Larry Dierker yielded only four hits and pitched the Astros to a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. Jim Wynn, who collected three of the Astros' nine hits off Fergie Jenkins, doubled in the first inning and scored on a two-bagger by Joe Pepitone. Norm Miller homered in the third. After Ron Santo hit for the circuit to give the Cubs their run in the sixth, the Astros wound up the scoring with a triple by Joe Morgan and single by Wynn in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       5, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Astros       1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .257
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Miller rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Wynn cf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .273
Santo 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .256      Pepitone 1b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .261
Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Menke ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Banks 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Lampard lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Day cf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Martin c              1   0   1   0     2   0   .143      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .146
Jenkins p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .105

Totals               29   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               34   3   9   3     0   7

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 15,758
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 7
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 0
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Wynn (6), Pepitone (5), Morgan (4)
Triples: Morgan (4)
Home Runs: Santo (3), Miller (2)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins 2 (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(2-4)          8     9   3   3   0   7   1  34   4.35
Totals                  8     9   3   3   0   7   1  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(5-2)          9     4   1   1   2   3   1  33   3.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Fergie Jenkins: 136 pitches; Larry Dierker: 104
pitches; Kessinger grounded out (catcher to first); Beckert
popped to first; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan lined to second; Miller lined to right; Wynn
doubled to left; Pepitone doubled to right [Wynn scored]; Menke
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Callison flied out to right; Banks
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Lampard grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader
struck out; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 1.

CUBS 3RD: Day singled to right; Martin walked [Day to second];
Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Day to
third, Martin to second]; Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
flied out to right; Miller homered; Wynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
flied out to center; Callison singled to right; Banks struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone struck out; Menke reached on an error by
Kessinger [Menke to first]; Lampard struck out; Rader grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 5TH: Day popped to first; Martin singled to right; Jenkins
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martin to second];
Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Dierker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan doubled to center;
Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Santo homered; Callison lined to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled to left; Wynn stole second; Pepitone
flied out to center; Menke singled to third [Wynn to third];
Lampard struck out; Rader singled to pitcher [Wynn stayed at
third, Menke to second]; Edwards forced Menke (third
unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

CUBS 7TH: Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; Day flied
out to center; Martin walked; Jenkins popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
tripled to right; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
singled to center [Morgan scored]; Pepitone struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(second to first); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Lampard
grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 9TH: Santo popped to second; Callison flied out to center;
Banks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros
3.