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Cubs 5 @ Dodgers 8
Dodger Stadium
August 26, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 26, 1970 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1970 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 8 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherClaude Osteen  
Losing PitcherKen Holtzman  
SaveJim Brewer  
Game Winning RBIJim Lefebvre 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1970 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
Home Starting PitcherClaude Osteen  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance18,998 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Sudol
1B: Mel Steiner
2B: Bill Williams
3B: Nick Colosi

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  First Baseman 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Joe Pepitone  Center Fielder 
Paul Popovich  Third Baseman 
Johnny Callison  Right Fielder 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Bill Russell  Center Fielder 
Bill Sudakis  Left Fielder 
Wes Parker  First Baseman 
Andy Kosco  Right Fielder 
Jim Lefebvre  Second Baseman 
Billy Grabarkewitz  Third Baseman 
Jeff Torborg  Catcher 
Claude Osteen  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Dodgers 8
Dodger Stadium
August 26, 1970

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         Game of 8/26/1970 -- Chicago at Los Angeles (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Kessinger D, ss       5  0  0  0   Wills M, ss           5  1  3  1   
Beckert G, 2b         5  0  1  0   Russell B, cf         5  0  0  0   
Williams B, lf        5  1  1  0   Sudakis B, lf         4  1  1  1   
Hickman J, 1b         3  1  0  0   Joshua V, lf          0  0  0  0   
Hundley R, c          4  0  1  0   Parker W, 1b          4  1  1  0   
Pepitone J, cf        4  1  2  2   Kosco A, rf           4  1  2  1   
Popovich P, 3b        3  1  1  0   Crawford W, rf        0  0  0  0   
Callison J, rf        4  1  2  2   Lefebvre J, 2b        4  3  3  3   
Holtzman K, p         2  0  1  0   Grabarkewitz B, 3b    2  1  0  0   
Santo R, ph           1  0  1  1   Torborg J, c          4  0  1  2   
Spangler A, pr        0  0  0  0   Osteen C, p           3  0  0  0   
Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   Brewer J, p           1  0  0  0   
Regan P, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Banks E, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5 10  5                        36  8 11  8

Chicago          000 020 120 --  5
Los Angeles      032 002 01x --  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L)        6.0  8  7  7  1  3
Pizarro J             1.2  2  1  1  1  2
Regan P               0.1  1  0  0  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osteen C (W)*         7.0  8  5  5  2  3
Brewer J (S)          2.0  2  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Popovich P
LOB -- Chicago 7, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Kosco A, Sudakis B, Torborg J, Pepitone J 2
HR -- Lefebvre J, Callison J
SB -- Wills M
WP -- Brewer J
T -- 2:49
A -- 18998

    

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