Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres
May 24, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego Padres 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 2 3 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 0
Santo 3b 4 2 1 2
Banks 1b 4 1 1 4
Hundley c 5 1 1 0
Hickman rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips cf 3 0 2 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 2 0 1 1
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dean ss 4 0 0 0
Sipin 2b 4 1 2 0
Murrell rf 4 1 1 1
Colbert 1b 4 1 2 0
Ferrara lf 4 1 2 2
Spiezio 3b 3 1 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 2 2
Kelley p 2 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  McCool p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Chicago 002 050 0007121
San Diego 100 300 010590
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman   3.2 5 4 2 1 5
  Abernathy  W (3-0) 4.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Regan  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
1
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (2-4) 4.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Baldschun   3.0 3 2 1 0 0
  McCool   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
4
2

  E–Santo (6).  DP–Chicago 1, San Diego 1.  PB–Cannizzaro (6).  2B–Chicago Phillips (2,off McCool), San Diego Ferrara (2,off Holtzman); Cannizzaro (5,off Holtzman); Colbert (8,off Abernathy).  3B–San Diego Sipin 2 (2,off Holtzman 2).  HR–Chicago Santo (8,3rd inning off Kelley 1 on, 2 out); Banks (7,5th inning off Baldschun 3 on, 0 out).  SB–Murrell (1,2nd base off Holtzman/Hundley).  CS–Murrell (1,2nd base by Holtzman/Hundley).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:40.  A–4,432.
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