Billy Williams, who went 0-for-19 before rapping a single in the previous day's game, broke out of his slump with four hits, including the 250th homer of his major league career, to lead the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies. Bill Hands pitched the route for the Cubs and allowed only six hits. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Cubs         0  1  1    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .074      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Briggs rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .136      Williams lf           4   2   4   1     0   0   .208
Johnson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .167      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
McCarver c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Callison rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .190
Hisle cf              3   0   1   1     0   2   .350      Banks 1b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .316
Taylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Hickman cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .389
Money 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Hundley c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .143
Wise p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hands p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   8             Totals               31   5   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  7,120
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Cubs 7
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Johnson (2)
Home Runs: Williams (1)
Stolen Bases: Williams (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hundley (1)
GIDP: Briggs (2), Hickman (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-1)             4.2   8   4   4   3   1   0  25   6.10
Lersch                  2.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   8   5.40
Wilson                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   3   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(1-0)            9     6   1   1   0   8   0  31   0.56
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   8   0  31

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); Doyle
singled to center; Briggs grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Beckert
grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams singled to shortstop;
Santo singled to right [Williams to second]; Callison grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson struck out; McCarver singled to left;
Hisle was called out on strikes; Taylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Banks walked; Hickman singled to center [Banks to
third]; Hundley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Banks scored];
Hands out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hickman to
second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise
singled to center; Bowa flied out to left; Doyle lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to center; Williams singled to center
[Beckert to second]; Santo flied out to right [Beckert to
third]; Callison reached on an error by Johnson [Beckert scored
(RBI), Williams to second, Callison to first]; Banks walked
[Williams to third, Callison to second]; Hickman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Banks out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Briggs was called out on strikes; Johnson doubled
to left; McCarver flied out to right; Hisle singled to left
[Johnson scored, Hisle out at second (left to third to second to
first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Hands
struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Taylor struck out; Money popped to second; Wise
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to right; Williams stole second; Santo flied out to
right; Callison singled to first [Williams scored, Callison to
second (on throw to home)]; Banks singled to left [Callison
scored]; Hickman walked [Banks to second]; LERSCH REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Hundley was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa flied out to left; Doyle flied out to right;
Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Hands grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); McCarver
flied out to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Williams homered; Santo flied out to right; Callison
grounded out (first unassisted); Banks popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Money was
called out on strikes; STONE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Stone flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Hickman was called
out on strikes; Hundley lined to third; Hands flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; Doyle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Briggs singled to right; Johnson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 5.