Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
April 25, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1970 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Miller lf 4 0 1 1
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn cf 5 2 3 1
Pepitone rf 5 0 3 0
Menke ss 5 0 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 2 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 0
Bouton p 2 0 1 1
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 1 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 1 1
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 3 2 0
Beckert 2b 5 3 4 2
Williams lf 4 2 2 3
Santo 3b 4 0 0 1
Callison rf 3 1 1 1
Banks 1b 5 1 2 4
Hickman cf 5 0 1 0
  James cf 0 0 0 0
Martin c 4 1 1 0
Hands p 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 11
Houston 120 010 0105141
Chicago 104 013 02x11132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  L (1-2) 4.0 8 6 6 0 2
  Ray   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Wilson   2.0 2 3 2 3 0
  Gladding   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (3-0) 7.0 11 4 4 1 2
  Abernathy   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Aguirre  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
1
4

  E–Menke (5), Kessinger (3), Banks (1).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Houston Rader (1,off Abernathy), Chicago Kessinger (2,off Bouton); Callison (3,off Gladding); Banks (3,off Gladding).  3B–Houston Pepitone (3,off Aguirre).  HR–Houston Wynn (6,1st inning off Hands 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Banks (1,3rd inning off Bouton 2 on, 2 out); Beckert (1,5th inning off Bouton 0 on, 0 out); Williams (5,8th inning off Gladding 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Rader (1,by Hands).  HBP–Hands (1,Rader).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:47.  A–25,389.
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