Jim Lefebvre homered with two men on base in the second inning to start the Dodgers off to an 8-5 victory over the Cubs. The Dodgers made it 5-0 in the third on a single by Maury Wills, double by Bill Sudakis and single by Andy Kosco. After johnny Callison hit a two-run homer for the Cubs in the fifth, the Dodgers gained the deciding lead in the sixth with a pair on a single by Lefebvre, a pass to Billy Grabarkewitz and a double by Jeff Torborg. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  0    1  2  0  -   5 10  1
Dodgers      0  3  2    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   8 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Wills ss              5   1   3   1     0   0   .279
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Russell cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Williams lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .322      Sudakis lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .233
Hickman 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .318        Joshua lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Parker 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .331
Pepitone cf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .260      Kosco rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .231
Popovich 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .257        Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Callison rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .278      Lefebvre 2b           4   3   3   3     0   0   .286
Holtzman p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Grabarkewitz 3b       2   1   0   0     2   1   .290
  Santo ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Torborg c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .242
  Spangler pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Osteen p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Banks ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               37   5  10   5     2   4             Totals               36   8  11   8     2   5

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 18,998
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Popovich
Doubles: Pepitone 2 (17), Kosco (12), Sudakis (5), Torborg (8)
Home Runs: Callison (18), Lefebvre (3)
Stolen Bases: Wills (25)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(14-10)       6     8   7   7   1   3   1  27   3.46
Pizarro                 1.2   2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.82
Regan                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.55
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   5   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(14-11)         7     8   5   5   2   3   1  31   3.46
Brewer SV(20)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.50
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Brewer (6)

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to second; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Sudakis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); Hundley
singled to right; Pepitone was called out on strikes; Popovich
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to second; Kosco doubled to right
[Parker to third]; Lefebvre homered [Parker scored, Kosco
scored]; Grabarkewitz struck out; Torborg popped to first;
Osteen grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 3RD: Callison singled to right; Holtzman grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Callison to second]; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills singled to left; Wills stole second; Russell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sudakis doubled to left
[Wills scored]; Parker flied out to right; Kosco singled to left
[Sudakis scored]; Lefebvre lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torborg grounded out (second to first); Osteen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone popped to second; Popovich singled to center;
Callison homered [Popovich scored]; Holtzman singled to center;
Kessinger lined to right; Beckert lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 6TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Hickman struck out;
Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Kosco
flied out to left; Lefebvre singled to center; Grabarkewitz
walked [Lefebvre to second]; Torborg doubled to center [Lefebvre
scored, Grabarkewitz scored]; Osteen flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone doubled to center; Popovich walked; Callison
grounded out (first unassisted) [Pepitone to third, Popovich to
second]; SANTO BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Santo singled to shortstop
[Pepitone scored, Popovich stayed at second]; SPANGLER RAN FOR
SANTO; Kessinger flied out to right; Beckert flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: PIZARRO REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Wills singled
to center; Russell reached on an error by Popovich [Wills to
second, Russell to first]; Sudakis forced Wills (third
unassisted) [Russell to second]; Parker popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kosco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Dodgers 7.

CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to right; Hickman walked [Williams to
second]; BREWER REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Brewer threw a wild
pitch [Williams to third, Hickman to second]; Hundley popped to
third in foul territory; Pepitone doubled to center [Williams
scored, Hickman scored]; Popovich flied out to center; Callison
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Lefebvre singled to center; Grabarkewitz walked
[Lefebvre to second]; Torborg forced Grabarkewitz (pitcher to
shortstop) [Lefebvre to third]; Brewer struck out; REGAN
REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Wills singled to second [Lefebvre
scored, Torborg to second]; Russell grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Dodgers 8.

CUBS 9TH: JOSHUA REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING LF); CRAWFORD
REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING RF); BANKS BATTED FOR REGAN; Banks flied
to left in foul territory; Kessinger flied out to right; Beckert
singled to left; Williams popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Dodgers 8.
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