Chicago Cubs 2 – 5 New York Mets
31 July 1971 · NYC17
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Cleon Jones | 1 in 107 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Ray Sadecki | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| New York Mets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Torres | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Kessinger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Popovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleo James | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Cannizzaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Milt Pappas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Brock Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Pappas | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Newman | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Garrett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommie Agee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Kranepool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Donn Clendenon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Boswell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Singleton | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Grote | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ray Sadecki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Sadecki | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Tug McGraw | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |