Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1970 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 2 2 2
Hickman rf,cf 5 2 3 3
Smith 1b 4 0 1 0
Santo 3b 5 0 2 1
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
James cf 2 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Colborn p 1 0 0 0
Hands p 2 0 1 0
  Callison ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 5 1 1 0
Martinez ss 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
Miller rf 4 0 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 0
Billingham p 3 0 1 1
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Chicago 000 001 4027122
Houston 111 000 000390
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (11-7) 6.0 7 3 2 2 7
  Colborn  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (7-3) 6.1 8 4 4 2 4
  DiLauro   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Ray   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Gladding   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
6

  E–Beckert (12), Williams (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (14,off Billingham), Houston Alou (15,off Hands); Watson (11,off Hands).  3B–Chicago Williams (3,off DiLauro).  HR–Chicago Hickman (20,9th inning off Ray 1 on, 1 out).  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Gladding/Edwards).  WP–Hands (7), Colborn (1), Billingham (5).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:47.  A–25,448.
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