September 2, 1971 · 4:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Biggest lead WSH by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2ST Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
| 3CHCubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
4NY Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 5WSNationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
6PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
2B: Boccabella
3B: Sutherland
HR: McAnally
RBI: Sutherland, Bateman, Boccabella 4, McAnally 3
CS: Bailey
LOB: 16
2B: Kessinger, Hickman, Davis, Callison, Rudolph
HR: Callison
RBI: Callison 2, Rudolph 3
LOB: 11
Top 1 · WSH batting
Bottom 1 · CHC batting
The Nationals beat the Cubs 9-5 at Wrigley Field.
Ernie McAnally got the win, Juan Pizarro took the loss and Mike Marshall earned the save. Ernie McAnally went 2-for-3 for the Nationals, while Johnny Callison went 3-for-3 for the Cubs.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
