Ron Santo smashed a homer, two doubles and a single in four trips to back up the pitching of Ken Holtzman as the Cubs defeated the Expos, 4-2. Holtzman did not allow a hit for the first seven innings before giving up two singles in the eighth and another in the ninth. Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1970 (Night game) at Parc JarryCubs 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 11 1 Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 3 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Hahn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Phillips cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .227 Williams lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Pepitone cf,1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Hickman 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .320 Gosger rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 James cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Callison rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Bailey lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .323 Santo 3b 4 3 4 1 0 0 .256 Laboy 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Hundley c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .264 Bateman c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .224 Holtzman p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Boccabella 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Wine ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Brand ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 37 4 11 4 2 3 Totals 31 2 3 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 25,622 Left on Base: Cubs 10, Expos 5 DP: Cubs 0, Expos 0 Errors: Beckert, Laboy Doubles: Santo (23), Hundley (2), Holtzman (5), Bailey (12) Triples: Kessinger (13) Home Runs: Santo (15) Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (6) Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman W(12-9) 9 3 2 2 3 6 0 34 3.47 Totals 9 3 2 2 3 6 0 34 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(14-7) 8 11 4 3 2 3 1 38 3.69 Strohmayer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.73 Totals 9 11 4 3 2 3 1 41 Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to center; Williams popped to shortstop; Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Hahn flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 2ND: PHILLIPS REPLACED HAHN (PLAYING CF); Hickman struck out; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Santo singled to right; Hundley walked [Santo to second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Laboy flied out to center; Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert singled to center; Williams reached on an error by Laboy [Beckert to second, Williams to first]; Pepitone walked [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beckert scored (unearned)]; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella flied out to center; Wine flied out to right; Morton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Expos 0. CUBS 4TH: Santo singled to left; Hundley flied out to left; Holtzman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Santo to second]; Kessinger tripled to center [Santo scored]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Phillips reached on an error by Beckert [Phillips to first]; Sutherland forced Phillips (shortstop to second); Staub flied out to right; Bailey forced Sutherland (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman singled to center; Callison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Laboy grounded out (third to first); Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Expos 0. CUBS 6TH: Santo doubled to right; Hundley doubled [Santo scored]; Holtzman flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hundley to third]; Beckert flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 6TH: Wine struck out; Morton flied out to right; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to center; Pepitone forced Williams (second to shortstop); Hickman flied out to center [Pepitone to second]; Callison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. EXPOS 7TH: Sutherland walked; Staub was called out on strikes; Bailey walked [Sutherland to second]; Laboy struck out; Bateman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Expos 0. CUBS 8TH: GOSGER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); Santo homered; Hundley flied out to center; Holtzman doubled to right; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher) [Holtzman to third]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 0. EXPOS 8TH: Boccabella singled to left; Wine walked [Boccabella to second]; BRAND BATTED FOR MORTON; Brand flied out to right [Boccabella to third]; Phillips singled to center [Boccabella scored, Wine to second]; Sutherland flied out to center; Gosger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 1. CUBS 9TH: BRAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STROHMAYER REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); Williams flied out to center; Pepitone flied out to center; Hickman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: JAMES REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bailey doubled to center; Laboy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bailey to third]; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bailey scored]; Boccabella flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Expos 2. |
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