San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1970 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, Chicago Cubs 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 4 0 2 0
Slocum 2b 3 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 2 0
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 1 0
Kirby p 2 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 2
Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 1
  James lf 0 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 1 1
Pepitone cf 5 1 2 1
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Callison rf 3 2 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 3 1
Pappas p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 13 7
San Diego 000 000 000060
Chicago 010 300 03x7130
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (8-14) 7.0 8 4 4 6 3
  Willis   0.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Baldschun   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (9-5) 9.0 6 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
6

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 2, Chicago 3.  2B–San Diego Brown (23,off Pappas), Chicago Hundley (3,off Kirby); Callison (23,off Kirby).  SH–Kessinger (9,off Willis).  HBP–Pappas (1,by Kirby).  SB–Kessinger (10,2nd base off Kirby/Barton).  CS–Beckert (1,3rd base by Kirby/Barton).  HBP–Kirby (9,Pappas).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:11.  A–21,370.
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