Sparked by Willie Stargell, who hit his 45th homer of the season, the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 5-1, and extended their East division lead to 6½ lengths when the Cardinals lost in their night game with the Phillies. Stargell's blast, opening the seventh inning, shattered a scoreless duel between Steve Blass and Milt Pappas. After two out, Milt May singled and scored on a triple by Jackie Hernandez.

The Pirates added three more runs in the eighth. Walks to Richie Hebner and Stargell, around a single by Roberto Clemente, loaded the bases. Hebner came home on an infield out by Al Oliver. Clemente and Stargell followed him across the plate on a single by Bob Robertson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  0  -   5 12  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .389      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Cash 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Clemente rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .343      Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Stargell lf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .299      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Oliver cf,1b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .282      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Robertson 1b          4   0   2   2     0   1   .271      Callison rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .212
  Davalillo pr,cf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Fernandez c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .127
May c                 4   1   3   0     0   0   .286      Pappas p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .157
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   1   1     0   1   .203        Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Blass p               4   0   1   0     0   0   .115        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Newman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tompkins p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     2   3             Totals               32   1   6   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  6,477
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Doubles: Santo (22)
Triples: Hebner (7), J. Hernandez (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (45)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (1), Cash (5)
GIDP: May (6), Callison (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(14-7)           9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35   2.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(17-13)         7     8   2   2   0   3   1  27   3.40
Regan                   0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   3   3.75
Newman                  0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   3.60
Tompkins                1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.42
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   3   1  38

Wild Pitches: Pappas (6)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Pappas threw a wild pitch
[Stennett to second]; Hebner flied out to left; Clemente
grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Popovich walked; Williams flied
out to right; Pepitone singled to center [Popovich to second];
Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to right; Robertson singled to
center; May grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Davis struck out; Callison walked; Fernandez singled
to shortstop [Callison to third]; Pappas popped to shortstop;
Kessinger lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez lined to left; Blass singled to
center; Stennett forced Blass (third to second); Stennett was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich popped to shortstop; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente
was called out on strikes; Stargell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied out to center; On a bunt Davis singled to
shortstop; Callison grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver flied out to center; Robertson struck out;
May singled to center; J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Fernandez grounded out (third to first); Pappas
singled to left; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Popovich forced
Pappas (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Blass flied out to center; Stennett popped to
first; Hebner tripled to right; Clemente flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Pepitone
flied out to right; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); Robertson flied out to right; May singled to right; J.
Hernandez tripled to left [May scored]; Blass grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: CASH REPLACED STENNETT (PLAYING 2B); Davis popped to
catcher in foul territory; Callison flied out to center;
Fernandez walked; HICKMAN BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Hickman struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: REGAN REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Cash singled to
right; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Hebner walked; Clemente singled to right [Hebner to second];
NEWMAN REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); Stargell walked [Hebner to
third, Clemente to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first) [Hebner scored, Clemente to third, Stargell to second];
TOMPKINS REPLACED NEWMAN (PITCHING); Robertson singled to right
[Clemente scored, Stargell scored]; DAVALILLO RAN FOR ROBERTSON;
May singled to left [Davalillo to second]; J. Hernandez flied
out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo
doubled to left; Davis flied out to left; Callison singled to
right [Santo scored]; Fernandez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.