This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Chicago Cubs @ Montreal Expos

1971-07-26 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 16037 · 81°F, night, rain · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated Montreal Expos 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 6th. Milt Pappas earned the win. Jim Hickman went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	5	8
MON	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

W: Milt Pappas L: Steve Renko SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Satch Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	1	1	0	1	1
Glenn Beckert	4	3	2	1	1	0
Billy Williams	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jim Hickman	4	1	3	2	0	0
Ron Santo	3	0	1	1	1	0
Brock Davis	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Callison	2	0	0	1	1	0
J. C. Martin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Milt Pappas	4	0	0	0	0	3

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	3	0	2	1	1	0
Boots Day	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Fairly	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bob Bailey	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Gosger	3	0	0	0	0	1
John Bateman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Wine	3	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Renko	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Fairey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Pappas	9.0	5	2	3

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Renko	6.2	8	6	3
John Strohmayer	1.1	0	1	1
Dan McGinn	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: W
Glenn Beckert: CS2(26)
Glenn Beckert: W
Billy Williams: W.1-2
Jim Hickman: S7/L56D.2-H;1XH(712)
Ron Santo: 63

Bot 1

Ron Hunt: 9
Boots Day: 3/G
Rusty Staub: 9

Top 2

Brock Davis: W
Johnny Callison: 46(1)3/GDP
J. C. Martin: 43

Bot 2

Ron Fairly: S9/L9.B-3(E9)
Bob Bailey: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Jim Gosger: K/C
John Bateman: 13

Top 3

Milt Pappas: K
Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: 63

Bot 3

Bobby Wine: D8/F78D
Steve Renko: 63.2-3
Ron Hunt: S1/BG1S.3-H
Boots Day: 43/G34.1-2
Rusty Staub: 63/G56

Top 4

Billy Williams: 13
Jim Hickman: 63/G56
Ron Santo: 53

Bot 4

Ron Fairly: K
Bob Bailey: 43
Jim Gosger: 3/G

Top 5

Brock Davis: 7
Johnny Callison: W
J. C. Martin: K
Milt Pappas: 53

Bot 5

John Bateman: 43
Bobby Wine: 31
Steve Renko: K

Top 6

Don Kessinger: S1/G1
Glenn Beckert: PO1(E1).1-2
Glenn Beckert: S7/P6D.2-H
Billy Williams: 7
Jim Hickman: S9/L.1-3
Ron Santo: S8/F8S.3-H;1-3
Brock Davis: S1/G5S.3-3;1-2
Johnny Callison: 8/SF.3-H
J. C. Martin: 46(1)/FO/G34

Bot 6

Ron Hunt: S7/L56D
Boots Day: 64(1)/FO
Rusty Staub: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 7

Milt Pappas: K/C
Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: T8/L8D
Billy Williams: W
Jim Hickman: S8/L8S.3-H;1-2
Ron Santo: W.2-3;1-2
Brock Davis: 3/G3

Bot 7

Ron Fairly: S9/L34D
Bob Bailey: 4(1)3/GDP
Jim Gosger: 43

Top 8

Johnny Callison: 8
J. C. Martin: 9
Milt Pappas: K

Bot 8

John Bateman: 53
Bobby Wine: E6/G6M.B-1
Jim Fairey: 46(1)/FO
Ron Hunt: W.1-2
Boots Day: 46(1)/FO/G4MD

Top 9

Don Kessinger: K
Glenn Beckert: 3/G
Billy Williams: 8

Bot 9

Rusty Staub: W
Ron Fairly: 9
Bob Bailey: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

failed hit and run attempt
Fairly stumbled and let the ball get past him
ball hit off Renko's glove

⚾ Arcade