Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 17
Played on Friday, April 24, 1970 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 5 1 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 x - 6 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Wynn cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Beauchamp lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Menke ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Pepitone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DiLauro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 5 3 4 10 24 8 FIELDING - E: Martinez (1). BATTING - 2B: Alou (1,off Holtzman); Menke (6,off Holtzman). SF: Menke (4,off Holtzman); Watson (1,off Holtzman). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (6,2nd base off Holtzman/Martin). CS: Beauchamp (1,2nd base by Holtzman/Martin).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Williams lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Santo 3b 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 Callison rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 Banks 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Hickman cf 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 Martin c 4 1 2 1 0 0 11 1 Holtzman p 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Totals 33 6 9 5 5 4 27 7 BATTING - 2B: Callison (2,off Griffin); Holtzman (1,off Griffin). HR: Callison (4,7th inning off Billingham 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Callison (3,2nd base off Griffin/Martinez).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(1-2) 6 6 4 4 4 3 0 28 Billingham 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 6 DiLauro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 6 6 5 4 1 38 WP: Griffin (3). Inherited Runners - Scored: DiLauro 2-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman W(3-1) 9 5 3 3 4 10 0 35 Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 10840 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Morgan 2b Kessinger ss 2. Alou rf Beckert 2b 3. Wynn cf Williams lf 4. Beauchamp lf Santo 3b 5. Menke ss Callison rf 6. Watson 1b Banks 1b 7. Rader 3b Hickman cf 8. Martinez c Martin c 9. Griffin p Holtzman p ASTROS 1ST: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Beauchamp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert walked; Williams walked [Beckert to second]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Watson was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks popped to third; Hickman walked; Martin singled to right [Hickman to second]; Holtzman struck out; Kessinger forced Martin (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Griffin walked; Morgan forced Griffin (shortstop to second); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn popped to third; Beauchamp walked; Beauchamp was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Callison singled to center; Callison stole second [Callison to third (error by Martinez)]; Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; Hickman struck out; Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson lined to third; Rader walked; Martinez forced Rader (second to shortstop); Griffin forced Martinez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Holtzman popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou doubled to right; Wynn singled to left [Alou scored]; Beauchamp singled to right [Wynn to third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynn scored]; Watson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to second; Santo forced Williams (pitcher to second); Callison doubled to center [Santo to third]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Santo scored, Callison to third]; Banks popped to second; Hickman walked; Martin singled to right [Callison scored, Hickman to second]; Holtzman doubled to left [Hickman scored, Martin scored]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Martinez popped to second; PEPITONE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Pepitone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED PEPITONE (PITCHING); Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams was called out on strikes; Santo singled to center; Callison homered [Santo scored]; Banks singled to right; Hickman walked [Banks to second]; DILAURO REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Martin flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED DILAURO (PITCHING); Holtzman lined to right; Kessinger lined to left; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 6. ASTROS 9TH: Beauchamp singled to left; Menke doubled to center [Beauchamp to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beauchamp scored]; Rader flied out to right [Menke to third]; Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 5 1 5 Cubs 6 9 0 8
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