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Wednesday September 30, 1970
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Bill Hands pitched the Cubs back into a tie with the Mets for second place in the East division by posting a 2-0 victory. The Cubs scored the only run they really needed when Nolan Ryan walked four batters in the sixth inning. The other run counted in the seventh on doubles by Tommy Davis and Willie Smith. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 2, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     1   1   .268      Jorgensen cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Garrett 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .257
Williams rf,lf        3   0   0   0     2   0   .323      Marshall lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
T. Davis lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Shamsky rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .293
  Callison rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Weis pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Smith 1b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .216      Clendenon 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Hickman cf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .313      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  James cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Popovich 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Hundley c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .244      Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Hands p               2   0   1   0     2   0   .133        Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               33   2   7   2     8   3             Totals               32   0   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,895
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Mets 7
DP: Cubs 3, Mets 0
Errors: Beckert, Jorgensen 2
Doubles: T. Davis (14), Smith (9)
Stolen Bases: Ryan (1)
Caught Stealing: Hundley (1)
GIDP: Marshall (4), Clendenon (15), Dyer (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(18-15)          9     7   0   0   2   3   0  34   3.70
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   3   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(7-11)            5.2   3   1   1   8   3   0  28   3.42
Herbel                  2.1   4   1   1   0   0   0  10   4.57
McGraw                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.31
Totals                  9     7   2   2   8   3   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hands (9)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Al Barlick


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams walked; T. Davis forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Jorgensen singled to right; Hands threw a wild pitch
[Jorgensen to second]; Garrett made an out to shortstop;
Marshall flied out to left; Shamsky was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Hickman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley flied out to center; Hands singled to left;
Kessinger struck out; Beckert singled to center [Hands to
second]; Williams walked [Hands to third, Beckert to second]; T.
Davis popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer flied out to left; Ryan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Smith struck out; Hickman walked; Popovich popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hundley singled to center [Hickman to
second]; Hands walked [Hickman to third, Hundley to second];
Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets
0.

METS 4TH: Garrett walked; Marshall grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; Shamsky singled to
right; Clendenon singled to right [Shamsky to third]; Boswell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
popped to third; T. Davis lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Foli flied out to center; Dyer singled to left; On a
bunt Ryan forced Dyer (first to shortstop); Ryan stole second;
Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Smith flied out to right; Hickman walked; Popovich
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hundley walked [Hickman to
second]; Hands walked [Hickman to third, Hundley to second];
Kessinger walked [Hickman scored, Hundley to third, Hands to
second]; HERBEL REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Beckert popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Garrett walked; Marshall was called out on strikes;
Shamsky singled to center [Garrett to third]; Clendenon grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Shamsky out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 7TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); T. Davis
doubled to center [T. Davis to third (error by Jorgensen)];
Smith doubled to right [T. Davis scored]; Hickman flied out to
center; Popovich flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: JAMES REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); Boswell grounded
out (first to pitcher); Foli singled to center; Dyer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley singled; Hundley was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hands grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger singled to center [Kessinger to second (error by
Jorgensen)]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: SINGLETON BATTED FOR HERBEL; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first);
Garrett singled to right; Marshall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

CUBS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SINGLETON (PITCHING); Williams
grounded out (second to first); T. Davis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CALLISON
REPLACED T. DAVIS (PLAYING RF); Shamsky reached on an error by
Beckert; WEIS RAN FOR SHAMSKY; Clendenon flied out to left;
Boswell flied out to center; Foli popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Mets 0.



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