Billy Williams drove in four runs in support of Ken Holtzman, who allowed only four hits and pitched the Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Expos. Williams homered with a man on base in the third inning and batted in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth. Ron Santo followed with a two-run double. Ernie Banks accounted for the Cubs' final pair with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Cubs         0  0  2    4  0  0    0  2  x  -   8  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kessinger ss          2   2   0   0     3   1   .273
Phillips cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Beckert 2b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .294
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .364      Williams lf           5   3   2   4     0   0   .289
Bailey lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .154      Santo 3b              2   0   1   2     1   0   .250
Laboy 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Popovich 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Fairly 1b             1   0   0   0     3   0   .265      Callison rf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .182
Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Banks 1b              5   0   2   2     0   0   .344
Wine ss               3   0   0   0     1   2   .258      Hickman cf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .385
Renko p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Day ph,cf           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hundley c             5   0   0   0     0   3   .250
  Brand ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            3   1   0   0     0   0   .100
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hermoso ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sembera p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   0     5   7             Totals               33   8   9   8     9   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,890
Left on Base: Expos 7, Cubs 12
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Bailey, Beckert
Doubles: Santo (2)
Triples: Bailey (1)
Home Runs: Williams (3)
Stolen Bases: Fairly (2), Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (1)
GIDP: Bailey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Santo (1,by Johnson)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(0-2)            3.1   3   6   5   7   2   1  21   7.71
Raymond                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.50
Johnson                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   9   7.50
Sembera                 2     3   2   2   1   2   0  11  16.88
Totals                  8     9   8   7   9   6   1  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(2-1)         9     4   1   0   5   7   0  35   2.59
Totals                  9     4   1   0   5   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Phillips
was called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Beckert
struck out; Williams popped to first in foul territory; Santo
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0,
Cubs 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Laboy
popped to catcher in foul territory; Fairly walked; Fairly stole
second; Hiatt walked; Wine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison grounded out (second to first); Banks singled
to center; Hickman walked [Banks to second]; Hundley flied out
to left; Holtzman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Renko grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland
grounded out (second to first); Phillips popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger walked; Beckert lined to center; Williams
homered [Kessinger scored]; Santo walked; Callison walked [Santo
to second]; Banks flied out to left; Hickman forced Callison
(third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub struck out; Bailey tripled to center; Laboy
reached on an error by Beckert [Bailey scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Laboy out at second (second to shortstop)]; Fairly walked;
Hiatt was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; Holtzman reached on
an error by Bailey [Holtzman to first]; Kessinger walked
[Holtzman to second]; Beckert walked [Holtzman to third,
Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to right [Holtzman scored
(unearned), Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; RAYMOND
REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Santo doubled to center [Beckert
scored, Williams scored]; Callison was walked intentionally;
Banks hit into a double play (left to second to first) [Callison
out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine was called out on strikes; BRAND BATTED FOR
RAYMOND; Brand popped to second; Sutherland flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 5TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BRAND (PITCHING); Hickman singled to
left; Hundley struck out; On a bunt Holtzman made an out to
pitcher; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1,
Cubs 6.

EXPOS 6TH: Phillips flied out to right; On a bunt Staub singled
to third; Bailey grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 6TH: On a bunt Beckert made an out to second; Williams
popped to second; Santo was hit by a pitch; Callison singled to
center [Santo to third]; Banks grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 7TH: Laboy grounded out (third to first); Fairly walked;
Hiatt grounded out (second to first) [Fairly to second]; Wine
walked; HERMOSO BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Hermoso grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: SEMBERA REPLACED HERMOSO (PITCHING); Hickman walked;
Hundley forced Hickman (first to shortstop); Holtzman out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hundley to second];
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 6.

EXPOS 8TH: POPOVICH REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); Sutherland
grounded out (first to pitcher); Phillips singled to shortstop;
Staub was called out on strikes; Bailey flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert singled to second; Williams reached on a
fielder's choice [Beckert to second]; Popovich grounded out
(first unassisted) [Beckert to third, Williams to second];
Callison struck out; Banks singled to left [Beckert scored,
Williams scored]; DAY BATTED FOR HICKMAN; Day singled to right
[Banks to second]; Hundley struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 9TH: DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Laboy flied out to
right; Fairly popped to first in foul territory; Hiatt singled
to center; Wine forced Hiatt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 8.