Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
July 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium. 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 7, Cincinnati Reds 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 2 2 0
Beckert 2b 5 2 4 0
  Popovich 2b 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 2 1 1
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Pepitone cf 5 0 2 1
Smith 1b 4 0 0 1
Callison rf 4 0 1 2
Hiatt c 3 0 1 0
Hands p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 1 0
Bench c,lf 4 1 1 1
Carbo lf 3 0 0 0
  Corrales c 1 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 0 1 0
Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Bravo ph 1 0 1 0
  Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Noriega p 0 0 0 0
  Cline ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago 102 022 0007110
Cincinnati 000 100 000151
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (13-8) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson  L (14-3) 3.0 4 3 3 4 2
  Washburn   2.0 2 2 0 1 3
  Noriega   3.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Carroll   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
5
9

  E–Washburn (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1.  PB–Bench (6).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (11,off Noriega).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (36,4th inning off Hands 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Smith (1,off Simpson).  SB–Callison (7,3rd base off Simpson/Bench).  WP–Simpson (6), Noriega (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:32.
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