Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1970 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 2 0
Hickman cf 4 1 2 1
Smith 1b 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 1
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Hiatt c 2 0 0 0
  Hundley c 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 2 0 1 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Martinez ss 4 1 2 0
Wynn lf 1 0 0 0
  Miller lf,rf 1 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 2
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 1 1 0
Torres 2b 4 0 1 3
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Chicago 000 001 001271
Houston 000 005 00x571
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (10-11) 5.0 4 4 4 3 5
  Rodriguez   1.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Regan   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
4
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (9-8) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5

  E–Santo (13), Watson (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Hickman (19,off Dierker), Houston Alou (14,off Jenkins).  3B–Houston Torres (2,off Rodriguez).  IBB–Edwards (11,by Rodriguez).  IBB–Rodriguez (2,Edwards).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:23.  A–18,207.
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