Willie Smith, who finished the previous night's game with two hits, rapped four straight singles and drove in four runs as the Cubs defeated the Expos, 10-7. Smith singled with the bases loaded in the third inning and again in the fourth, batting in two runs on each occasion. Billy Williams homered for the Cubs, while Bob Bailey belted one for the Expos. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Montreal Expos 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      7, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Expos        1  0  0    1  2  2    0  1  0  -   7 11  2
Cubs         2  0  3    3  0  1    0  1  x  -  10 12  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn lf               3   2   2   1     1   0   .289      Kessinger ss          4   2   0   0     1   0   .287
  Brand c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Callison rf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .241
Sutherland 2b,ss      5   1   1   0     0   0   .192      Williams lf           5   3   4   3     0   0   .324
Staub rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .295      Hickman cf            4   2   2   2     1   1   .337
Bailey 1b,3b          3   1   2   4     2   1   .273        James cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .237      Santo 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .240
  McGinn p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Smith 1b              4   0   4   4     0   0   .234
  Fairey ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Gagliano 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .167
  Raymond p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Laboy 3b              2   1   1   0     0   0   .209      Gura p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Fairly ph,1b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .263        Rodriguez p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Phillips cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .236        Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gosger ph,cf        3   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .201
  Staehle ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Reed p                0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Boccabella ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jones ph,lf         3   0   0   0     0   2   .223

Totals               37   7  11   7     8   7             Totals               35  10  12  10     5   2

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 18,884
Left on Base: Expos 11, Cubs 6
DP: Expos 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Laboy, Wine, Callison
Doubles: Laboy (15), Staub (14), Bailey (6), Williams (17), Callison (12)
Triples: Fairey (3)
Home Runs: Bailey (10), Williams (25)
GIDP: Hahn (1), Rudolph (1)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(2-4)             3     5   5   5   3   1   0  17   3.88
Strohmayer              2     3   3   0   2   0   0  11   5.44
McGinn                  2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   5.17
Raymond                 1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.17
Totals                  8    12  10   7   5   2   1  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    4     7   4   3   5   2   1  23   2.63
Rodriguez W(1-0)        3.2   4   3   3   3   5   0  18   5.10
Colborn SV(3)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.27
Totals                  9    11   7   6   8   7   1  45

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


EXPOS 1ST: Hahn singled to right [Hahn to third (error by
Callison)]; Sutherland flied out to right; Staub singled to
right [Hahn scored (unearned)]; Bailey walked [Staub to second];
Bateman struck out; Laboy popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Callison walked [Kessinger to
second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger to
third, Callison to second]; Hickman singled to right [Kessinger
scored, Callison scored]; Santo flied out to center; Smith
singled to center [Hickman to third]; Gagliano grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Phillips walked; Wine grounded out (third to first)
[Phillips to second]; Reed walked; Hahn grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reed out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Rudolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Gura
struck out; Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Bailey walked; Bateman flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Callison flied out to right; Williams singled to
center; Hickman singled to left [Williams to second]; Santo
walked [Williams to third, Hickman to second]; Smith singled to
right [Williams scored, Hickman scored, Santo to third];
Gagliano reached on an error by Laboy [Santo scored (RBI), Smith
to second, Gagliano to first]; Rudolph grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gagliano out at second]; 3
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Cubs 5.

EXPOS 4TH: Laboy doubled to left; Phillips flied out to left;
Wine struck out; BOCCABELLA BATTED FOR REED; Boccabella walked;
Hahn singled to left [Laboy scored, Boccabella to second];
Sutherland flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED BOCCABELLA (PITCHING); Gura
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger reached on an error
by Wine [Kessinger to first]; Callison singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams doubled to right [Kessinger
scored (unearned), Callison out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; Hickman walked; Santo walked [Williams to third,
Hickman to second]; Smith singled to right [Williams scored
(unearned), Hickman scored (unearned), Santo to third]; Gagliano
flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Cubs
8.

EXPOS 5TH: Staub doubled to center; Bailey homered [Staub
scored]; Bateman singled to center; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR LABOY; Fairly forced Bateman
(second to shortstop); GOSGER BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Gosger struck
out; Wine grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GOSGER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Rudolph popped to third; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Expos 4, Cubs 8.

EXPOS 6TH: JONES BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Jones was called out on
strikes; Hahn walked; Sutherland singled to center [Hahn to
second]; Staub flied out to center; Bailey doubled to center
[Hahn scored, Sutherland scored]; Bateman popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRAND REPLACED HAHN
(PLAYING C ); MCGINN REPLACED BATEMAN (PITCHING); Callison
doubled to right; Williams singled to center [Callison scored,
Williams out at second (center to third to second)]; Hickman
grounded out (third to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly walked; Gosger singled to second [Fairly to
second]; STAEHLE BATTED FOR WINE; Staehle flied out to right
[Fairly to third, Gosger to second]; Jones struck out; Brand
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

CUBS 7TH: STAEHLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Smith singled to shortstop;
Gagliano forced Smith (shortstop to second); Rudolph lined to
second; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 6, Cubs 9.

EXPOS 8TH: Sutherland flied out to center; Staub walked; Bailey
was called out on strikes; FAIREY BATTED FOR MCGINN; Fairey
tripled to right [Staub scored]; COLBORN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ
(PITCHING); Fairly flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 7, Cubs 9.

CUBS 8TH: RAYMOND REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Callison flied out to center; Williams
homered; Hickman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7,
Cubs 10.

EXPOS 9TH: JAMES REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); Gosger flied out
to left; Staehle grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 7, Cubs
10.