Three homers were not enough for the Cubs, who lost to the Expos, 6-4, and slipped two games behind the Pirates in the East division race. Billy Williams and Jim Hickman homered in the first inning, Williams' blow coming with Glenn Beckert on base, to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead. Steve Renko, the Expos' starting pitcher, hit for the circuit in the third, but Joe Pepitone restored the Cubs' three-run lead with a boundary belt in the seventh.

The Expos picked up a run in their half on a single by Ron Fairly, double by John Bateman and sacrifice fly by Marv Staehle. Singles by Jim Gosger, Rusty Staub and Bob Bailey produced a run to open the Expos' rally in the eighth. Fergie Jenkins, making his first relief appearance of the season, was greeted with a double by Fairly, Staub and Bailey scoring to put the Expos ahead. Gary Sutherland then singled for an insurance run. [The Sporting News]

Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1970 (Day game) at Parc Jarry

Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  0
Expos        0  0  1    0  0  0    1  4  x  -   6 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Day cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Gosger lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Williams lf           3   1   1   2     1   1   .327      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Bailey 3b             3   1   1   1     1   2   .299
Hickman 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .326        Laboy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Pepitone cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Fairly 1b             4   2   3   2     0   0   .289
Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Staehle 2b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .221
Pappas p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .207      Wine ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Sutherland ss       1   0   1   1     0   0   .202
                                                          Renko p               2   1   2   1     0   0   .187
                                                            Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     2   7             Totals               33   6  11   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 22,274
Left on Base: Cubs 3, Expos 6
DP: Cubs 1, Expos 1
Doubles: Bateman (20), Fairly (18)
Home Runs: Williams (42), Hickman (32), Pepitone (23), Renko (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staehle (3)
GIDP: Day (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  6.1   6   2   2   1   3   1  25   3.31
Regan L(5-9)            1     3   3   3   0   0   0   6   4.64
Jenkins                 0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.51
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   3   1  36

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   7     5   4   4   2   6   3  27   4.30
Reed W(5-4)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.31
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   7   3  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert singled to
second; Williams homered [Beckert scored]; Santo struck out;
Hickman homered; Pepitone flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day was called out on strikes; Gosger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison struck out; Hundley struck out; Pappas popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey walked; Fairly flied out to center; Bateman
flied out to center; Staehle grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
grounded out (second to first); Williams walked; Santo flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 0.

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

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
lined to right; Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Staub lined to second; Bailey struck out; Fairly
singled to right; Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Pappas struck
out; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Staehle singled to right; Wine popped to second;
Renko singled to right [Staehle to third]; Day grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Renko out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
flied out to left; Santo walked; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Expos 1.

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

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone homered; Callison singled to second; Hundley
lined into a double play (second to first) [Callison out at
first]; Pappas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos
1.

EXPOS 7TH: Fairly singled to right; Bateman doubled [Fairly to
third]; Staehle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fairly scored];
JONES BATTED FOR WINE; REGAN REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Jones
flied out to center [Bateman to third]; FAIREY BATTED FOR RENKO;
Fairey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Expos 2.

CUBS 8TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED JONES (PLAYING SS); REED REPLACED
FAIREY (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted);
Beckert flied out to center; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Day lined to shortstop; Gosger singled to right;
Staub singled to right [Gosger to third]; Bailey singled to
center [Gosger scored, Staub to third]; JENKINS REPLACED REGAN
(PITCHING); Fairly doubled to right [Staub scored, Bailey
scored]; Bateman flied out to right [Fairly to third]; Staehle
was walked intentionally; Sutherland singled to left [Fairly
scored, Staehle to second]; Reed forced Sutherland (shortstop to
second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 6.

CUBS 9TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); Santo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first);
Pepitone singled to center; Callison grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 6.

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