Glenn Beckert collected seven hits and Don Kessinger rapped five, each in 10 trips, as the Cubs swept over the Reds in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1 and 11-7. Bill Hands, who pitched the first game for the Cubs, yielded only five hits. Johnny Bench homered in the fourth inning to save the Reds from a shutout.

Ron Santo joined in the Cubs' attack in the second game with four hits in four times at bat. Jim Hickman contributed a double and a homer. Roberto Rodriguez, pitching the last 4 2/3 innings in relief of Jim Colborn, limited the Reds to two runs, one of them a homer by Bernie Carbo, to pick up the decision. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 31, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         1  0  2    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   7 11  0
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   2   2   0     0   0   .268      Rose rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Beckert 2b            5   2   4   0     0   0   .288      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
  Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Williams lf           4   2   1   1     1   0   .317      Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .339
Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .245      Bench c,lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .297
Pepitone cf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Smith 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .244        Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Callison rf           4   0   1   2     1   2   .258      May 1b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     1   2   .259      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Hands p               4   0   0   0     0   3   .118      Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .097
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Washburn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Noriega p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cline ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               37   7  11   5     5   9             Totals               31   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Reds 4
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1
Errors: Washburn
Triples: Kessinger (11)
Home Runs: Bench (36)
Stolen Bases: Callison (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1)
GIDP: Santo (12), Corrales (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(13-8)           9     5   1   1   1   4   1  32   3.67
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(14-3)         3     4   3   3   4   2   0  16   3.06
Washburn                2     2   2   0   1   3   0  10   6.75
Noriega                 3     4   2   2   0   2   0  13   5.40
Carroll                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.75
Totals                  9    11   7   5   5   9   0  43

Passed Balls: Bench (6)
Wild Pitches: Simpson (6), Noriega (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams walked [Kessinger to third,
Beckert to second]; Santo grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Kessinger scored (no RBI), Williams to second, Beckert
out at third]; Pepitone popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Tolan struck out;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Callison
walked; Hiatt walked [Callison to second]; Callison stole third;
Hands struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Carbo
made an out to pitcher; May singled to center; Helms grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert singled to right; Williams forced Beckert
(first to shortstop); Santo walked [Williams to second];
Pepitone singled to right [Williams scored, Santo to third];
Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right [Santo scored]; Simpson threw
a wild pitch [Pepitone to second]; Callison struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney singled to center; BRAVO BATTED FOR SIMPSON;
Bravo singled to left [Chaney to second]; Rose flied out to
center; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney to third,
Bravo to second]; Perez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: WASHBURN REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Hiatt was called
out on strikes; Hands grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted);
May grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to center; Williams reached on an
error by Washburn [Beckert to second, Williams to first]; Santo
walked [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Pepitone flied
out to right; Smith struck out; Callison singled to right
[Beckert scored (unearned), Williams scored (unearned), Santo to
second]; Hiatt was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Chaney flied out to center; STEWART BATTED FOR
WASHBURN; Stewart grounded out (second to first); Rose walked;
Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Reds 1.

CUBS 6TH: NORIEGA REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Hands struck out;
Kessinger tripled to center; Bench allowed a passed ball
[Kessinger scored]; Beckert singled to second; Noriega threw a
wild pitch [Beckert to second]; Williams singled to right
[Beckert scored]; Santo flied out to center; Pepitone flied out
to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to right; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

CUBS 7TH: CORRALES REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Smith grounded out (third to first);
Callison flied out to center; Hiatt singled to center; Hands
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: May struck out; Helms grounded out (third to first);
Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 7, Reds 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); CLINE BATTED
FOR NORIEGA; Cline flied out to left; Rose flied out to left;
Tolan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

CUBS 9TH: CLINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CARROLL REPLACED
TOLAN (PITCHING); Santo struck out; Pepitone singled to right;
Smith flied out to left; Callison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled to left; Bench struck out; Corrales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Reds 1.

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