Burt Hooton outpitched Tom Seaver and gained his second major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Mets, 3-0. Hooton, who also beat the Mets for his first victory, 3-2, September 15, allowed only two singles.

Seaver gave up three hits, but they included a homer by Ron Santo after a walk to Pat Bourque in the second inning. The other run counted in the third when Cleo James was hit by a pitch, Paul Popovich singled and Billy Williams lofted a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Cubs 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 3 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 James cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .294 Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Williams lf 2 0 0 1 0 1 .302 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Bourque 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .192 Jorgensen cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .214 Santo 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .268 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Hiser rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Grote c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Foli 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Fernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .155 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Capra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 2 0 3 5 Totals 24 3 3 3 3 8 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 5,464 Left on Base: Mets 5, Cubs 2 DP: Mets 1, Cubs 2 Errors: Harrelson, Bourque, Hooton Home Runs: Santo (21) Stolen Bases: Harrelson (26) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3) GIDP: Foli (6), Singleton (12) Hit by Pitch: James (5,by Seaver) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(18-10) 7 3 3 3 3 6 1 26 1.81 Capra 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 3 3 3 3 8 1 29 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(2-0) 9 2 0 0 3 5 0 32 2.11 Totals 9 2 0 0 3 5 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Seaver (4) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to right; Harrelson stole second; Garrett walked; Jones struck out; Kranepool flied to right; Jorgensen flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: James flied to right; Popovich popped to third in foul territory; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Singleton reached on an error by Bourque; Grote flied to left; Foli grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Bourque walked; Santo homered [Bourque scored]; Hiser flied to center; Kessinger struck out; Fernandez struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson was called out on strikes; Garrett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Hooton struck out; James was hit by a pitch; Popovich singled to left [James to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [James scored, Popovich to second]; Bourque grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool struck out; Jorgensen walked; Singleton forced Jorgensen (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Santo flied to center; Hiser walked; Hiser was picked off first (pitcher to second to shortstop); Kessinger singled to center; Fernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 5TH: Grote flied to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Hooton walked; James forced Hooton (second to shortstop) [James to second (error by Harrelson)]; Popovich lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [James out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 6TH: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones reached on an error by Hooton [Jones to second]; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Williams struck out; Bourque popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 7TH: Jorgensen singled to center; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; Grote walked; Foli forced Grote (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: Hiser was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR SEAVER; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Harrelson flied to left in foul territory; Garrett grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 8TH: CAPRA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Hooton struck out; James was called out on strikes; Popovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3. METS 9TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied to right; Jorgensen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cubs 3.

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