Fergie Jenkins pitched a four-hitter and beat the Phillies, 5-3, enabling the Cubs to move one game ahead of the Mets for second-place honors in the East division. The Cubs picked up a run off Jim Bunning in the first inning and added three in the sixth on a single by Ron Santo, a forceout by Jim Hickman, pass to Joe Pepitone, single by Jack Hiatt, double by Jenkins and single by Don Kessinger.

The Phillies came back with three in their half of the sixth on a bases-loaded double by Tim McCarver, but Jenkins protected the slim lead until getting more breathing room when Tommy Davis drove in the Cubs' final run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1970 (Day game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   5 11  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  4  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   2   1     0   1   .269      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Taylor 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Williams rf,lf        4   0   1   1     1   0   .326      Stone lf              1   1   0   0     2   0   .261
T. Davis lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .285        G. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .093
  Callison rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Luzinski ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Santo 3b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .267        Briggs pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Hickman 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .316        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  James pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Pepitone cf,1b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .258      McCarver c            4   0   2   3     0   1   .272
Hiatt c               4   1   2   1     0   2   .263      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Jenkins p             4   0   1   1     0   1   .119      Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                          Bunning p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .127
                                                            Reid ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .128
                                                            Montanez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               37   5  11   5     3   7             Totals               31   3   4   3     3   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,377
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Phillies 4
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Williams, Bunning
Doubles: Hiatt (14), Jenkins (2), Taylor (25), McCarver (10)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (12), Stone (5)
Caught Stealing: Pepitone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(21-16)        9     4   3   3   3   7   0  34   3.46
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   7   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(10-15)        6     9   4   4   1   4   0  29   4.15
G. Jackson              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.38
Selma                   1     2   1   1   1   2   0   6   2.82
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   7   0  41

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Kessinger stole second;
Beckert reached on an error by Bunning on a sacrifice bunt
[Kessinger to third, Beckert to first]; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; T.
Davis singled to second [Beckert to third]; Santo was called out
on strikes; Hickman forced T. Davis (third to second); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa flied out to left; Taylor struck out; Stone
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone flied out to right; Hiatt doubled to left;
Jenkins popped to second; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson struck out; McCarver singled to right
[McCarver to third (error by Williams)]; Money popped to
shortstop; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert popped to first in foul territory; Williams
singled to right; T. Davis popped to second; Santo singled to
center [Williams to second]; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hisle grounded out (first unassisted); Bunning
struck out; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 4TH: Pepitone flied out to right; Hiatt was called out on
strikes; Jenkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Taylor lined to shortstop; Stone walked; Johnson
popped to shortstop; Stone stole second; McCarver struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert was
called out on strikes; Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Hisle popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

CUBS 6TH: T. Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo
singled to center; Hickman forced Santo (third to second);
Pepitone walked [Hickman to second]; Hiatt singled to center
[Hickman scored, Pepitone to third]; Jenkins doubled to right
[Pepitone scored, Hiatt to third]; Kessinger singled to right
[Hiatt scored, Jenkins to third]; Beckert forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: REID BATTED FOR BUNNING; Reid walked; Bowa struck
out; Taylor doubled to left [Reid to third]; Stone walked;
Johnson was called out on strikes; McCarver doubled to left
[Reid scored, Taylor scored, Stone scored]; Money struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 7TH: MONTANEZ REPLACED REID (PLAYING LF); G. JACKSON
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Williams grounded out (second to
first); T. Davis flied out to right; Santo grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Gamble flied out to center; Hisle grounded out
(third to first); Montanez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman walked; JAMES RAN FOR HICKMAN; Pepitone forced
James (first to shortstop); Hiatt struck out while Pepitone was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bowa popped to third in foul
territory; Taylor flied out to center; LUZINSKI BATTED FOR G.
JACKSON; Luzinski singled to left; BRIGGS RAN FOR LUZINSKI;
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 3.

CUBS 9TH: SELMA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Jenkins struck out;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled to
center; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; T. Davis singled to
left [Beckert scored, Williams to second]; Santo was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CALLISON
REPLACED T. DAVIS (PLAYING RF); McCarver popped to catcher in
foul territory; Money lined to left; Gamble grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 3.