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Saturday August 22, 1970
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Ken Holtzman gave up only one hit -- a single by Hal Lanier with one out in the eighth inning -- as the Cubs breezed to a 15-0 victory over the Giants. The Cubs piled up 18 hits against Gaylord Perry and four successors, including homers by Billy Williams and Joe Pepitone. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 15, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 22, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         3  6  0    2  2  0    1  1  0  -  15 18  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .273      Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Popovich ss         0   1   0   0     2   0   .255      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Beckert 2b            5   3   2   1     1   0   .301      Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Williams lf           3   3   2   2     1   0   .325      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  James lf            1   0   0   0     1   0   .205        Hart lf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Hickman 1b            4   1   2   3     0   1   .322      Dietz c               1   0   0   0     1   1   .313
  Banks 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .237        Gibson c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Pepitone cf           5   3   2   2     1   0   .256      F. Johnson lf,1b      3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Santo 3b              3   0   2   2     1   0   .251      Gallagher 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
  Gagliano 3b         2   1   1   0     0   0   .171      Lanier ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Callison rf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .276      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Spangler rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .143        Carrithers p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Hundley c             5   0   2   1     0   2   .311        Bryant p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
Holtzman p            5   1   1   0     0   1   .217        Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  15  18  14     8   4             Totals               28   0   1   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 11,046
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Giants 4
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 2
Errors: Gagliano, McCovey
Doubles: Pepitone (15), Santo (25), Williams (25), Hickman (25)
Triples: Kessinger (14), Santo (4)
Home Runs: Pepitone (18), Williams (36)
Sacrifice Flies: Banks (3)
GIDP: Kessinger (10), Hunt (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(14-9)        9     1   0   0   3   7   0  31   3.27
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   7   0  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(17-12)          1.1   7   8   7   1   1   1  13   3.73
Carrithers              2     4   3   3   2   1   1  11   7.47
Bryant                  3     4   3   3   3   2   0  15   5.87
Robertson               1.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   8   5.21
Davison                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.39
Totals                  9    18  15  14   8   4   2  51

Wild Pitches: Perry (6)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger tripled to right; Beckert singled to right
[Kessinger scored]; Williams flied out to center; Hickman struck
out; Pepitone homered [Beckert scored]; Santo tripled to right;
Callison made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Giants 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Hundley singled to left; Holtzman forced Hundley
(pitcher to shortstop); Kessinger singled to center [Holtzman to
second]; Beckert reached on an error by McCovey [Kessinger to
second, Holtzman to third]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Beckert to
second, Kessinger to third, Holtzman scored]; Williams was
walked intentionally; Hickman singled [Williams to second,
Beckert scored (unearned), Kessinger scored]; CARRITHERS
REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Pepitone walked [Williams to third,
Hickman to second]; Santo walked [Williams scored, Hickman to
third, Pepitone to second]; Callison singled to center [Hickman
scored, Pepitone scored, Santo to third, Callison out at second
(center to shortstop to second)]; Hundley struck out; 6 R (5
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey made an out to second; Dietz struck out; F.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman flied out to left; Kessinger made an out to
shortstop; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (third to first); Lanier
grounded out (second to first); Carrithers struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams homered; Hickman grounded out (second to
first); Pepitone doubled to right; Santo doubled to left
[Pepitone scored]; BRYANT REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING);
Callison popped to third in foul territory; Hundley grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 11, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds made an out to second; Fuentes grounded out
(first unassisted); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 11, Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: Holtzman singled to center; Kessinger grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Holtzman out at second];
Beckert walked; Williams doubled to right [Beckert scored];
Hickman doubled to left [Williams scored]; Pepitone grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 13, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: JAMES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); BANKS REPLACED
HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); McCovey struck out; Dietz walked; F.
Johnson flied out to right; Gallagher grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 13, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: HART REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); GIBSON REPLACED
DIETZ (PLAYING C ); F. JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Santo grounded out (second to first); Callison flied out to
right; Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 13,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: SPANGLER REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING RF); POPOVICH
REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Lanier struck out; Bryant
struck out; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 13, Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: Holtzman was called out on strikes; Popovich walked;
Beckert singled to right [Popovich to second]; James walked
[Popovich to third, Beckert to second]; ROBERTSON REPLACED
BRYANT (PITCHING); Banks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Popovich
scored]; Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 14, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); Fuentes flied
out to right; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart
walked; Gibson forced Hart (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 14, Giants 0.

CUBS 8TH: Gagliano singled to center; Spangler walked [Gagliano
to second]; Hundley singled to right [Gagliano scored, Spangler
to third, Hundley to second (on throw)]; Holtzman grounded out
(catcher to first); Popovich walked; Beckert lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Hundley out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 15, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: F. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gallagher walked; Lanier singled to left [Gallagher to second];
HUNT BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Hunt grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lanier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 15, Giants 0.

CUBS 9TH: DAVISON REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); James grounded out
(third to first); Banks singled to left; Pepitone forced Banks
(first to shortstop); Gagliano grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 15, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds reached on an error by Gagliano; Fuentes made
an out to shortstop; Henderson struck out; Hart forced Bonds
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 15, Giants 0.



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