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Larry Dierker, making his 11th try since May 18 to gain his ninth victory, finally was successful when the Astros defeated the Cubs, 5-2. The Astros scored all their runs in the sixth inning after loading the bases on a double by Jesus Alou, single by Marty Martinez and pass to Norm Miller. Bob Watson singled to drive in two runs, kayoing Fergie Jenkins. Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 2Game Played on Friday, July 17, 1970 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 x - 5 7 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Alou rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Martinez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .238 Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .321 Wynn lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .272 Hickman cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Miller lf,rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .288 Smith 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Watson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .314 Santo 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .240 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Callison rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 Hiatt c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Edwards c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .180 Hundley c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Torres 2b 4 0 1 3 0 1 .205 Jenkins p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .089 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spangler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 0 5 Totals 31 5 7 5 4 8 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 18,207 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 6 DP: Cubs 1, Astros 1 Errors: Santo, Watson Doubles: Hickman (19), Alou (14) Triples: Torres (2) GIDP: Santo (9), Watson (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(10-11) 5 4 4 4 3 5 0 22 4.09 Rodriguez 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 5 5.68 Regan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.58 Totals 8 7 5 5 4 8 0 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(9-8) 9 7 2 2 0 5 0 34 3.79 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou struck out; Martinez singled to center; Wynn walked [Martinez to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Hickman singled to center; Smith flied out to right; Santo struck out; Callison singled to left [Hickman to second]; Hiatt forced Hickman (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Jenkins popped to second; Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Torres struck out; Dierker grounded out (third to first); Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to center; Hickman flied out to left; Smith flied out to center; Santo forced Williams (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: MILLER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); Hiatt struck out; Jenkins singled to center; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Cedeno popped to third; Edwards walked; Torres reached on an error by Santo [Edwards to second, Torres to first]; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Beckert singled to center; Williams singled to center [Beckert to third]; Hickman reached on an error by Watson [Beckert scored (RBI), Williams to second, Hickman to first]; Smith forced Hickman (shortstop to second) [Williams to third]; Santo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED HIATT (PLAYING C ); Alou doubled to right; Martinez singled to left [Alou to third]; Miller walked [Martinez to second]; Watson singled to center [Alou scored, Martinez scored, Miller to third, Watson to second (on throw)]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Rader struck out; Cedeno struck out; Edwards was walked intentionally; Torres tripled to right [Miller scored, Watson scored, Edwards scored]; Dierker struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5. CUBS 7TH: Callison grounded out (second to first); Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); SPANGLER BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Spangler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: REGAN REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Alou popped to second; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5. CUBS 8TH: Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader popped to second; Cedeno singled to left; Edwards singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 5. CUBS 9TH: Hickman doubled to left; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hickman to third]; Santo grounded out (second to first) [Hickman scored]; Callison flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5. |
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