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Although held to only two hits, the Astros took advantage of an error by Glenn Beckert and scored two unearned runs in the third inning to defeat the Cubs, 2-1. Marty Martinez drew a walk from Ken Holtzman and when Johnny Edwards grounded to Beckert, both runners were safe on a wild throw by the second baseman in a forceout attempt. Don Wilson sacrificed, Jesus Alou then drove in one run with a sacrifice fly and Jim Wynn followed with a single to plate the decisive marker. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Thursday, July 16, 1970 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 Astros 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 2 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Alou rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .277 Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .319 Wynn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .331 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Callison rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .221 James cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Martinez ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .224 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Edwards c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .178 Hiatt c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Spangler ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hundley c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Holtzman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 8 Totals 25 2 2 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 18,466 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Astros 4 DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1 Errors: Beckert Doubles: Cedeno (4) Stolen Bases: Beckert (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (1) Sacrifice Flies: Alou (1) GIDP: Beckert (6) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(9-8) 7 2 2 0 2 3 0 26 3.78 Regan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.76 Totals 8 2 2 0 3 3 0 30 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson W(3-4) 8.1 4 1 1 3 7 0 31 4.10 Ray SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.11 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 8 0 34 Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tony Venzon CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan was called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison popped to second; James flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader lined to right; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Hiatt grounded out (second to first); Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Martinez walked; Edwards reached on an error by Beckert [Martinez to second, Edwards to first]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Martinez to third, Edwards to second]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored (unearned)]; Morgan walked; Wynn singled to center [Edwards scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Watson flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 4TH: Beckert popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: Santo walked; Callison struck out; James struck out; SPANGLER BATTED FOR HIATT; Spangler walked [Santo to second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED SPANGLER (PLAYING C ); Edwards lined to center; Wilson struck out; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Williams singled to left; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn popped to third; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison flied out to center; James popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno doubled to center; Martinez grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: Hundley flied out to center; SMITH BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Smith flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: Beckert singled to right; Beckert stole second; Williams struck out; Hickman walked; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Santo flied out to right; Callison singled to right [Beckert scored, Hickman to third]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR JAMES; Popovich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. |
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