Joe Pepitone homered after a single by Billy Williams in the fourth inning to start the Cubs off to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. The Cubs added the other pair in the sixth on singles by Jim Hickman and Pepitone, a sacrifice fly by Ron Santo, single by Johnny Callison and an error by Bill Sudakis on an attempted pickoff at third base. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, August    24, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Russell rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .322      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .317
Hickman 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Parker 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .330
  Banks 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Haller c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Pepitone cf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .257      Sizemore 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Santo 3b              2   0   2   1     1   0   .254        Sudakis ph,3b       1   0   0   0     2   0   .233
Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Lefebvre 3b,2b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Crawford lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Jenkins p             4   0   1   0     0   2   .118      Vance p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .152
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   1   0     0   0   .294

Totals               34   4   8   3     1   4             Totals               35   2   8   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,763
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 9
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Santo, Sudakis
Doubles: Parker (40), Russell (9)
Home Runs: Pepitone (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (10), Vance (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Santo (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(16-14)        9     8   2   1   2   5   0  38   3.68
Totals                  9     8   2   1   2   5   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vance L(5-4)            5.1   7   4   3   1   2   1  25   2.97
Lamb                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.25
Mikkelsen               3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.70
Totals                  9     8   4   3   1   4   1  37

Passed Balls: Hundley (2), Haller (6)
Wild Pitches: Vance (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out
(second to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to
center; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman popped to first in foul territory; Pepitone
flied out to right; Santo walked; Haller allowed a passed ball
[Santo to second]; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to third; Haller forced Parker
(second to shortstop); Sizemore popped to first; Lefebvre
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Jenkins
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Kessinger
popped to third in foul territory; Beckert grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford singled to first; Vance out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Crawford to second]; Wills singled to
shortstop [Crawford to third]; Russell reached on a fielder's
choice [Crawford out at home (third to catcher), Wills to
second]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to right; Hickman flied out to right;
Pepitone homered [Williams scored]; Santo singled to left;
Callison forced Santo (left to second); Hundley was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Haller
popped to shortstop; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Sudakis
walked; Lefebvre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 5TH: LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SUDAKIS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Jenkins singled to third; Ted
Sizemore left with injured hand; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jenkins to second]; Beckert
lined to first; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford struck out; Vance lined to second; Wills
singled to center; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Wills to
second]; Russell reached on an error by Santo [Wills scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Russell to first]; Davis grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers
1.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman singled to left; Pepitone singled to right
[Hickman to third]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hickman
scored]; Callison singled to right [Pepitone scored (error by
Sudakis) (unearned) (no RBI), Callison to third]; LAMB REPLACED
VANCE (PITCHING); Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jenkins flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker doubled to left; Haller grounded out (first
unassisted) [Parker to third]; Sudakis walked; Lefebvre singled
to left [Parker scored, Sudakis to second]; Crawford grounded
out (second to first) [Sudakis to third, Lefebvre to second];
GABRIELSON BATTED FOR LAMB; Gabrielson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Beckert struck out; Williams
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Russell
doubled to center; Davis was called out on strikes; Parker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman popped to second; Pepitone lined to first;
Santo singled to left; Callison grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BANKS REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING 1B); Haller flied
out to center; Sudakis flied out to center; Lefebvre popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 9TH: Hundley popped to third in foul territory; Jenkins
struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford popped to third in foul territory;
GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Grabarkewitz singled to left;
Wills forced Grabarkewitz (shortstop to second); Russell flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Dodgers 2.