Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
Wynn lf 2 0 0 0
Watson 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Menke 2b,1b 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 2 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1
Bryant c 3 0 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 2
  Spangler lf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 0
Hickman rf 5 0 0 0
  James rf 0 0 0 0
Smith 1b 5 2 2 1
Callison cf 4 1 1 2
Hundley c 2 3 2 2
Holtzman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 7
Houston 010 100 000280
Chicago 600 020 10x991
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (9-9) 4.1 9 8 7 2 3
  Bouton   1.2 0 0 0 3 2
  Culver   2.0 0 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
8
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (11-9) 9.0 8 2 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
3
5

  E–Kessinger (15).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Bryant 2 (3).  2B–Houston Cedeno (6,off Holtzman), Chicago Hundley (1,off Dierker).  3B–Chicago Smith (1,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Rader (17,4th inning off Holtzman 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Williams (30,1st inning off Dierker 1 on, 1 out); Callison (9,1st inning off Dierker 1 on, 2 out); Hundley (3,1st inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Holtzman (5,off Culver).  HBP–Callison (3,by Dierker); Williams (1,by Dierker).  SB–Santo 2 (2,2nd base off Dierker/Bryant,2nd base off Bouton/Bryant); Williams 2 (6,2nd base off Dierker/Bryant 2); Callison (6,2nd base off Dierker/Bryant); Kessinger (6,2nd base off Bouton/Bryant).  WP–Culver 2 (5).  HBP–Dierker 2 (3,Callison,Williams).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:51.  A–22,881.
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