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Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 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 September 9, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Stoneman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,644 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Hahn | Center Fielder |
Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Bob Bailey | Left Fielder |
John Bateman | Catcher |
John Boccabella | First Baseman |
Coco Laboy | Third Baseman |
Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
Bill Stoneman | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1970
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Holtzman
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Holtzman
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Holtzman
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Staub reaches second base with a double. Sutherland moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Holtzman
Bailey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bateman vs. Holtzman
Bateman strikes out. There goes Sutherland. He's safe. There goes Staub. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Bailey. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boccabella vs. Holtzman
Boccabella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Stoneman
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Stoneman
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stoneman
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Holtzman
Laboy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wine vs. Holtzman
Wine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Laboy trying to get to second. Callison throws the ball in to Kessinger who tags Laboy for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stoneman vs. Holtzman
Stoneman bunts towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stoneman for the out. Wine moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hahn vs. Holtzman
Hahn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Holtzman
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Stoneman
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Stoneman
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoneman covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Stoneman
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Stoneman
Callison takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Stoneman
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Holtzman
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Holtzman
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Holtzman
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Stoneman
Holtzman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Stoneman
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Stoneman
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Holtzman
Boccabella hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Holtzman
Laboy hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Holtzman
Wine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stoneman vs. Holtzman
Stoneman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stoneman
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Stoneman
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Stoneman
Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Stoneman
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Hahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Holtzman
Hahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Holtzman
Sutherland hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Holtzman
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Stoneman
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Stoneman
Hundley bunts towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holtzman vs. Stoneman
Holtzman hits a line drive towards short. Wine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Stoneman
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Stoneman
Beckert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Holtzman
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Holtzman
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Holtzman
Boccabella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Holtzman
Laboy hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Stoneman
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Stoneman
Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bailey. Hickman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Stoneman
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stoneman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Stoneman
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Stoneman
Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hundley vs. Stoneman
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Holtzman
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stoneman vs. Holtzman
Stoneman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hahn vs. Holtzman
Hahn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stoneman
Willie Smith pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Bailey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Stoneman
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Stoneman
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boccabella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Stoneman
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hahn. Williams reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. Stoneman
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. McGinn
Dan McGinn now pitching.
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Santo vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Sutherland hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Miller
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Marshall
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Marshall
Hundley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Marshall
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Popovich 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, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Rodriguez
Roberto Rodriguez now pitching.
Bateman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boccabella vs. Rodriguez
Adolfo Phillips pinch runs for John Bateman.
There goes Phillips. The throw from Hundley and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boccabella vs. Rodriguez
Boccabella strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Day vs. Rodriguez
Boots Day pinch hits for Coco Laboy.
Day hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wine vs. Rodriguez
Wine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Rodriguez
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marshall
Ron Fairly now playing first base. Adolfo Phillips now playing left field. Bob Bailey now playing third base. John Boccabella now catching.
Kessinger hits a line drive towards short. Wine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marshall
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marshall
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1970 -- Montreal at Chicago (D) Montreal AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hahn D, cf 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 1 0 Sutherland G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams B, lf 5 1 3 2 Bailey B, lf-3b 3 1 2 1 Hickman J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf 3 0 0 0 Phillips A, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Boccabella J, 1b-c 4 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 2 0 Laboy C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0 Day B, ph 1 0 0 0 Holtzman K, p 2 0 0 0 Fairly R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Smith W, ph 1 0 0 0 Wine B, ss 4 0 3 1 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Stoneman B, p 2 0 0 0 Popovich P, ph 1 0 0 0 McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez R, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall M, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 2 33 2 8 2 Montreal 100 001 001 -- 3 Chicago 000 001 100 -- 2 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Stoneman B 6.2 7 2 2 4 3 McGinn D* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Marshall M (W) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Holtzman K 7.0 7 2 2 2 5 Miller B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez R (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Hundley R DP -- Montreal 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Montreal 6, Chicago 10 2B -- Staub R, Hickman J, Williams B HR -- Bailey B, Williams B SB -- Phillips A SH -- Stoneman B, Hundley R WP -- Holtzman K T -- 2:55 A -- 10644
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