The Cubs moved ahead of the Mets into second place in the East division, one game behind the Pirates, when Joe Pepitone homered with two men on base in the ninth inning to beat the Padres, 3-0. Bill Hands was wrapped in a duel with Dave Roberts until Ron Santo and Jim Hickman walked and Pepitone drove a pitch into the right field bleachers. As a result, Roberts, who turned in the first complete game of his major league career, wound up with his ninth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1970 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  4  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Arcia ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Campbell 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .323        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Hickman 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .319        Slocum 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .145
Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Gaston cf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .323
Pepitone cf           4   1   1   3     0   1   .260      Ferrara lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Hands p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .295
                                                          Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .295
                                                          Roberts p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   3   4   3     3   2             Totals               32   0   7   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,521
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Padres 6
DP: Cubs 1, Padres 0
Errors: Santo, Arcia
Home Runs: Pepitone (20)
Caught Stealing: Arcia (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Arcia (4)
GIDP: Cannizzaro (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(15-12)          9     7   0   0   0   7   0  33   3.64
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   7   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-12)         9     4   3   3   3   2   1  35   4.18
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   2   1  35

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger reached on an error by Arcia [Kessinger to
first]; Beckert flied out to right; Williams singled to
shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Hickman singled to first
[Kessinger to third, Williams to second]; Santo popped to
shortstop; Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Arcia grounded out (second to first); Campbell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston singled to center;
Ferrara forced Gaston (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison
grounded out (first unassisted); Hands grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown grounded out (second to first); Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Spiezio singled to shortstop;
Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Beckert to second]; Hickman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts popped to shortstop; Arcia singled to
center; Arcia was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Campbell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied out to center; Pepitone struck out;
Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Ferrara singled to left; Brown
forced Ferrara (third to second); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: Callison walked; On a bunt Hands made an out to
catcher; Kessinger popped to second; Beckert grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cannizzaro struck out; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Hickman grounded out
(third to first); Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Arcia flied out to center; Campbell was called out
on strikes; Gaston singled to left; Ferrara popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Hundley
struck out; Callison flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Brown singled to left; Colbert reached on an error
by Santo [Brown to second, Colbert to first]; Spiezio flied out
to center [Brown to third]; Cannizzaro grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 8TH: Hands popped to third in foul territory; Kessinger
lined to left; Beckert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: On a bunt Roberts singled to pitcher; Arcia out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Roberts to second]; WEBSTER
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Webster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

CUBS 9TH: SLOCUM REPLACED WEBSTER (PLAYING 2B); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Hickman walked; Santo walked
[Hickman to second]; Pepitone homered [Hickman scored, Santo
scored]; Hundley popped to second; Callison grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Ferrara grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 0.