Juan Marichal gained his fifth straight victory when the Giants took advantage of two errors and scored two runs in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, 4-3. Ron Santo homered for the Cubs, but then made a wild throw that helped lose the game.

Dick Dietz opened the ninth with a double and Jim Ray Hart was safe on Santo's error. Ron Hunt struck out and when John Stephenson grounded to Santo, pinch-runner Don Mason was thrown out at the plate. Bobby Bonds followed with a grounder to Don Kessinger, who booted the ball. Frank Johnson singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  2
Giants       1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Bonds rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .304
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Fuentes 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Williams lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .323        F. Johnson ph       1   0   1   2     0   0   .271
Hickman 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .322      Mays cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Pepitone cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .254      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Santo 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .251      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Callison rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Dietz c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .317
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .304        Mason pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Pappas p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .214      Hart 3b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .297
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reberger pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                          Lanier ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .237
                                                            Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .285
                                                          Marichal p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .065
                                                            Stephenson ph       1   1   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               30   3   5   3     2   4             Totals               34   4  11   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 12,222
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Giants 8
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 0
Errors: Kessinger, Santo
Doubles: Beckert (12), Bonds (30), Dietz 2 (27), Lanier (12)
Home Runs: Santo (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (3), Mays (6)
GIDP: Lanier (15), Dietz (16)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(9-6)           8    10   4   2   1   2   0  34   3.24
Regan                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.57
Totals                  8.2  11   4   2   1   3   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(8-9)         9     5   3   3   2   4   1  33   4.38
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   4   1  33

Balks: Pappas (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert made an out to
second; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to center; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bonds to third]; Mays hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Bonds scored]; McCovey made an out to first; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman flied out to left; Pepitone grounded out
(catcher to first); Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Dietz doubled to
left; Hart reached on a fielder's choice [Dietz out at third
(shortstop unassisted)]; Lanier doubled to center [Hart scored];
Marichal reached on a fielder's choice [Lanier out at third
(third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 3RD: Callison made an out to third; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Fuentes singled; Mays popped to
catcher in foul territory; McCovey singled to right [Fuentes to
second]; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (second to first); Williams made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz singled to third; Hart flied out to center;
Lanier grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Dietz
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hickman singled to center; Pepitone forced Hickman
(first to shortstop); Santo homered [Pepitone scored]; Callison
singled to right; Callison was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Hundley flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Marichal made an out to shortstop; Bonds grounded
out (pitcher to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 2.

CUBS 6TH: Pappas singled to left; Kessinger flied out to center;
Beckert doubled to right [Pappas to third]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beckert to
third, Pappas scored]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays singled to center; McCovey was called out on
strikes; Henderson singled to right [Mays to third]; Dietz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants
2.

CUBS 7TH: Santo struck out; Callison flied out to center;
Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Lanier grounded
out (second to first); Marichal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

CUBS 8TH: Pappas made an out to shortstop; Kessinger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Beckert made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds singled to center; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bonds to second]; Pappas balked [Bonds
to third]; Mays flied out to right; McCovey was walked
intentionally; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman
struck out; Pepitone walked; Santo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz doubled to left; MASON RAN FOR DIETZ; Hart
reached on an error by Santo [Mason to third]; REBERGER RAN FOR
HART; HUNT BATTED FOR LANIER; REGAN REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING);
Hunt struck out; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Stephenson
reached on a fielder's choice [Mason out at home (third to
catcher), Reberger to second]; Bonds reached on an error by
Kessinger [Stephenson to second, Reberger to third]; F. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR FUENTES; F. Johnson singled to right [Bonds to
second, Stephenson scored (unearned), Reberger scored
(unearned)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 4.