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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 6, 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 6, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 6, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Dezelan 3B: Shag Crawford |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Carl Morton | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Cleo James | Center Fielder |
Phil Gagliano | Second Baseman |
Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
Bill Hands | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 6, 1970
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Hands
Staehle strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hands
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morton
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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Morton
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Morton
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Morton
Hickman 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 2
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Hands
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Hands
Gosger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laboy vs. Hands
Laboy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Morton
Santo 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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Morton
James is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Morton
Gagliano hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Hands
Wine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Hands
Morton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wine moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staehle vs. Hands
Rudolph throws to Kessinger, and they have Wine in a rundown. The throw to Santo, who applies the tag, and Wine is out. Morton moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staehle vs. Hands
Staehle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. Morton moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Morton
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Morton
Hands strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Hands
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Hands
Gosger hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Morton
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Morton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staehle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Morton
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Morton
Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Morton
James hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Hands
Laboy strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Hands
Wine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Morton
Gagliano hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Morton
Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Morton
Hands hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Hands
Morton hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Hands
Staehle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hands
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morton
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Morton
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Morton
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Morton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Hands
Fairly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Hands
Gosger hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Hands
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Morton
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Morton
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Morton
Gagliano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Morton
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Hands
Laboy strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Hands
Bob Bailey pinch hits for Bobby Wine.
Bailey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Hands
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Carl Morton.
Fairey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staehle vs. Hands
Staehle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hands
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. McGinn
Bob Bailey now playing left field. Gary Sutherland now playing shortstop. Dan McGinn now pitching.
Hands is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. McGinn
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. McGinn
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McGinn
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hands
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Hands
Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gosger vs. Hands
Gosger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bateman vs. Rodriguez
Roberto Rodriguez now pitching.
Bateman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Laboy vs. Rodriguez
Laboy strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Rodriguez
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/1970, 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 4 1 2 0 Jones M, lf 4 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 2 0 0 1 McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hickman J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b 4 1 2 1 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 2 Gosger J, cf 3 0 1 0 James C, cf 3 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 4 0 0 0 Gagliano P, 2b 3 0 1 0 Laboy C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rudolph K, c 3 0 0 0 Wine B, ss 1 0 0 0 Hands B, p 3 0 0 0 Bailey B, ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Rodriguez R, p 0 0 0 0 Morton C, p 1 0 0 0 Fairey J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sutherland G, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 28 3 5 3 Montreal 000 000 110 -- 2 Chicago 000 201 00x -- 3 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (L) 7.0 4 3 3 1 5 McGinn D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hands B (W)* 8.0 6 2 2 2 6 Rodriguez R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th LOB -- Montreal 6, Chicago 3 2B -- Fairly R 3B -- Kessinger D HR -- Santo R, Fairly R, Bailey B CS -- Wine B SH -- Morton C SF -- Callison J T -- 2:08 A -- 0
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