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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 1Game Played on Friday, April 10, 1970 (Day game) at Parc JarryCubs 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. |
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