After Fergie Jenkins won the first game, 3-2, for his 20th victory, the Cubs used a relay of five pitchers and also won the second game, 5-4, in 10 innings, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos. Jenkins became the first N. L. pitcher to win 20 games in each of four consecutive years since Juan Marichal turned the trick with the Giants from 1963 to '66.

Billy Williams started the Cubs' scoring behind Jenkins with a homer in the first inning. Three walks loaded the bases in the second and when catcher John Bateman was guilty of a passed ball on the strikeout of Don Kessinger, a run scored. Glenn Beckert then singled to add what proved to be the winning tally. Jim Fairey hit a pinch-homer for Expos.

With the Cubs shorthanded for starters, Manager Leo Durocher took the advice of his coaches and split the pitching chores in the nightcap among Bob Miller, Larry Gura, Jim Colborn and Phil Regan before calling on Bill Hands in the 10th for his first relief appearance in two years. Bateman hit a homer for the Expos and Rusty Staub batted in their three other runs with a sacrifice fly and two singles. Williams homered with two men on base for the Cubs in the sixth. With the score tied in the 10th, Kessinger doubled, moved up on an infield out and scored the winning run on a single by Ron Santo. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
Expos        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     1   2   .272      Day cf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Beckert 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .299      Gosger lf,rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Williams lf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .326      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Santo 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Hickman 1b            1   1   0   0     3   1   .328      Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Pepitone cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Callison rf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .265      Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Staehle 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     1   0   .118        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
                                                            Sutherland 2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .199
                                                          Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
                                                          Stoneman p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Fairey ph,lf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .243

Totals               33   3   5   2     7   9             Totals               32   2   5   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:32
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Expos 5
DP: Cubs 0, Expos 0
Errors: Jenkins
Doubles: Day (3), Gosger (11)
Home Runs: Williams (40), Fairey (3)
Caught Stealing: Gosger (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bateman (1,by Jenkins)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(20-15)        9     5   2   2   1   7   1  34   3.49
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   7   1  34

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman L(5-15)        8     4   3   1   5   9   1  34   4.79
Marshall                1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   4.10
Totals                  9     5   3   1   7   9   1  40

Passed Balls: Bateman (9)
Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (7)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


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

EXPOS 1ST: Day doubled to right; Gosger singled to center [Day
scored]; Gosger was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Staub flied out to center; Bailey grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Expos 1.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Callison
walked [Hickman to second]; Hundley popped to first; Jenkins
walked [Hickman to third, Callison to second]; Kessinger struck
out but Hickman advanced to home and Callison advanced to third
and Jenkins advanced to second and Kessinger advanced to first
on a passed ball; Beckert singled to right [Callison scored
(unearned), Jenkins to third, Kessinger to second]; Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman flied
out to center; Staehle reached on an error by Jenkins [Staehle
to first]; Wine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos
1.

CUBS 3RD: Santo popped to shortstop; Hickman struck out;
Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos
1.

EXPOS 3RD: Stoneman struck out; Day struck out; Gosger grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 4TH: Callison struck out; Hundley was called out on
strikes; Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub flied out to right; Bailey walked; Fairly
struck out; Bateman singled to center [Bailey to third]; Staehle
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Expos 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert singled to
shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out; Santo was
called out on strikes; Hickman walked [Kessinger to third,
Beckert to second]; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Wine grounded out (shortstop to first); Stoneman
popped to first; Day flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 6TH: Callison was called out on strikes; Hundley grounded
out (third to first); Jenkins popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Gosger grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub lined
to first; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Expos 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to first in foul
territory; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly popped to third; Bateman was hit by a pitch;
JONES BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Jones struck out; Wine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 8TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 2B); Santo flied
out to center; Hickman walked; Pepitone popped to first in foul
territory; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 8TH: FAIREY BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Fairey homered; Day flied
out to center; Gosger doubled to right; Staub struck out; Bailey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Expos 2.

CUBS 9TH: FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOSGER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MARSHALL REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING);
Hundley singled to right; Jenkins forced Hundley (first to
shortstop); Kessinger walked [Jenkins to second]; Beckert flied
out to center; Williams walked [Jenkins to third, Kessinger to
second]; Santo forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly flied out to center; Bateman flied out to
left; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 2.