (59); T Simmons 2 (63).
2-out RBI: T Simmons.
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 3 for 18.
Fielding
PB: T Simmons (15).
E: J Torre (17).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, L (10-18) 4 7 4 4 5 3 2 3.57 23 30 -0.218 0.94 -2.2
Ray Newman 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 2.27 11 0 0 -0.018 0.30 -0.1
Joe Decker 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 4.35 12 0 0 0.000 0.08 -0.1
Team Totals 8 14 6 6 10 6 3 6.75 46 30 0 0 -0.236 0.61 -2.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, W (12-10) 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 3.71 35 77 0.264 0.61 3.1
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 1.00 35 77 0.264 0.56 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Hands (6; J Cruz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 26,708.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Don Kessinger SS 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Glenn Beckert 2B 2 Ted Sizemore 2B
3 Billy Williams LF 3 Matty Alou 1B
4 Joe Pepitone 1B 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Jim Hickman RF 5 Ted Simmons C
6 Ron Santo 3B 6 Joe Hague RF
7 Brock Davis CF 7 Jose Cruz CF
8 Ken Rudolph C 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Bill Hands P 9 Reggie Cleveland P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 1 --- R STL M. Alou B. Hands 11% 76% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons B. Hands 10% 65% Single to CF; Brock Scores; Alou to 2B
b3 2-0 1 --- R STL J. Torre B. Hands 8% 84% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 1-3 O STL J. Torre B. Hands -7% 55% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 123 O STL J. Cruz B. Hands -6% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B

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, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger R. Cleveland 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHC G. Beckert R. Cleveland 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- CHC B. Williams R. Cleveland -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- CHC J. Pepitone R. Cleveland -1% 51% Passed Ball; Williams to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CHC J. Pepitone R. Cleveland 3% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Hands 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore B. Hands 6% 64% Walk; Brock to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O STL M. Alou B. Hands -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brock to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 O STL J. Torre B. Hands -7% 55% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons B. Hands 10% 65% Single to CF; Brock Scores; Alou to 2B
Paul Popovich replaces Glenn Beckert playing 2B batting 2nd
b1 1-0 2 12- STL J. Hague B. Hands 2% 67% Walk; Alou to 3B; Simmons to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O STL J. Cruz B. Hands -6% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman R. Cleveland 2% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Cleveland 2% 65% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O CHC B. Davis R. Cleveland 1% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
b2 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill B. Hands -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O STL R. Cleveland B. Hands -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O STL L. Brock B. Hands -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHC K. Rudolph R. Cleveland 3% 65% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- CHC B. Hands R. Cleveland -3% 62% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hands to 1B
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger R. Cleveland 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 1-- CHC P. Popovich R. Cleveland -2% 63% Single to CF; Hands to 2B
t3 0-1 2 12- O CHC B. Williams R. Cleveland 5% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore B. Hands -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- R STL M. Alou B. Hands 11% 76% Home Run
b3 2-0 1 --- R STL J. Torre B. Hands 8% 84% Home Run
b3 3-0 1 --- STL T. Simmons B. Hands 1% 86% Single to CF
b3 3-0 1 1-- STL J. Hague B. Hands 4% 89% Double to CF; Simmons to 3B
b3 3-0 1 -23 STL J. Cruz B. Hands 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b3 3-0 1 123 O STL D. Maxvill B. Hands -3% 86% Strikeout
b3 3-0 2 123 O STL R. Cleveland B. Hands -3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O CHC J. Pepitone R. Cleveland 2% 85% Lineout: LF
t4 0-3 1 --- O CHC J. Hickman R. Cleveland 1% 87% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 2 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Cleveland 1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b4 3-0 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Hands 1% 89% Walk
b4 3-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore B. Hands 4% 93% Single to CF; Brock to 3B
b4 3-0 0 1-3 R STL M. Alou B. Hands 2% 95% Single to LF; Brock Scores; Sizemore to 2B
b4 4-0 0 12- OO STL J. Torre B. Hands -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sizemore to 3B
b4 4-0 2 --3 O STL T. Simmons B. Hands -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- CHC B. Davis R. Cleveland -3% 88% Walk
t5 0-4 0 1-- O CHC K. Rudolph R. Cleveland 3% 91% Strikeout
Gene Hiser pinch hits for Bill Hands (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 1 1-- O CHC G. Hiser R. Cleveland 2% 93% Popfly: 3B
t5 0-4 2 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger R. Cleveland 1% 94% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Ray Newman facing 6-7-8
Ray Newman replaces Gene Hiser (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-0 0 --- STL J. Hague R. Newman 1% 95% Single to RF
b5 4-0 0 1-- STL J. Cruz R. Newman 1% 96% Single to CF; Hague to 2B
b5 4-0 0 12- OO STL D. Maxvill R. Newman -2% 94% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b5 4-0 2 1-- STL R. Cleveland R. Newman 0% 94% Single to RF; Cruz to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- STL L. Brock R. Newman 1% 95% Walk; Cruz to 3B; Cleveland to 2B
b5 4-0 2 123 O STL T. Sizemore R. Newman -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- O CHC P. Popovich R. Cleveland 1% 95% Flyball: RF
t6 0-4 1 --- O CHC B. Williams R. Cleveland 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 0-4 2 --- R CHC J. Pepitone R. Cleveland -4% 91% Home Run
t6 1-4 2 --- O CHC J. Hickman R. Cleveland 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cubs' Ray Newman facing 3-4-5
b6 4-1 0 --- STL M. Alou R. Newman 1% 93% Walk
b6 4-1 0 1-- R STL J. Torre R. Newman 4% 97% Double to LF; Alou Scores
b6 5-1 0 -2- O STL T. Simmons R. Newman -1% 96% Flyball: LF
b6 5-1 1 -2- O STL J. Hague R. Newman -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-1 2 -2- O STL J. Cruz R. Newman -1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
t7 1-5 0 --- O CHC R. Santo R. Cleveland 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-5 1 --- O CHC B. Davis R. Cleveland 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-5 2 --- CHC K. Rudolph R. Cleveland -1% 97% Single to CF
Al Spangler pinch hits for Ray Newman (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 2 1-- CHC A. Spangler R. Cleveland -1% 95% Single to CF; Rudolph to 3B
Bill North pinch runs for Al Spangler (PH) batting 9th
t7 1-5 2 1-3 O CHC D. Kessinger R. Cleveland 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Joe Decker facing 8-9-1
Joe Decker replaces Bill North (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- STL D. Maxvill J. Decker 0% 98% Walk
b7 5-1 0 1-- O STL R. Cleveland J. Decker -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b7 5-1 1 -2- STL L. Brock J. Decker 0% 98% Walk
b7 5-1 1 12- STL T. Sizemore J. Decker 1% 98% Single to 3B/Bunt; Maxvill to 3B; Brock to 2B
b7 5-1 1 123 O STL M. Alou J. Decker -1% 98% Popfly: SS
b7 5-1 2 123 O STL J. Torre J. Decker -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t8 1-5 0 --- O CHC P. Popovich R. Cleveland 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-5 1 --- O CHC B. Williams R. Cleveland 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-5 2 --- O CHC J. Pepitone R. Cleveland 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cubs' Joe Decker facing 5-6-7
b8 5-1 0 --- R STL T. Simmons J. Decker 1% 100% Home Run
b8 6-1 0 --- O STL J. Hague J. Decker -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 6-1 1 --- O STL J. Cruz J. Decker -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 6-1 2 --- STL D. Maxvill J. Decker 0% 100% Single to RF
b8 6-1 2 1-- STL R. Cleveland J. Decker 0% 100% Walk; Maxvill to 2B
b8 6-1 2 12- O STL L. Brock J. Decker -0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
t9 1-6 0 --- CHC J. Hickman R. Cleveland -1% 99% Single to SS
t9 1-6 0 1-- O CHC R. Santo R. Cleveland 1% 100% Popfly: SS
t9 1-6 1 1-- O CHC B. Davis R. Cleveland 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Ken Rudolph (C) batting 8th
t9 1-6 2 1-- O CHC J. Callison R. Cleveland 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

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