A loser in his first two starts, Bill Hands entered the winning column when the Cubs held off the Padres, 4-3. Joe Pepitone, who cracked four straight singles, drove in two runs in the first inning and Ron Santo singled to plate the Cubs' other pair in the third. After the Padres cut the Cubs' lead to one run, Hands tightened and pitched scoreless ball in the last three innings. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     15, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         2  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Padres       0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .135      Campbell ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Beckert 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .289      Mason 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .364      Gaston cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .267
Santo 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .286      Colbert 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .379
Pepitone 1b           4   0   4   2     0   0   .382      Brown rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .185
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Stahl lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Hickman ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cannizzaro c          4   0   2   2     0   0   .211
Ortiz cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Slocum 3b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Arlin p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Hands p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kirby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferrara ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     1   5             Totals               35   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,515
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Padres 7
DP: Cubs 1, Padres 1
Errors: Santo
Doubles: Williams (2), Campbell (2), Brown (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (1)
GIDP: Stahl (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(1-2)            9     8   3   2   2   5   0  37   6.08
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   5   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(0-1)            3     8   4   4   0   2   0  16   7.71
Kirby                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8  10.57
Kelley                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  27.00
Roberts                 3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.86
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to third
[Kessinger to second]; Williams flied out to left; Santo singled
to third [Beckert to second, Kessinger to third]; Pepitone
singled to right [Santo to second, Beckert scored, Kessinger
scored]; Callison grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pepitone to
second, Santo to third]; Ortiz popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell popped to first; Mason grounded out (second
to first); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Rudolph grounded out (third to first); Hands was
called out on strikes; Kessinger lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert singled to third; Brown popped to first in
foul territory; Stahl grounded out (second to first) [Colbert to
second]; Cannizzaro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to right; Williams doubled to left
[Beckert to third]; Santo singled to center [Williams scored,
Beckert scored]; Pepitone singled to right [Santo out at third
(right to third)]; Callison struck out; Ortiz popped to first; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Slocum reached on an error by Santo [Slocum to
second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR ARLIN; Robinson struck out;
Campbell flied out to left; Mason singled to right [Slocum
scored (unearned)]; Gaston flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 1.

CUBS 4TH: KIRBY REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Rudolph walked;
Hands struck out; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Rudolph to second]; Beckert grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert singled to center; Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Colbert to second]; Stahl flied out to
center [Colbert to third]; Cannizzaro singled to left [Colbert
scored]; Slocum forced Cannizzaro (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

CUBS 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Santo lined to right;
Pepitone singled to right; Callison grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR KIRBY; Murrell struck out;
Campbell doubled to left; Mason grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Campbell to third]; Gaston walked; Colbert flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

CUBS 6TH: KELLEY REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Ortiz popped to
second; Rudolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Hands flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Brown doubled to center; Stahl grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Brown to third]; Cannizzaro singled to second
[Brown scored]; Slocum grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Cannizzaro to second]; FERRARA BATTED FOR KELLEY; Ferrara
walked; Campbell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 3.

CUBS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); Kessinger flied
out to left; Beckert popped to catcher in foul territory;
Williams lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres
3.

PADRES 7TH: Mason flied out to center; Gaston struck out;
Colbert popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 4, Padres 3.

CUBS 8TH: Santo struck out; Pepitone singled to first; HICKMAN
BATTED FOR CALLISON; Hickman lined into a double play (third to
first) [Pepitone out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brown singled
to center; Stahl grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brown out at second]; Cannizzaro flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 3.

CUBS 9TH: Ortiz popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudolph
popped to second; Hands was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Slocum struck out; BARTON BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Barton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 3.