Billy Williams batted in three runs with a homer and single to lead the Cubs' attack in a 10-5 victory over the Pirates. Willie Smith also homered and Ron Santo contributed a triple and double. The Cubs gained their winning margin with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning. Smith and J.C. Martin singled and Bill Hands and Don Kessinger walked to force in the first run. Glenn Beckert added two runs with a single and two more followed on singles by Williams and Johnny Callison. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Cubs 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 - 10 12 1 Pirates 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 6 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 3 2 1 1 2 1 .286 Alou cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .215 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .338 Hebner 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .327 Popovich 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .290 Clemente rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .391 Santo 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .226 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .378 Callison rf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .328 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Smith 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .375 Jeter lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .100 Hall cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Alley ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 .158 James ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 2 0 0 .162 Martin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .147 Moose p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hands p 1 1 0 0 2 0 .000 Gibbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Regan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 37 10 12 10 4 7 Totals 32 5 6 4 3 8 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 7,900 Left on Base: Cubs 4, Pirates 3 DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 1 Errors: Santo Doubles: Santo (3) Triples: Santo (2), Hebner (1) Home Runs: Smith (1), Williams (7) GIDP: Kessinger (4), Sanguillen (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(4-0) 6.1 3 3 1 2 7 0 25 2.48 Regan SV(3) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 3.38 Totals 9 6 5 3 3 8 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose L(0-2) 6.1 7 7 7 2 4 2 27 7.94 Gibbon 2.2 5 3 3 2 3 0 14 11.57 Totals 9 12 10 10 4 7 2 41 Passed Balls: Martin (4) Wild Pitches: Hands 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman CUBS 1ST: Bob Moose: 90 pitches; Bill Hands: 98 pitches; Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Hebner was called out on strikes; Clemente singled to shortstop; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to left; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Smith homered; Hall struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Jeter reached on an error by Santo [Jeter to first]; Alley singled to center [Jeter to third]; Mazeroski forced Alley (shortstop to second) [Jeter scored (unearned)]; Moose struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 3RD: Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Hands walked; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hands out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Alou flied out to center; Hebner singled to right; Clemente forced Hebner (second to shortstop); Sanguillen forced Clemente (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams flied out to left; Santo tripled to center; Callison singled to right [Santo scored]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter popped to third; Alley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Hall grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Hands grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski popped to first; Moose grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded out (third to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Santo struck out; Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to right; Clemente struck out; Sanguillen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1. CUBS 7TH: Smith singled to second; Hall struck out; Martin singled to right [Smith to third]; Hands walked [Martin to second]; GIBBON REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Kessinger walked [Smith scored, Martin to third, Hands to second]; Beckert singled to center [Martin scored, Hands scored, Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; Santo lined to second; Callison singled to left [Beckert scored, Williams to second]; Smith was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Oliver struck out; Jeter walked; Hands threw a wild pitch [Jeter to second]; Alley walked; Martin allowed a passed ball [Jeter to third, Alley to second]; Hands threw a wild pitch [Jeter scored, Alley to third]; REGAN REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Mazeroski grounded out (second to first) [Alley scored (unearned)]; Gibbon flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 3. CUBS 8TH: JAMES BATTED FOR HALL; James struck out; Martin grounded out (second to first); Regan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Alou walked; Hebner tripled to center [Alou scored]; Clemente singled to shortstop [Hebner scored]; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Clemente out at second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 5. CUBS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger walked; Popovich popped to first in foul territory; Williams forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); Santo doubled to right [Williams scored]; Callison singled to right [Santo out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Pirates 5. PIRATES 9TH: Jeter singled to shortstop; Alley struck out; Mazeroski lined into a double play (second to first) [Jeter out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 10, Pirates 5.

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