With two out in the ninth inning, Johnny Callison hit his first homer in a Cubs' uniform to defeat the Expos, 2-1. Joe Sparma, who started for the Expos in a bid for his first N. L. victory, allowed only three hits until there were two away in the ninth when Ron Santo singled and Callison crashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Friday, April     10, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  2
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Staehle 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Beckert 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .364      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .267
Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Callison rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .182      Laboy 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Hermoso pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hickman cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .444      Phillips cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  James cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boccabella c          3   1   0   0     0   0   .143
Martin c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .111        Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Wine ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sparma p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aguirre p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     2   7             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,794
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Expos 7
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 1
Errors: Callison, Hands
Doubles: Hickman (1)
Home Runs: Callison (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sparma (1)
GIDP: Williams (1), Boccabella (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   7     5   1   0   2   2   0  28   0.00
Aguirre W(1-0)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Abernathy SV(1)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   0   2   3   0  35

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sparma L(0-2)           9     5   2   2   2   7   1  33   4.50
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   7   1  33

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Joe Sparma: 106 pitches; Bill Hands: 83
pitches; Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (third
to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Staehle flied out to center; Staub singled to right;
Fairly walked [Staub to second]; Jones struck out; Laboy
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted); Banks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Phillips singled to left; Boccabella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Phillips out at
second]; Wine walked; Sparma grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hickman doubled to left; Martin singled to right
[Hickman to third, Martin to second (on throw to home)]; Hands
struck out; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Staehle grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to left; Fairly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams struck out; Santo grounded out (third to
first); Callison flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); Laboy grounded
out (first unassisted); Phillips lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

CUBS 5TH: Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
grounded out (second to first); Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Boccabella reached on an error by Hands [Boccabella
to first]; Wine lined to center; Sparma grounded out (second to
first) [Boccabella to second]; Staehle singled to center
[Boccabella scored (unearned)]; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 6TH: Hands grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to right;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly singled to right [Fairly to third (error by
Callison)]; Jones popped to shortstop; Laboy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 7TH: Santo walked; Callison flied out to center; Banks
struck out; Hickman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
singled to second; Sparma out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Wine to second]; Staehle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 8TH: Martin flied out to center; SMITH BATTED FOR HANDS;
Smith struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: AGUIRRE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Staub grounded out
(third to first); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

CUBS 9TH: Beckert walked; Williams grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at second]; Santo
singled to left; Callison homered [Santo scored]; Banks flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 9TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING); JAMES REPLACED
HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); Laboy singled to left; HERMOSO RAN FOR
LABOY; Phillips flied out to left; BAILEY BATTED FOR BOCCABELLA;
Bailey flied out to right; Wine popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 1.