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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