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A homer by Willie McCovey with two men on base was the Giants' big blow in a 5-3 victory over the Cubs. Bob Heise singled in the third inning and Frank Johnson walked before Willie Mays rapped a two-out single to drive in the Giants' first run. McCovey then smashed his homer.

Jack Hiatt batted in two of the Cubs' runs with a double in the sixth. Ron Santo doubled and Willie Smith singled for the other Cubs' run in the eighth, but the Giants added an insurance counter in the ninth on singles by Tito Fuentes and Johnson, around a sacrifice. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Giants       0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
F. Johnson lf         4   1   2   1     1   1   .306      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Hunt 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Beckert 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Mays cf               4   1   2   1     0   2   .273        Gagliano 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   3     1   0   .241      Williams lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Henderson rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hickman 1b,cf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .345
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .339      Callison rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .259
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Santo 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .247
Heise ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Hiatt c               2   0   2   2     2   0   .276
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .114        Dunegan pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          James cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Smith ph,1b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .171
                                                          Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .080
                                                            Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .120
                                                            Martin c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .148

Totals               32   5   9   5     3   4             Totals               37   3  11   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 33,776
Left on Base: Giants 5, Cubs 10
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 0
Doubles: Hiatt (7), Santo (10)
Home Runs: McCovey (18)
Stolen Bases: F. Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (1), F. Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (5), Heise (3)
GIDP: Callison (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-6)            9    11   3   3   3   2   0  40   4.50
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   2   0  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(7-4)            7     7   4   4   3   4   1  30   3.45
Regan                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.90
Colborn                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.08
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: F. Johnson flied out to right; Hunt grounded out
(third to first); Mays singled to center; McCovey flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
flied out to right; Williams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Dietz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Callison grounded out (first to
pitcher); Santo singled to center; Hiatt walked [Santo to
second]; James flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Heise singled; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Heise to second]; F. Johnson walked; Hunt flied out
to right; Mays singled to center [F. Johnson to third, Heise
scored]; McCovey homered [F. Johnson scored, Mays scored];
Henderson singled to second; Henderson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hands flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); Beckert singled to left; Williams flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz walked; Fuentes flied out to left; Heise
forced Dietz (third to second); Perry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison
grounded out (second to first); Santo singled to right; Hiatt
singled to center [Santo to second]; James grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 5TH: F. Johnson singled to left; F. Johnson stole second;
Hunt grounded out (second to first) [F. Johnson to third]; Mays
struck out; McCovey walked; Henderson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hands struck out; Kessinger flied out to center;
Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cubs 0.

GIANTS 6TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Dietz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes grounded out (second
to first); Heise was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman
singled to left; Callison walked [Hickman to second]; Santo
grounded out (third to first) [Callison to second, Hickman to
third]; Hiatt doubled to right [Callison scored, Hickman
scored]; James grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); F. Johnson
was called out on strikes; Hunt singled to right; Mays struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HALL BATTED FOR HANDS; Hall flied out to right;
Kessinger singled to center; Gagliano grounded out (catcher to
first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 2.

GIANTS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to right; Dietz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman singled to shortstop; Callison grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hickman out at
second]; Santo doubled to left; Hiatt walked; DUNEGAN RAN FOR
HIATT; SMITH BATTED FOR JAMES; Smith singled to center [Dunegan
to third, Santo scored]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR REGAN; Popovich
forced Smith (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); COLBORN REPLACED
DUNEGAN (PITCHING); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
MARTIN REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING C ); Fuentes singled to
center; Heise out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Fuentes to second]; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Fuentes to third]; F. Johnson singled to left [Fuentes scored];
F. Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Gagliano flied out to
left; Williams singled to left; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 3.



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