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Thursday August 6, 1970
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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.

The Cubs, breaking Carl Morton's personal five-game winning streak, got their first run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Jim Hickman with the bases loaded. Santo singled in the fourth and scored on a triple by Don Kessinger. Doubles by Santo and Randy Hundley added a tally in the sixth and Santo wrapped it up with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry

Cubs         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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