Steve Blass gained his 10th victory of the season, matching his 1970 winning total, when the Pirates erupted for a pair of three-run innings to defeat the Cubs, 6-2. The Pirates erased the Cubs' 2-0 lead in the sixth inning. Dave Cash doubled and scored on a single by Gene Clines.

Roberto Clemente doubled Clines to third and both then scored on a single by Manny Sanguillen. In the seventh, after the Pirates loaded the bases, Blass batted in two runs with a single and Cash followed with a single for the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  3    3  0  0  -   6 11  0
Cubs         1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   3   1     0   1   .323      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Clines lf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .318      Beckert 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .350
Clemente rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .331      Williams lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   2     0   0   .313      Pepitone 1b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .328
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Callison ph,rf      3   0   1   0     0   2   .218
Pagan 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Santo 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .294
  Hebner pr,3b        0   1   0   0     1   0   .300      Hickman rf,1b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Oliver cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Alley ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .221      Cannizzaro c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .212
Blass p               4   0   1   2     0   0   .109      Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .135
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   2             Totals               39   2  12   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 37,734
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 11
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Cannizzaro
Doubles: Cash (12), Clemente (13), Pagan (1), Williams (14)
Stolen Bases: Cash (10), Hebner (1)
Caught Stealing: Robertson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (4,by Tompkins)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(10-4)           9    12   2   2   1   4   0  40   2.98
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   4   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(8-9)         6     7   3   3   0   2   0  23   3.78
Tompkins                0     1   2   2   0   0   0   2   3.47
Bonham                  0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.40
Decker                  2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.76
Regan                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Tompkins (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Cash stole second; Clines
struck out; Clemente lined to right; Sanguillen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams doubled to right;
Pepitone singled to center [Williams scored]; Santo singled to
right [Pepitone to second]; Hickman popped to second; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Cannizzaro dropped a foul fly hit by Robertson for
an error; Robertson flied out to left; Pagan singled to left;
Oliver singled to right [Pagan to second]; Alley flied into a
double play to left [Pagan out at second (left to shortstop to
first to second)]; Gene Alley's homer blown back by strong
wind; Jose Pagan had scored; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannizzaro
singled to center; On a bunt Holtzman popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kessinger singled to left [Cannizzaro to second];
Beckert singled to right [Cannizzaro scored, Kessinger to
third]; Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass flied out to left; Cash struck out; Clines
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Pepitone flied out to center; Santo singled to center;
Hickman flied out to center; Davis popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Robertson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Holtzman
walked; Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan flied out to left; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Alley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher unassisted); CALLISON
BATTED FOR PEPITONE; Callison struck out; Joe Pepitone fouled
a pitch off the top of his right foot and left on a
stretcher; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: CALLISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HICKMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blass flied out to right; Cash
doubled to right; Clines singled to left [Cash scored]; Clemente
doubled to center [Clines to third]; Sanguillen singled to
center [Clines scored, Clemente scored]; Robertson forced
Sanguillen (shortstop to second); Robertson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman flied out to center; On a bunt Davis singled
to shortstop; Cannizzaro singled to right [Davis to second];
POPOVICH BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Popovich popped to second;
Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: TOMPKINS REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Pagan
doubled to right; HEBNER RAN FOR PAGAN; Oliver was hit by a
pitch; BONHAM REPLACED TOMPKINS (PITCHING); Alley singled to
third [Hebner to third, Oliver to second]; Blass singled to
center [Hebner scored, Oliver scored, Alley to third]; Cash
singled to left [Alley scored, Blass to second]; DECKER REPLACED
BONHAM (PITCHING); Clines popped to second; Clemente forced Cash
(shortstop to second); Sanguillen forced Clemente (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Beckert grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Callison singled to right; Santo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson flied out to center; Hebner walked;
Hebner stole second; Oliver flied out to center; Alley was
walked intentionally; Blass flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman flied out to right; Davis singled to right;
Cannizzaro struck out; WEBSTER BATTED FOR DECKER; Webster
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
6, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: REGAN REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Cash grounded
out (shortstop to first); Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
flied out to center; Williams singled to center; Callison struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 2.