Astros @ Cubs
July 28, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 14 0
Cubs 4 9 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 14 0
Cubs 4 9 3

Al Spangler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .500 .400
At Bats 2 8
Hits 1 2
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 1

Jim Ray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 3
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Wrigley Field - July 28, 1970
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Jim Ray
Johnny Edwards
Bob Watson
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Marty Martinez
Jim Wynn
Cesar Cedeno
Cesar Geronimo
Al Spangler
Randy Hundley
Johnny Callison

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 14 0 8
Chicago Cubs 4 9 3 5
Winning Pitcher Jack Billingham
Losing Pitcher Milt Pappas
Save Jim Ray
Game Winning RBI Jim Wynn
Attendance 23,159
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Willie Smith pinch hits for Larry Gura. Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Callison moves to third.
Bottom 9 Callison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Callison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Marty Martinez now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing second base. Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ray strikes out.
Top 9 Larry Gura now pitching. Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Menke strikes out.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley juggles the ball. That's an error on Hundley. Morgan scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Wynn strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Morgan. The throw from Hundley and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Santo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Geronimo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Roberto Rodriguez now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ray covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Wynn. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Wynn steals third.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Wynn moves to second.
Top 7 Phil Regan now pitching. Al Spangler now playing right field. Johnny Callison now playing center field. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Santo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Ron Cook now pitching. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Al Spangler pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Spangler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Billingham strikes out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 James hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Callison strikes out.
Top 5 Menke hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. Wynn tags and moves to second.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Top 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Billingham for the out.
Top 4 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pappas strikes out.
Bottom 3 James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third.
Top 2 Billingham is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Watson strikes out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.