Fergie Jenkins was stopped on his personal seven-game winning streak when Duke Sims tripled and Jim Lefebvre homered in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   3 15  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Buckner rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Beckert 2b            5   1   4   0     0   0   .359
Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .386      Williams lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .302
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Hickman 1b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .235
Sims c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Santo 3b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .301
  Joshua pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .226
Lefebvre 2b           4   2   2   2     0   1   .307      Cannizzaro c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Crawford lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .343      Ortiz cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
  Haller c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Jenkins p             3   0   1   0     1   1   .229
Valentine 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Downing p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .238
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     0   9             Totals               38   3  15   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 27,168
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Cubs 11
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Wills, Callison
Doubles: Parker (8), Santo 2 (6), Beckert (6), Williams (7)
Triples: Sims (1)
Home Runs: Lefebvre (3), Hickman (5)
Caught Stealing: Wills (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (6)
GIDP: Santo (7), Cannizzaro (8)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (3,by Downing)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 6.2  10   3   3   1   5   1  30   2.63
Mikkelsen W(5-2)        1.1   4   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.65
Brewer SV(2)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.65
Totals                  9    15   3   3   1   6   1  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(8-3)          9    10   4   3   0   9   1  36   2.81
Totals                  9    10   4   3   0   9   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Downing (1)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Stan Landes


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis singled to center; Parker
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams was hit by a pitch [Kessinger to
third, Beckert to second]; Hickman was called out on strikes;
Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sims struck out; Lefebvre struck out; Crawford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison singled to right; Cannizzaro grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Callison out at
second]; Ortiz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: On a bunt Valentine grounded out (catcher to
first); Downing singled to center; Wills singled to center
[Downing to second]; Buckner struck out; Davis singled to right
[Wills to third, Downing scored]; Parker flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins walked; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Jenkins to second]; Beckert singled to
second [Jenkins to third]; Williams popped to second; Hickman
forced Beckert (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Sims flied out to right; Lefebvre singled to right
[Lefebvre to second (error by Callison)]; Crawford singled to
right [Lefebvre scored (unearned), Crawford to second (on
throw)]; Valentine flied out to center; Downing struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo doubled to right; Callison struck out;
Cannizzaro struck out; Ortiz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills popped to shortstop; Buckner struck out;
Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Jenkins grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert doubled to center;
Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker doubled to right; Sims flied out to left;
Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory; Crawford grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman homered; Santo doubled to right; Callison
popped to third; Cannizzaro grounded out (second to first)
[Santo to third]; Ortiz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Valentine popped to shortstop; Downing struck out;
Wills singled to center; Wills was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Jenkins struck out; Kessinger lined to right; Beckert
singled to shortstop [Beckert to second (error by Wills)];
Williams doubled to right [Beckert scored]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED
DOWNING (PITCHING); Hickman singled to left [Williams scored,
Hickman to second (on throw)]; Santo flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis
flied out to left; Parker lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Callison singled to right; Cannizzaro forced Callison
(catcher to shortstop); Ortiz singled to left [Cannizzaro to
second]; Jenkins singled [Cannizzaro to third, Ortiz out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Sims tripled to left; JOSHUA RAN FOR SIMS; Lefebvre
homered [Joshua scored]; Crawford struck out; Valentine struck
out; ALLEN BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Allen struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); HALLER REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PLAYING C ); JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Beckert popped to third; Williams singled to third; Hickman
forced Williams (shortstop to second); Santo struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 3.