Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
May 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1970 at Crosley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 12, Cincinnati Reds 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 6 4 4 2
Beckert 2b 6 2 4 1
Williams lf 5 1 2 3
Santo 3b 6 0 2 4
Callison rf 5 0 1 0
Smith 1b 5 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 3 2 0
Hiatt c 2 2 0 0
Hands p 2 0 1 2
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 16 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 2 0
Tolan cf 4 1 2 0
Perez 3b 5 1 2 3
Bench c 5 1 1 2
May 1b 5 0 1 0
Carbo lf 3 0 2 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cloninger p 0 0 0 0
  Bravo ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Belinsky p 1 0 1 0
  Chaney ph,2b 3 0 1 0
Totals 41 5 13 5
Chicago 240 120 00312162
Cincinnati 000 041 0005132
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (6-2) 6.0 11 5 5 1 5
  Regan  SV (6) 3.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (0-1) 1.2 5 6 2 2 0
  Belinsky   3.1 4 3 3 2 1
  Cloninger   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Carroll   2.0 5 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
12
8
5
4

  E–Beckert 2 (7), Perez 2 (13).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (6,off Washburn); Kessinger (5,off Belinsky); Hands (1,off Belinsky); Hickman (6,off Carroll); Williams (4,off Carroll), Cincinnati Carbo (4,off Hands); Tolan (13,off Hands); Perez (6,off Hands).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (12,5th inning off Hands 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Hands (2,off Washburn); Hiatt (2,off Cloninger).  IBB–Williams (2,by Washburn).  IBB–Washburn (3,Williams).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:08.  A–10,774.
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