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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies
1971-09-17 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 13644 · night · 3:02
Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 6th. Joe Decker earned the win and Larry Gura picked up the save. Cleo James went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
W: Joe Decker L: Ken Reynolds SV: Larry Gura
Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleo James | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carmen Fanzone | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Santo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Paul Popovich | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Fernandez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Hector Torres | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Joe Decker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Billy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denny Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Terry Harmon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim McCarver | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greg Luzinski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Pete Koegel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Anderson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Oscar Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Decker | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
 Bill Bonham | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Gura | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Reynolds | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
 Bucky Brandon | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Manny Muniz | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cleo James: 53
- Carmen Fanzone: S8
- Jim Hickman: 9
- Ron Santo: S8/G.1-2
- Paul Popovich: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Denny Doyle: 7
- Terry Harmon: 9
- Tim McCarver: 13
Top 2
- Frank Fernandez: W
- Hector Torres: 64(1)3/GDP
- Bill North: S4
- Joe Decker: K
Bot 2
- Deron Johnson: W
- Willie Montanez: W.1-2
- Greg Luzinski: K
- Pete Koegel: K
- Mike Anderson: S5.2-3;1-2
- Ken Reynolds: K
Top 3
- Cleo James: HR/7
- Carmen Fanzone: D7
- Jim Hickman: 53
- Ron Santo: PB.2-3
- Ron Santo: W
- Paul Popovich: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Denny Doyle: W
- Terry Harmon: 8
- Tim McCarver: 8
- Deron Johnson: WP.1-2
- Deron Johnson: K
Top 4
- Frank Fernandez: D7
- Hector Torres: FC1.2X3(15);B-1
- Bill North: K
- Joe Decker: K
Bot 4
- Willie Montanez: D9
- Greg Luzinski: 63
- Pete Koegel: W
- Mike Anderson: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 5
- Cleo James: 3/G
- Carmen Fanzone: 5/L
- Jim Hickman: W
- Ron Santo: W.1-2
- Paul Popovich: 7/7D/L
Bot 5
- Ken Reynolds: W
- Denny Doyle: K
- Terry Harmon: 7/L
- Tim McCarver: W.1-2
- Deron Johnson: K
Top 6
- Frank Fernandez: W
- Hector Torres: C/E2.1-2;B-1
- Bill North: HP.2-3;1-2
- Joe Decker: K
- Cleo James: S7/5.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
- Carmen Fanzone: S7/G.2-H;1-2
- Jim Hickman: E5/G.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Ron Santo: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Willie Montanez: S9
- Greg Luzinski: K
- Pete Koegel: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Paul Popovich: D9/89
- Frank Fernandez: 43.2-3
- Hector Torres: 53
- Bill North: IW
- Joe Decker: K
Bot 7
- Mike Anderson: D9
- Oscar Gamble: 6/P
- Denny Doyle: 13
- Terry Harmon: K
Top 8
- Cleo James: 53
- Carmen Fanzone: 6/P
- Jim Hickman: 8
Bot 8
- Tim McCarver: 7
- Deron Johnson: S8/G
- Willie Montanez: 9/L
- Greg Luzinski: W.1-2
- Pete Koegel: S6.2-3;1-2
- Mike Anderson: K
Top 9
- Ron Santo: 7
- Paul Popovich: D9
- Frank Fernandez: W
- Hector Torres: 8
- Bill North: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Williams: 2/FL
Bot 9
- Ron Stone: S9/G
- Denny Doyle: 7
- Terry Harmon: K
- Tim McCarver: W.1-2
- Deron Johnson: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Willie Montanez: K