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Friday August 21, 1970
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Frank Reberger, who said, "I guess it was my best game of the year," pitched the Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Cubs. Five different Giants batted in a run apiece against Bill Hands, who had not been able to beat the 'Frisco crew in six decisions dating back to September, 1968. Reberger gave up six hits and yielded the Cubs' run in the fourth inning when Billy Williams singled and Joe Pepitone doubled. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1970 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Giants       0  1  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Fuentes 2b,ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Williams lf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .323      Mays cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .276
Hickman rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .320      McCovey 1b            2   2   2   1     2   0   .281
Pepitone cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .254        F. Johnson pr,lf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Smith 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Popovich 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Hunt 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .307      Dietz c               3   0   2   1     0   1   .314
Hands p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   1     1   1   .261
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Lanier ss,1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .236
  James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Reberger p            4   0   0   0     0   4   .176
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .143

Totals               34   1   6   1     4   6             Totals               31   5  10   5     6   7

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  7,086
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Giants 9
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 0
Errors: McCovey, Reberger
Doubles: Williams (24), Pepitone (14), Beckert (11), McCovey (29), Bonds (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Dietz (3)
GIDP: Mays (5), Lanier (14)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(14-11)          5.2  10   5   5   4   4   0  30   3.73
Pizarro                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   6.00
Regan                   2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.62
Totals                  8    10   5   5   6   7   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger W(5-5)         9     6   1   1   4   6   0  39   5.53
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   6   0  39

Passed Balls: Dietz (18)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ken Burkhart


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded
out (second to first); Williams doubled to center; Hickman made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes singled to
center; Mays grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone popped to first in foul territory; Smith
singled to left; Popovich flied out to left; Hundley forced
Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled; Henderson walked; Dietz singled to
left [Henderson to second, McCovey to third]; Gallagher grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Dietz to second, Henderson to third,
McCovey scored]; Lanier reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson
out at home (first to catcher), Dietz to third]; Reberger struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hands struck out; Kessinger popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds made an out to third; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Mays popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled; Hickman made an out to second;
Pepitone doubled to center [Williams scored]; Dietz allowed a
passed ball [Pepitone to third]; Smith reached on a fielder's
choice [Pepitone out at home (first to catcher)]; Popovich
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled; Henderson flied out to center;
Dietz singled to right [McCovey to second]; Gallagher struck
out; Lanier singled to center [Dietz to second, McCovey scored];
Reberger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Giants 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley walked; Hands reached on an error by McCovey
on a sacrifice bunt [Hundley to second]; Kessinger struck out;
Beckert grounded out (second to first) [Hands to second, Hundley
to third]; Williams was walked intentionally; Hickman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds walked; On a bunt Fuentes singled to first
[Bonds to second]; Mays singled to center [Fuentes to second,
Bonds scored]; McCovey walked [Fuentes to third, Mays to
second]; Henderson flied out to left; Dietz hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Fuentes scored]; Gallagher grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 4.

CUBS 6TH: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith flied
out to left; Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Lanier singled to pitcher; Reberger was called out
on strikes; Bonds doubled to left [Lanier to third]; Fuentes
flied out to right; Mays walked; PIZARRO REPLACED HANDS
(PITCHING); McCovey walked [Lanier scored, Bonds to third, Mays
to second]; F. JOHNSON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Henderson was called out
on strikes; Ken Henderson ejected by HP umpire Paul
Pryor; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 7TH: F. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUNT REPLACED
HENDERSON (PLAYING 2B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
LANIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hundley made an out to
shortstop; Pizarro walked; JAMES RAN FOR PIZARRO; Kessinger
flied out to center; Beckert walked [James to second]; Williams
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: REGAN REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Dietz struck out;
Gallagher walked; Lanier grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman singled to center; Pepitone flied out to left;
Smith reached on an error by Reberger [Hickman to third, Smith
to second]; Popovich struck out; Hundley flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Reberger was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (second to first); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 9TH: SPANGLER BATTED FOR REGAN; Spangler struck out;
Kessinger flied out to right; Beckert doubled to center;
Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 5.



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