Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 28, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1970 at Wrigley Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 2 3 0
  Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0
  Martinez ss 0 0 0 0
Wynn lf 5 1 3 3
Watson 1b 3 1 0 1
Menke ss,2b 5 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 1 2 2
Cedeno cf 5 2 2 0
Edwards c 5 1 4 3
Billingham p 3 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 14 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 3
Hickman 1b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 2 0
James cf 2 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,rf 3 1 1 1
Totals 35 4 9 4
Houston 300 012 00410140
Chicago 000 004 000493
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (9-3) 5.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Cook   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ray  SV (4) 3.2 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (6-4) 6.0 9 6 6 1 5
  Regan   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez   1.2 3 4 0 1 3
  Gura   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
6
3
10

  E–Kessinger (14), Hundley 2 (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Callison (17,off Ray).  3B–Houston Cedeno (3,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Wynn (17,1st inning off Pappas 2 on, 0 out); Edwards (5,6th inning off Pappas 1 on, 1 out); Rader (16,9th inning off Rodriguez 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Spangler (1,6th inning off Billingham 0 on, 0 out); Santo (14,6th inning off Ray 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Watson (4,off Pappas).  SB–Wynn (18,3rd base off Regan/Hundley); Morgan (23,2nd base off Rodriguez/Hundley).  WP–Ray (2).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:52.  A–23,159.
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