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Tuesday August 18, 1970
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Ed Spiezio hit the first grand-slam homer of his career and the first to the credit of the Padres this season to wrap up an 11-3 victory over the Cubs. Spiezio's slam was the 41st in the N. L. this year, breaking the 1969 league record of 40. The Padres, who also had solo swats by Cito Gaston and Ollie Brown, were leading, 6-1, going into the sixth when Gaston tripled and scored on a single by Al Ferrara. Singles by Brown and Nate Colbert then loaded the bases for Spiezio's smash off Roberto Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       0  2  4    0  0  5    0  0  0  -  11 14  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              6   0   2   3     0   1   .231      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Campbell 2b           6   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Popovich ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Gaston cf             5   2   2   1     0   2   .324      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Ferrara lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .270        Gagliano 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Murrell pr,lf       1   1   0   0     0   1   .245      Williams lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .317
Brown rf              5   3   3   1     0   2   .293        James pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .207
Colbert 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Hickman 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Spiezio 3b            5   3   3   4     0   0   .292        Smith 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Cannizzaro c          2   1   1   0     3   0   .304      Pepitone cf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .253
Dobson p              3   0   1   1     1   0   .158      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
                                                          Callison rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .276
                                                          Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .317
                                                            Martin c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .145
                                                          Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Colborn p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
                                                            Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Pizarro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               41  11  14  11     5   7             Totals               34   3   7   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 17,295
Left on Base: Padres 9, Cubs 4
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Santo
Doubles: Spiezio (13)
Triples: Gaston (9)
Home Runs: Gaston (20), Brown (21), Spiezio (9), Callison (16), Pepitone (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (13)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(9-12)          9     7   3   3   0   5   2  34   3.97
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   5   2  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(2-7)           2.2   6   6   4   3   2   2  18   4.63
Colborn                 2.1   2   0   0   2   1   0  11   3.65
Rodriguez               0     5   5   5   0   0   1   5   6.10
Pizarro                 4     1   0   0   0   4   0  13   6.35
Totals                  9    14  11   9   5   7   3  47

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (second to first); Campbell was
called out on strikes; Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(first unassisted); Williams singled to center; Hickman forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara flied out to right; Brown singled to center;
Colbert flied out to center; Spiezio doubled to right [Brown to
third]; Cannizzaro was walked intentionally; Dobson singled to
second [Brown scored, Spiezio to third, Cannizzaro to second];
Arcia singled to shortstop [Spiezio scored, Cannizzaro to third,
Dobson to second]; Campbell forced Arcia (shortstop to second);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo
flied out to right; Callison flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Cubs 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gaston homered; Ferrara grounded out (third to
first); Brown homered; Colbert grounded out (third to first);
Spiezio reached on an error by Santo [Spiezio to second];
Cannizzaro was walked intentionally; Dobson walked [Spiezio to
third, Cannizzaro to second]; COLBORN REPLACED DECKER
(PITCHING); Arcia singled to left [Spiezio scored (unearned),
Cannizzaro scored (unearned), Dobson to second]; Campbell flied
out to left; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Colborn
struck out; Kessinger singled to left; Beckert lined to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferrara
walked; Brown struck out; Colbert forced Ferrara (second
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
struck out; Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 0.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio singled to left; Cannizzaro walked [Spiezio
to second]; Dobson forced Spiezio (first to third) [Cannizzaro
to second]; Arcia flied out to left; Campbell forced Dobson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo was called out on strikes; Callison homered;
Hundley grounded out (third to first); SPANGLER BATTED FOR
COLBORN; Spangler flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 6, Cubs 1.

PADRES 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Gaston
tripled to right; Ferrara singled to right [Gaston scored];
MURRELL RAN FOR FERRARA; Brown singled to left [Murrell to
second]; Colbert singled to right [Murrell to third, Brown to
second]; Spiezio homered [Murrell scored, Brown scored, Colbert
scored]; PIZARRO REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Cannizzaro flied
out to right; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Arcia
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Beckert struck out; Williams
singled to right; JAMES RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Hickman singled to
shortstop [James to second]; Pepitone singled to right [James
scored, Hickman to second]; Santo flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

PADRES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH REPLACED
HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); GAGLIANO REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B);
MARTIN REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Campbell flied out to
center; Gaston struck out; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Callison grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin
grounded out (second to first); Pizarro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

PADRES 8TH: POPOVICH REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Brown
struck out; Colbert grounded out (third to first); Spiezio flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Popovich flied out to left; Gagliano popped to first
in foul territory; James grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

PADRES 9TH: Cannizzaro singled to center; Dobson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia
flied out to center; Campbell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
homered; Santo popped to shortstop; Callison grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 11, Cubs 3.



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