San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 2, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1969 at Wrigley Field. 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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San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 3 0 0 0
  Gaston ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Pena 3b 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 1 0 0
  Dean ss 0 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 1
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
Murrell cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 0 0
Sipin 2b 2 0 0 0
Santorini p 2 0 0 0
  Reberger p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 2
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 3 2 2 2
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman rf 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 2 0
Young cf 2 1 0 0
Holtzman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
San Diego 000 001 000123
Chicago 021 000 10x471
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Santorini  L (4-10) 5.1 6 3 1 4 3
  Reberger   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Sisk   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
5
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (13-5) 9.0 2 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
4
5

  E–Arcia (9), Pena (11), Sipin (7), Williams (8).  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–San Diego Colbert (15,off Holtzman); Murrell (7,off Holtzman), Chicago Kessinger (31,off Santorini).  HR–Chicago Santo 2 (24,3rd inning off Santorini 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Sisk 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Young (8,off Santorini).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:17.  A–26,984.
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