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The Cubs extended their winning streak to eight games with a 6-3 victory over the Astros behind the five-hit pitching of Ken Holtzman. The lefthander helped himself with a two-run double in the sixth inning when the Cubs scored four times to take a 4-2 lead. The Cubs then clinched their victory when Ron Santo singled and Johnny Callison homered for his third hit of the game. [The Sporting News] Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Friday, April 24, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 5 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 x - 6 9 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Wynn cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .288 Williams lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .306 Beauchamp lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .500 Santo 3b 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 Menke ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 .311 Callison rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .326 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .071 Banks 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Hickman cf 1 1 0 0 3 1 .344 Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Martin c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .158 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Holtzman p 4 0 1 2 0 1 .143 Pepitone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DiLauro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 3 5 3 4 10 Totals 33 6 9 5 5 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 10,840 Left on Base: Astros 5, Cubs 8 DP: Astros 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Martinez Doubles: Alou (1), Menke (6), Callison (2), Holtzman (1) Home Runs: Callison (4) Stolen Bases: Wynn (6), Callison (3) Caught Stealing: Beauchamp (1) Sacrifice Flies: Menke (4), Watson (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(1-2) 6 6 4 4 4 3 0 28 5.48 Billingham 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 6 6.17 DiLauro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.11 Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 9 6 6 5 4 1 38 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(3-1) 9 5 3 3 4 10 0 35 2.70 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 10 0 35 Wild Pitches: Griffin (3) Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Beauchamp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert walked; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Watson was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks popped to third; Hickman walked; Martin singled to right [Hickman to second]; Holtzman struck out; Kessinger forced Martin (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Griffin walked; Morgan forced Griffin (shortstop to second); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn popped to third; Beauchamp walked; Beauchamp was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Callison singled to center; Callison stole second [Callison to third (error by Martinez)]; Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; Hickman struck out; Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson lined to third; Rader walked; Martinez forced Rader (second to shortstop); Griffin forced Martinez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Holtzman popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou doubled to right; Wynn singled to left [Alou scored]; Beauchamp singled to right [Wynn to third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynn scored]; Watson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to second; Santo forced Williams (pitcher to second); Callison doubled to center [Santo to third]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Santo scored, Callison to third]; Banks popped to second; Hickman walked; Martin singled to right [Callison scored, Hickman to second]; Holtzman doubled to left [Hickman scored, Martin scored]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Martinez popped to second; PEPITONE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Pepitone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED PEPITONE (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams was called out on strikes; Santo singled to center; Callison homered [Santo scored]; Banks singled to right; Hickman walked [Banks to second]; DILAURO REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Martin flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED DILAURO (PITCHING); Holtzman lined to right; Kessinger lined to left; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. ASTROS 9TH: Beauchamp singled to left; Menke doubled to center [Beauchamp to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beauchamp scored]; Rader flied out to right [Menke to third]; Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 6. |
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