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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1971-06-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 16567 · 87°F · Wind 9 mph · 2:31

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 6–4. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 3rd. Al Downing earned the win and Jim Brewer picked up the save. Willie Crawford went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	16
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	11

W: Al Downing L: Milt Pappas SV: Jim Brewer

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	5	1	2	0	0	0
Willie Crawford	3	2	3	2	2	0
Willie Davis	5	1	2	1	0	1
Dick Allen	5	0	0	0	0	3
Wes Parker	5	1	3	2	0	0
Tom Haller	5	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Lefebvre	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Buckner	4	1	3	0	0	0
Al Downing	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Mikkelsen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	1
Glenn Beckert	4	1	2	0	0
Billy Williams	4	1	1	0	1
Ron Santo	4	1	2	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	1	3	2	1
Joe Pepitone	4	0	1	1	0
Chris Cannizzaro	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	1	0	0
Milt Pappas	1	0	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	1	0	0	0	0
Ramon Webster	1	0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Al Downing	6.0	6	3
Pete Mikkelsen	2.1	4	0
Jim Brewer	0.2	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Pappas	6.0	12	1	2
Joe Decker	1.1	4	1	1
Ray Newman	0.2	0	0	2
Phil Regan	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Maury Wills: 6/P
Willie Crawford: HR/9
Willie Davis: 3/G
Dick Allen: K

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 53
Glenn Beckert: 4/P
Billy Williams: K

Top 2

Wes Parker: S9/G
Tom Haller: 8
Jim Lefebvre: S9/L.1-2
Bill Buckner: 4(1)/FO.2-3
Al Downing: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ron Santo: 9
Jim Hickman: HR/7
Joe Pepitone: 31
Chris Cannizzaro: 9

Top 3

Maury Wills: 7
Willie Crawford: W
Willie Davis: S9/L.1-3
Dick Allen: K
Wes Parker: S8/G.3-H;1-H;B-2(TH)
Tom Haller: D7/P.2-H
Jim Lefebvre: 8

Bot 3

Johnny Callison: S8/L
Milt Pappas: 64(1)3/GDP
Don Kessinger: K

Top 4

Bill Buckner: S5/BG
Al Downing: 26(1)4/GDP/BG
Maury Wills: D8
Willie Crawford: S3.2-3
Willie Davis: S4.3-H;1-2
Dick Allen: 53

Bot 4

Glenn Beckert: S7
Billy Williams: 36(1)3/GDP
Ron Santo: 13

Top 5

Wes Parker: 7
Tom Haller: 9
Jim Lefebvre: 9/L

Bot 5

Jim Hickman: K
Joe Pepitone: 8
Chris Cannizzaro: 63

Top 6

Bill Buckner: S9/L
Al Downing: 3/SH.1-2
Maury Wills: 43.2-3
Willie Crawford: D8/L.3-H
Willie Davis: 6/P

Bot 6

Johnny Callison: 3/G
Ernie Banks: 53
Don Kessinger: 8

Top 7

Dick Allen: 43
Wes Parker: S3
Tom Haller: S9.1-3
Jim Lefebvre: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Glenn Beckert: S8/G
Billy Williams: D9/L.1-3
Ron Santo: S5.3-H;2-3
Jim Hickman: S8.3-H;1-2
Joe Pepitone: 8
Chris Cannizzaro: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Bill Buckner: S9
Pete Mikkelsen: K
Maury Wills: S9.1-3
Willie Crawford: W.1-2
Willie Davis: K
Dick Allen: K

Bot 8

Johnny Callison: 8
Ramon Webster: S8
Don Kessinger: 13/BG.1-2
Glenn Beckert: 8

Top 9

Wes Parker: 8
Tom Haller: 5/P
Jim Lefebvre: 9

Bot 9

Billy Williams: 43
Ron Santo: S8/L
Jim Hickman: S9/L.1-3
Joe Pepitone: S8.3-H;1-2
Chris Cannizzaro: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Ed Sudol left with heat exhaustion; 3B umpire Stan Landes moved to HP and 2B umpire Bob Engel moved to 3B; the temperature had climbed to 101 for the second consecutive day

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