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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 8, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, played on July 8, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Dezelan |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Staehle | Second Baseman |
| Mack Jones | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
| Jim Gosger | Center Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Coco Laboy | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
| Steve Renko | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Willie Smith | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 8, 1970
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Pappas
Staehle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Pappas
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Renko covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Renko
Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Renko
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Pappas
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Pappas
Gosger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bateman vs. Pappas
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Gosger moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Laboy vs. Pappas
Laboy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hickman. Laboy reaches second base with a double. Gosger scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wine vs. Pappas
Wine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renko vs. Pappas
Renko hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Renko
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Renko
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Renko
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Renko
Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Laboy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Renko
Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Pappas
Staehle hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith fields the ball and throws to Pappas covering. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Pappas
There goes Jones. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Pappas
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Pappas
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Jones trying to get to home. Callison throws the ball in to Rudolph who tags Jones who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Renko
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Renko
Beckert strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Renko
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Renko
Hickman hits a line drive towards short. Wine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Pappas
Gosger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Pappas
Bateman hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Pappas
Laboy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Renko
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Renko
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Renko
Callison is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Pappas
Wine hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renko vs. Pappas
Renko hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Pappas
Staehle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Renko
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Renko
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Pappas
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Pappas
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Pappas
Gosger hits a line drive towards third. Santo catches it and throws to first to double up Fairly. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Renko
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Renko
Williams takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Renko
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Renko
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Renko
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Callison vs. Renko
Callison is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudolph vs. Renko
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Pappas
Bateman hits a popup towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Pappas
Laboy hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Pappas
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Renko
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Renko
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Renko
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Pappas
Don Hahn pinch hits for Steve Renko.
Hahn hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Pappas
Staehle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Pappas
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wegener
Mike Wegener now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Wegener
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Wegener
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Pappas
Cleo James now playing center field.
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Pappas
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Pappas
Gosger strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1970, game 1 -- Montreal at Chicago (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Staehle M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 0 0
Jones M, lf 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub R, rf 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 1 1 2
Fairly R, 1b 4 0 3 0 Hickman J, cf 3 1 2 1
Gosger J, cf 4 1 1 0 James C, cf 0 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Laboy C, 3b 3 0 1 1 Smith W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Wine B, ss 2 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 2 0 0 0
Renko S, p 2 0 0 0 Rudolph K, c 3 0 0 0
Hahn D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 3 0 0 0
Wegener M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 28 5 5 5
Montreal 010 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 022 001 00x -- 5
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (L) 7.0 4 5 5 4 8
Wegener M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
DP -- Montreal 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Montreal 4, Chicago 3
2B -- Laboy C
HR -- Santo R, Williams B
SB -- Jones M
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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