Sunday July 12, 1970
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Kem Holtzman, who had not been a winner since June 17, ended his personal four-game losing streak by pitching the Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Phillies. Jim Hickman batted in four runs with a sacrifice fly and two singles, while Johnny Callison contributed four hits to the Cubs' attack. Rick Wise homered for one of the Phillies' runs. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 12, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1 Cubs 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 x - 10 16 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taylor 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Kessinger ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .281 Doyle 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Beckert 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .261 Browne rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 Williams lf 4 2 0 0 1 1 .317 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Hickman 1b 4 1 3 4 0 0 .335 Joseph lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Santo 3b 4 0 1 1 1 2 .246 Wenz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .215 Harmon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hiatt c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .258 Selma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Callison rf 5 1 4 1 0 0 .250 Lersch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 3 0 2 1 1 0 .255 Hisle cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .194 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Ryan c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Short p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Wise p 1 1 1 1 0 0 .195 Hutto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Totals 32 2 9 2 2 6 Totals 38 10 16 10 5 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 28,270 Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cubs 12 DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 3 Errors: Joseph, Kessinger Doubles: Taylor (11), Callison (14) Triples: James (2) Home Runs: Wise (1) Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (7), Holtzman (3) Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2), Hickman (1) GIDP: Bowa (5), Johnson (7), Hutto (2), Hiatt (5) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Short L(5-10) 3.1 6 3 2 2 0 0 19 4.63 Wise 2.1 4 3 3 1 1 0 12 3.52 Wenz 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.08 Selma 0.2 4 4 4 2 1 0 8 3.16 Lersch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 Totals 8 16 10 9 5 3 0 46 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(9-7) 9 9 2 2 2 6 1 35 3.95 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 6 1 35 Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor popped to first; Doyle singled to right; Browne struck out; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to center [Kessinger to second]; Williams forced Beckert (first to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Hickman reached on an error by Joseph on a sacrifice fly [Kessinger scored (RBI), Williams to second, Hickman to first]; Santo singled to left [Williams scored (unearned), Hickman to second]; James flied out to left; Hiatt lined to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Joseph struck out; Hisle singled to right; Bowa forced Hisle (shortstop unassisted) [Bowa to second (error by Kessinger)]; Ryan walked; Short grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Callison doubled to left; Holtzman walked; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Callison to third, Holtzman to second]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor lined to right; Doyle flied out to center; Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Hickman popped to first in foul territory; Santo grounded out (third to first); James tripled to left; Hiatt singled to right [James scored]; Callison grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Joseph singled to center [Johnson to second]; Hisle struck out; Bowa grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Joseph out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. CUBS 4TH: Holtzman singled to left; Kessinger forced Holtzman (shortstop to second); WISE REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Ryan struck out; Wise homered; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Hickman singled to center; Santo walked [Hickman to second]; On a bunt James forced Hickman (third to shortstop) [Santo to second]; Hiatt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [James out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Browne singled to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Browne out at second]; Joseph popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Callison singled to right; On a bunt Holtzman popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger singled to center [Callison to third]; Beckert reached on a fielder's choice [Callison scored, Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Kessinger to third, Beckert to second]; Hickman singled to center [Kessinger scored, Beckert scored]; WENZ REPLACED JOSEPH (PITCHING); HUTTO REPLACED WISE (PLAYING LF); Santo struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 6. PHILLIES 7TH: Hisle walked; Bowa singled to left [Hisle to second]; Ryan flied out to left; Hutto grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 6. CUBS 7TH: James lined to center; Hiatt singled to left; Callison singled to center [Hiatt to second]; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hiatt to third, Callison to second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Cubs 6. PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor doubled to left; Doyle singled to pitcher [Taylor to third]; Browne struck out; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taylor scored]; HARMON BATTED FOR WENZ; Harmon forced Doyle (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: SELMA REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Beckert walked; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Hickman singled to right [Beckert scored, Williams to third]; Santo was called out on strikes; On a bunt James singled to third [Williams scored, Hickman to second]; Hiatt forced James (shortstop to second) [Hickman to third]; Callison singled to right [Hickman scored, Hiatt to second]; Holtzman singled to center [Hiatt scored, Callison to third]; LERSCH REPLACED SELMA (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 10. PHILLIES 9TH: Hisle struck out; Bowa lined to shortstop; Ryan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Cubs 10.

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