| Winning his own game, Fergie Jenkins smashed a two-run homer in the fourth inning to provide the Cubs with a 6-4 victory over the Padres. Billy Williams hit the 300th homer of his career with the Cubs in the first. Jenkins' drive broke a 3-3 tie and the Cubs added another run on a double by Randy Hundley in the sixth. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Cubs 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 x - 6 9 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .226 Campbell 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .203 Beckert 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .316 Gaston cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .246 Williams lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .283 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Hickman 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .197 Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Murrell lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .329 Callison rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .221 Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .205 Hundley c 3 0 3 2 0 0 .286 Barton c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Martin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Phoebus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ortiz cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Kelley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jenkins p 4 1 1 2 0 3 .214 Bravo ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 0 9 Totals 29 6 9 6 4 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 23,845 Left on Base: Padres 3, Cubs 6 DP: Padres 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Hundley Doubles: Murrell (4), Spiezio (2), Hundley (1), Ortiz 2 (6) Triples: Kessinger (4) Home Runs: Gaston (6), Williams (9), Jenkins (1) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (2) Caught Stealing: Williams (2) Sacrifice Flies: Beckert (2) GIDP: Colbert (4), Hickman (4) Hit by Pitch: Williams (2,by Kelley), Hickman (1,by Miller) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Phoebus 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 5 5.31 Kelley L(0-3) 3.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 14 7.36 Miller 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 4.50 Laxton 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 3.78 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 5 2 36 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(7-2) 9 8 4 4 0 9 1 34 2.52 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 9 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Kelley (1), Miller (1) Wild Pitches: Phoebus (5), Laxton (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Augie Donatelli PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole second [Hernandez to third (error by Hundley)]; Campbell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hernandez scored]; Gaston homered; Colbert flied out to left; Brown struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger tripled to right; Beckert hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kessinger scored]; Williams homered; Hickman singled to left; Phoebus threw a wild pitch [Hickman to second]; Santo walked; KELLEY REPLACED PHOEBUS (PITCHING); Callison forced Santo (first to shortstop) [Hickman to third]; Hundley singled to right [Callison to third, Hickman scored]; Ortiz grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cubs 3. PADRES 2ND: Murrell doubled to third; Spiezio doubled to left [Murrell scored]; Barton was called out on strikes; Kelley struck out; Hernandez lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 2ND: Jenkins struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 3. PADRES 3RD: Campbell struck out; Gaston struck out; Colbert flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 3RD: Williams was hit by a pitch; Hickman grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Williams out at second]; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 3. PADRES 4TH: Brown flied out to center; Murrell struck out; Spiezio flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Callison flied out to left; Hundley singled to left; Ortiz forced Hundley (shortstop unassisted); Jenkins homered [Ortiz scored]; Kessinger struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Cubs 5. PADRES 5TH: Barton singled to left; BRAVO BATTED FOR KELLEY; Bravo singled to center [Barton to second]; Hernandez forced Barton (pitcher to third) [Bravo to second]; Campbell flied out to right; Gaston singled to center [Hernandez to third, Bravo scored]; Colbert was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 5TH: MILLER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Beckert flied out to right; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Hickman was hit by a pitch; Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 5. PADRES 6TH: Brown struck out; Murrell popped to third in foul territory; Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 6TH: Callison walked; Hundley doubled to right [Callison scored, Hundley out at second (right to second to shortstop)]; Ortiz doubled to right; Jenkins was called out on strikes; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. PADRES 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Barton lined to center; MASON BATTED FOR MILLER; Mason struck out; Hernandez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: LAXTON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Williams walked; Laxton threw a wild pitch [Williams to second]; Hickman walked; Williams was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Santo lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. PADRES 8TH: Campbell singled to left; Gaston forced Campbell (third to second); Colbert grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: Callison popped to catcher in foul territory; Martin popped to shortstop; Ortiz doubled to right; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6. PADRES 9TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Murrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Spiezio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Cubs 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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