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Montreal Expos @ 
Chicago Cubs
1971-08-31 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 18699 · 2:30
Montreal Expos defeated Chicago Cubs 11–2. Montreal Expos put up 8 in the 6th. John Strohmayer earned the win and Mike Marshall picked up the save. Ron Woods went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
W: John Strohmayer L: Ken Holtzman SV: Mike Marshall
Umpires — HP: Jerry Dale · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Montreal Expos — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron Hunt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Woods | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Bailey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Gary Sutherland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Fairly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 John Boccabella | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Wine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Strohmayer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boots Day | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Kessinger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Beckert | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brock Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Callison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Cannizzaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Holtzman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Spangler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Popovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Hiser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Expos — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strohmayer | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Marshall | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe Decker | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Newman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Tompkins | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ron Hunt: 53
- Ron Woods: S8
- Rusty Staub: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Don Kessinger: S7
- Glenn Beckert: 8
- Billy Williams: S8/G.1-3
- Jim Hickman: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Bob Bailey: K
- Gary Sutherland: 53
- Ron Fairly: 8
Bot 2
- Ron Santo: S7
- Brock Davis: 64(1)3/GDP
- Johnny Callison: W
- Chris Cannizzaro: S7.1-2
- Ken Holtzman: S8.2XH(82);1-2
Top 3
- John Boccabella: 53
- Bobby Wine: 4/P
- John Strohmayer: 43
Bot 3
- Don Kessinger: 1E3.B-1
- Glenn Beckert: S8/L.1-3
- Billy Williams: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Jim Hickman: S8/G
- Ron Santo: 63
Top 4
- Ron Hunt: HP
- Ron Woods: 64(1)3/GDP
- Rusty Staub: 43
Bot 4
- Brock Davis: 63
- Johnny Callison: 7
- Chris Cannizzaro: S8/G
- Ken Holtzman: K
Top 5
- Bob Bailey: W
- Gary Sutherland: 46(1)3/GDP
- Ron Fairly: 9
Bot 5
- Don Kessinger: S8
- Glenn Beckert: 53.1-2
- Billy Williams: IW
- Jim Hickman: 13.2-3;1-2
- Ron Santo: 7
Top 6
- John Boccabella: S8/L
- Bobby Wine: S8/L.1-2
- John Strohmayer: FC/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Ron Hunt: D9/G.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ron Woods: T8.3-H;2-H
- Rusty Staub: W
- Bob Bailey: D6.1-3;3-H
- Boots Day: S7.3-H;2-H
- Ron Fairly: 1/SH.1-2#
- John Boccabella: S7/L.2-H
- Bobby Wine: 9
- John Strohmayer: 53
Bot 6
- Brock Davis: W
- Johnny Callison: 4/P
- Al Spangler: S9.1-2
- Paul Popovich: 43.2-3;1-2
- Don Kessinger: 13
Top 7
- Ron Hunt: 63
- Ron Woods: 43
- Rusty Staub: HP
- Bob Bailey: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Glenn Beckert: D8/L
- Billy Williams: 43.2-3
- Jim Hickman: 63.3-H
- Ron Santo: 13
Top 8
- Boots Day: S5/G
- Ron Fairly: BK.1-2
- Ron Fairly: S8.2-H
- John Boccabella: 63.1-2
- Bobby Wine: 5/L
- Mike Marshall: 43
Bot 8
- Brock Davis: 7/L
- Johnny Callison: 4/P
- Frank Fernandez: K/C
Top 9
- Ron Hunt: W
- Ron Woods: S8/G.1-3
- Rusty Staub: W.1-2
- Bob Bailey: S9/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Boots Day: K
- Ron Fairly: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
- John Boccabella: 3/P
Bot 9
- Paul Popovich: 41
- Gene Hiser: S4/G
- Glenn Beckert: 9
- Billy Williams: 8
Notes & reviews
- Suspend=19710901,,8,1,36
- suspended,19710901,CHI11,darkness $game suspended here due to darkness; resumed the next day