The Cubs, who were held to five hits by Rick Wise, lost to the Phillies, 5-3, and fell 3½ games behind the Pirates in the East division race. The Phillies nicked Milt Pappas for a run in the first inning on a double by Tony Taylor and single by Deron Johnson. In the fourth, after a single by Don Money and an infield out by Ron Stone, the Cubs passed Larry Hisle intentionally to get at Wise, who wrecked manager Leo Durocher's move with a run-scoring single.

Phil Regan replaced Pappas in the sixth and was tagged for successive homers by Tim McCarver and Money. Wise allowed only one hit until the seventh when Billy Williams doubled and Tommy Davis homered to revive the Cubs' hopes. However, the Phillies added a run off Hoyt Wilhelm in the seventh on a double by Larry Bowa and single by Taylor. Davis doubled to drive in the Cubs' last-gasp run with two out in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  0
Phillies     1  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Beckert 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .293      Taylor 2b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .300
Williams rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .327      Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
T. Davis lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .284      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .256
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      McCarver c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .259
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Money 3b              4   2   2   1     0   2   .303
Pepitone cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Stone rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .202
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Wise p                3   0   1   1     0   0   .203
  Hiatt c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Pappas p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  B. Davis ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               32   3   5   3     0   8             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,108
Left on Base: Cubs 2, Phillies 7
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 0
Doubles: Santo (29), Williams (34), T. Davis (13), Taylor (23), Bowa (16)
Home Runs: T. Davis (4), McCarver (4), Money (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Wise (6)
GIDP: Briggs (14)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(12-9)          5     6   2   2   2   2   0  22   3.32
Regan                   0     2   2   2   0   0   2   2   4.88
Wilhelm                 2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.10
Rodriguez               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.74
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   3   2  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(13-13)           9     5   3   3   0   8   1  32   4.01
Totals                  9     5   3   3   0   8   1  32

Passed Balls: Hundley (5)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Stan Landes


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert popped to
shortstop; Williams popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (catcher to first); Taylor
doubled to right; Briggs flied out to center; Johnson singled to
left [Taylor scored]; McCarver singled to center [Johnson to
third]; Money struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 2ND: T. Davis grounded out (third to first); Santo doubled
to center; Hickman was called out on strikes; Pepitone popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Stone walked; Hisle struck out; Wise out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stone to second]; Bowa lined
to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley struck out; Pappas struck out; Kessinger flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor lined to center; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert lined to left; Williams was called out on
strikes; T. Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver lined to right; Money singled to third;
Stone grounded out (second to first) [Money to second]; Hisle
was walked intentionally; Wise singled to left [Money scored,
Hisle to third]; Bowa lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 5TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Hickman popped
to third in foul territory; Pepitone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Taylor singled to center; Briggs grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Taylor out at
second]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; B. DAVIS BATTED FOR
PAPPAS; B. Davis struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: REGAN REPLACED B. DAVIS (PITCHING); McCarver
homered; Money homered; WILHELM REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); Stone
flied out to left; Hisle lined to center; Wise popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams
doubled to right; T. Davis homered [Williams scored]; Santo
flied out to right; Hickman popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa doubled to center; Hundley allowed a passed
ball [Bowa to third]; Taylor singled to left [Bowa scored];
Briggs flied to left in foul territory; Johnson walked [Taylor
to second]; McCarver flied out to center; Money struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 5.

CUBS 8TH: Pepitone flied out to center; POPOVICH BATTED FOR
HUNDLEY; Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); SMITH BATTED
FOR WILHELM; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); HIATT
REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING C ); Stone flied out to right; Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 5.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop); Williams lined to left; T. Davis doubled
to center [Beckert scored]; Santo flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Phillies 5.

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