Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 89
Played on Thursday, July 16, 1970 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 2 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 12 1 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Callison rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 James cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hiatt c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Spangler ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hundley c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Holtzman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 8 24 13 FIELDING - E: Beckert (11). BATTING - GDP: Beckert (6,off Wilson). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Beckert (2,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 Wynn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Martinez ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Edwards c 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 2 2 2 3 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Martinez-Morgan-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (4,off Holtzman). SH: Wilson (1,off Holtzman). SF: Alou (1,off Holtzman). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman L(9-8) 7 2 2 0 2 3 0 26 Regan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 8 2 2 0 3 3 0 30
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(3-4) 8.1 4 1 1 3 7 0 31 Ray SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 8 0 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 18466 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Alou rf 2. Beckert 2b Morgan 2b 3. Williams lf Wynn lf 4. Hickman 1b Watson 1b 5. Santo 3b Rader 3b 6. Callison rf Cedeno cf 7. James cf Martinez ss 8. Hiatt c Edwards c 9. Holtzman p Wilson p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Williams singled to right; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan was called out on strikes; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison popped to second; James flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader lined to right; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Hiatt grounded out (second to first); Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Martinez walked; Edwards reached on an error by Beckert [Martinez to second, Edwards to first]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Martinez to third, Edwards to second]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored (unearned)]; Morgan walked; Wynn singled to center [Edwards scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Watson flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 4TH: Beckert popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 5TH: Santo walked; Callison struck out; James struck out; SPANGLER BATTED FOR HIATT; Spangler walked [Santo to second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED SPANGLER (PLAYING C ); Edwards lined to center; Wilson struck out; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Williams singled to left; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn popped to third; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 7TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison flied out to center; James popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno doubled to center; Martinez grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 8TH: Hundley flied out to center; SMITH BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Smith flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: Beckert singled to right; Beckert stole second; Williams struck out; Hickman walked; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Santo flied out to right; Callison singled to right [Beckert scored, Hickman to third]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR JAMES; Popovich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 5 1 6 Astros 2 2 0 4
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