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Monday August 17, 1970
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Milt Pappas scattered six hits and pitched the Cubs to a 7-0 victory over the Padres. Billy Williams appeared in his 1,104th consecutive game for the Cubs in a string that started September 22, 1963, and moved ahead of Joe Sewell into third place on the all-time durability list. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Monday, August 17, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Cubs         0  1  0    3  0  0    0  3  x  -   7 13  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   2     0   0   .275
Slocum 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .145      Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .301
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Williams lf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .315
Gaston cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .323        James lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Ferrara lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Hickman 1b            3   0   1   1     2   2   .318
Brown rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Pepitone cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     2   2   .250
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Callison rf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Barton c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Hundley c             4   0   3   1     0   0   .322
Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Pappas p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .205
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baldschun p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     0   6             Totals               34   7  13   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 21,370
Left on Base: Padres 3, Cubs 11
DP: Padres 2, Cubs 3
Doubles: Brown (23), Hundley (3), Callison (23)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (10)
Caught Stealing: Beckert (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (9)
GIDP: Slocum (1), Ferrara (7), Gaston (13), Beckert (9)
Hit by Pitch: Pappas (1,by Kirby)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(8-14)           7     8   4   4   6   3   0  34   4.54
Willis                  0.2   5   3   3   0   0   0   7   3.71
Baldschun               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   8.10
Totals                  8    13   7   7   6   4   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(9-5)           9     6   0   0   0   6   0  30   3.30
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   6   0  30

Hit by Pitch: Kirby (9)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Slocum struck
out; Gaston singled to right; Ferrara popped to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Williams walked; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
grounded out (second to first); Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo struck
out; Callison walked; Hundley doubled to left [Callison scored,
Hundley to third (on throw to home)]; Pappas flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 3RD: Barton flied out to center; Kirby flied out to
center; Arcia popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert singled to
catcher; Williams singled to pitcher [Beckert to second];
Hickman struck out while Beckert was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 4TH: Slocum grounded out (third to first); Gaston
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferrara flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone singled to right; Santo walked [Pepitone to
second]; Callison doubled to center [Pepitone scored, Santo to
third]; Hundley grounded out (third to first); Pappas was hit by
a pitch; Milt Pappas struck on right elbow; Kessinger
singled to right [Santo scored, Callison scored, Pappas to
second]; Beckert popped to second; Williams grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 5TH: Brown struck out; Colbert flied out to right;
Spiezio popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman walked; Pepitone forced Hickman (first to
shortstop); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pepitone to
second]; Callison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 6TH: Barton singled to left; Kirby struck out; Arcia
singled to third [Barton to second]; Slocum grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Arcia out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley singled to left; Pappas forced Hundley
(pitcher to shortstop); Kessinger forced Pappas (second to
shortstop); Kessinger stole second; Beckert grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston singled to second; Ferrara grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Gaston out at second];
Brown doubled to right; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: Williams flied out to left; Hickman walked; Pepitone
popped to third; Santo walked [Hickman to second]; Callison
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

PADRES 8TH: Spiezio struck out; Barton struck out; WEBSTER
BATTED FOR KIRBY; Webster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Hundley singled to
left; On a bunt Pappas singled to pitcher [Hundley to second];
Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hundley
to third, Pappas to second]; Beckert reached on a fielder's
choice [Hundley out at home (second to catcher), Pappas to
third]; Williams singled to center [Pappas scored, Beckert to
third]; Hickman singled to shortstop [Beckert scored, Williams
to second]; Pepitone singled to right [Williams scored, Hickman
to third]; BALDSCHUN REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Santo struck
out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 7.

PADRES 9TH: JAMES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Arcia singled
to right; STAHL BATTED FOR SLOCUM; Stahl forced Arcia (second to
shortstop); Gaston grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stahl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Cubs 7.



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