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Wednesday September 2, 1970
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Starting with four runs in the first inning, the Cubs went on a scoring spree and overwhelmed the Phillies, 17-2, with 20 hits that included homers by Joe Pepitone, Randy Hundley, Milt Pappas and Cleo James. In the first, Glenn Beckert singled and scored on a double by Jim Hickman. Ron Santo walked and Pepitone followed up with his homer. Hundley connected with two aboard and Pappas added his round-tripper when the Cubs piled up eight runs in the fourth. Bob Miller, who was obtained from the White Sox, replaced Pappas in the ninth with a 17-1 lead and received credit for a cheap save, although giving up a homer by Oscar Gamble. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 17, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  6  1
Cubs         4  0  0    8  0  0    3  2  x  -  17 20  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
  Harmon ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Popovich ph,ss      2   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Taylor 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Beckert 2b            4   2   2   0     1   0   .300
  Doyle ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Gagliano 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Stone rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
  Gamble rf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .255        Hughes lf,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 1b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Hickman rf            2   2   2   3     2   0   .325
  Joseph 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Callison pr,rf      2   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Santo 3b              3   2   0   0     2   1   .256
Money 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .308        Smith lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Hisle cf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .205      Pepitone cf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .262
McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .224        James cf            2   2   2   2     0   0   .214
G. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Banks 1b              3   2   3   3     2   0   .246
  Palmer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190        Hiatt ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .259
  Wilson p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Hundley c             4   1   2   3     0   0   .268
  Wenz p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Rudolph ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                          Pappas p              4   2   2   1     1   1   .240
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   7             Totals               44  17  20  16     9   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 16,234
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cubs 12
DP: Phillies 0, Cubs 1
Errors: McCarver
Doubles: Money (23), Hickman 2 (29), Kessinger (19), Popovich (5)
Home Runs: Gamble (1), Pepitone (21), Hundley (6), Pappas (2), James (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (3)
GIDP: Taylor (14)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Jackson L(4-14)      1.2   4   4   4   4   0   1  13   5.55
Palmer                  1.2   3   3   3   3   0   0  11   5.55
Wilson                  3.1   9   7   7   1   5   2  20   5.44
Wenz                    1.1   4   3   3   1   0   1   9   5.63
Totals                  8    20  17  17   9   5   4  53

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(11-6)          8     5   1   1   1   5   0  29   2.99
Miller SV(1)            1     1   1   1   2   2   1   6   4.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   7   1  35

Wild Pitches: Wenz (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Tony Venzon


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Taylor
grounded out (third to first); Stone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to second; Beckert singled to right;
Williams flied out to center; Hickman doubled to left [Beckert
scored]; Santo walked; Pepitone homered [Hickman scored, Santo
scored]; Banks walked; Hundley flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Briggs struck out;
Money popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 2ND: Pappas popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger
doubled to left; Beckert walked; Williams popped to third in
foul territory; Hickman walked [Kessinger to third, Beckert to
second]; PALMER REPLACED G. JACKSON (PITCHING); Santo popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hisle was called out on strikes; McCarver grounded
out (second to first); Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Pepitone flied out to right; Banks singled to center;
Hundley singled to left [Banks to second]; Pappas walked [Banks
to third, Hundley to second]; Kessinger flied out to left;
Beckert flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa walked; Taylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bowa out at second]; Stone flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Williams popped to second; Hickman walked; Santo
walked [Hickman to second]; Pepitone singled to right [Hickman
to third, Santo to second]; WILSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Banks singled to center [Hickman scored, Santo scored, Pepitone
to third]; Hundley homered [Pepitone scored, Banks scored];
Pappas homered; Kessinger singled to second; Beckert singled to
center [Kessinger to third]; Williams struck out; Hickman
doubled to right [Kessinger scored, Beckert scored]; CALLISON
RAN FOR HICKMAN; Santo was called out on strikes; 8 R, 7 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 12.

PHILLIES 5TH: CALLISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUGHES
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Johnson flied out to right;
Debut game for Terry Hughes; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); Money doubled to left; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 12.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone singled to center; Banks walked [Pepitone to
second]; Hundley forced Banks (shortstop to second) [Pepitone to
third]; Pappas struck out; POPOVICH BATTED FOR KESSINGER;
Popovich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 12.

PHILLIES 6TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JAMES
REPLACED PEPITONE (PLAYING CF); McCarver flied out to center;
Wilson struck out; On a bunt Bowa singled to catcher; DOYLE
BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 12.

CUBS 6TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GAMBLE REPLACED
STONE (PLAYING RF); Beckert flied out to left; Hughes lined to
first; Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Cubs 12.

PHILLIES 7TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Gamble
flied out to center; Johnson singled to right; Briggs singled to
right [Johnson to third]; Money singled to third [Briggs to
second, Johnson stayed at third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Johnson scored, Briggs to third]; McCarver grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 12.

CUBS 7TH: JOSEPH REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); HARMON REPLACED
BOWA (PLAYING SS); Santo flied out to left; James singled to
right [James to second (error by McCarver)]; Banks singled to
center [James scored]; RUDOLPH BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Rudolph lined
to right; WENZ REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Pappas singled to
left [Banks to second]; Popovich doubled to right [Banks scored,
Pappas to third]; Wenz threw a wild pitch [Pappas scored,
Popovich to third]; Gagliano grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 15.

PHILLIES 8TH: RUDOLPH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SMITH
REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING LF); HUGHES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Wenz struck out; Harmon flied out to right; Doyle grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs
15.

CUBS 8TH: Hughes popped to catcher in foul territory; Callison
singled to right; Smith popped to third in foul territory; James
homered [Callison scored]; HIATT BATTED FOR BANKS; Hiatt walked;
Rudolph popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs
17.

PHILLIES 9TH: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILLER REPLACED
PAPPAS (PITCHING); Gamble homered; Joseph struck out; Briggs
walked; Money walked [Briggs to second]; Hisle struck out;
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Cubs 17.



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