| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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