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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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