The Cubs' hopes for the East division title were virtually extinguished with a 7-1 loss to the Phillies. Manager Leo Durocher started Bill Hands with only two days' rest and the righthander was unable to produce. The Phillies loaded the bases in the first inning on singles by Larry Bowa, Tony Taylor and Deon Johnson and scored two runs on a single by Tim McCarver.

In the second, Larry Hisle singled, Barry Lersch sacrificed and Bowa singled to plate Hisle. Taylor doubled to score Bowa and Johnson knocked out Hands with a single that counted Taylor. McCarver greeted Juan Pizarro with a double, scoring Johnson. Lersch gave up an inside-the-park homer by Joe Pepitone for the Cubs' lone run in the seventh. The Phillies ended the scoring in the eighth with a walk to Hisle, a sacrifice and a double by Bowa for his fourth hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Day game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     2  4  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   7 14  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .268      Bowa ss               5   2   4   2     0   0   .255
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Taylor 2b             3   2   2   1     2   0   .303
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .327      Stone lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .262
T. Davis lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .258
Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265        Montanez 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      McCarver c            4   0   2   3     0   0   .265
Pepitone cf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .123        Reid rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Pizarro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hisle cf              3   2   3   0     1   0   .208
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lersch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .036
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   7             Totals               34   7  14   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  4,616
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 8
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 2
Doubles: Santo (30), Taylor (24), McCarver (9), Bowa (17)
Triples: Hisle (4)
Home Runs: Pepitone (25)
Caught Stealing: Taylor (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Lersch 2 (5)
GIDP: Beckert (13), Santo (17), Gamble (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(17-15)          1.2   8   6   6   0   1   0  13   3.83
Pizarro                 2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.60
Rodriguez               3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.50
Miller                  1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   4.79
Totals                  8    14   7   7   3   3   0  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch W(6-3)           9     6   1   1   2   7   1  33   3.40
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   7   1  33

Wild Pitches: Lersch (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop
to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to center; Taylor singled to left
[Bowa to second]; Stone flied out to center; Johnson singled to
pitcher [Bowa to third, Taylor to second]; McCarver singled to
center [Bowa scored, Taylor scored, Johnson to second]; Money
struck out; Gamble flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 2ND: T. Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo
walked; Hickman flied out to left; Pepitone popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hisle singled to center; Lersch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hisle to second]; Bowa singled to
right [Hisle scored, Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; Taylor
doubled to right [Bowa scored]; Stone popped to second; Johnson
singled to center [Taylor scored]; PIZARRO REPLACED HANDS
(PITCHING); McCarver doubled to center [Johnson scored]; Money
lined to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley was called out on strikes; Pizarro struck out;
Kessinger walked; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 3RD: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Hisle
singled to right; On a bunt Lersch made an out to catcher; Bowa
singled to left [Hisle to second]; Taylor forced Hisle
(shortstop to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 4TH: Williams popped to shortstop; T. Davis flied out to
left; Santo doubled to center; Lersch threw a wild pitch [Santo
to third]; Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: Stone was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (third to first); McCarver lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Hundley
struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR PIZARRO; Garrett struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Money
singled to left; Gamble grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Money out at second]; Hisle tripled to
right; Lersch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Beckert
singled to left; Williams struck out; T. Davis forced Beckert
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
walked; Taylor was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 6.

CUBS 7TH: REID REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Santo grounded out
(third to first); Hickman grounded out (third to first);
Pepitone hit an inside the park homer to right; Hundley grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; McCarver flied
out to center; Money popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 6.

CUBS 8TH: MONTANEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); POPOVICH
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Popovich struck out; Kessinger singled to
center; Beckert grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Reid grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hisle walked; Lersch out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Hisle to second]; Bowa
doubled to center [Hisle scored]; Taylor walked; Stone lined to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 7.

CUBS 9TH: Williams singled to right; T. Davis singled to center
[Williams to second]; Santo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Williams to third, T. Davis out
at second]; Hickman flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 7.