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Chicago Cubs @ Montreal Expos

1969-06-30 · Night game · Parc Jarry · Att: 12508 · 78°F, night, rain, soaked · 2:59

Montreal Expos defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. Montreal Expos put up 2 in the 3rd. Howie Reed earned the win and Dan McGinn picked up the save. Don Kessinger went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10
MON	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0		5	11

W: Howie Reed L: Dave Lemonds SV: Dan McGinn

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	2	2	1	1	0
Paul Popovich	5	0	2	1	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	1	0	1	1
Ron Santo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Smith	4	0	2	0	0	0
Randy Hundley	3	0	1	0	1	0
Don Young	2	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Lemonds	1	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Regan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Qualls	2	0	1	0	0	0
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Heath	0	0	0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adolfo Phillips	3	1	1	1	0	0
Gary Sutherland	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rusty Staub	1	2	1	0	3	0
Bob Bailey	4	0	2	1	1	2
Coco Laboy	5	0	2	3	0	0
Ron Fairly	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Brand	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Wine	4	1	1	0	0	0
Howie Reed	3	0	2	0	1	1
Don Bosch	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Lemonds	2.2	4	3	0
Phil Regan	2.1	5	1	2
Ted Abernathy	0.1	1	2	0
Hank Aguirre	2.2	1	0	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Reed	8.0	10	5	5
Dan McGinn	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: HR/L89XD
Paul Popovich: 23/BG
Billy Williams: K
Ron Santo: K

Bot 1

Adolfo Phillips: S7
Gary Sutherland: 3/LDP/L.1X1(3)
Rusty Staub: S8
Bob Bailey: S7.1-2
Coco Laboy: 43

Top 2

Ernie Banks: DGR/9
Willie Smith: 8.2-3
Randy Hundley: IW
Don Young: K/C
Dave Lemonds: K

Bot 2

Ron Fairly: 3/L
Ron Brand: 63
Bobby Wine: 7

Top 3

Don Kessinger: W
Paul Popovich: 64(1)3/GDP
Billy Williams: S8
Ron Santo: W.1-2
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Howie Reed: W
Adolfo Phillips: 54(1)3/GDP
Gary Sutherland: W
Rusty Staub: W.1-2
Bob Bailey: S8.2-H;1-3
Coco Laboy: S7.3-H;1-2
Ron Fairly: 4/P

Top 4

Willie Smith: 7
Randy Hundley: S9
Don Young: K
Phil Regan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Ron Brand: S9
Bobby Wine: 46(1)/FO
Howie Reed: S8.1-3
Adolfo Phillips: WP.1-2
Adolfo Phillips: E7/SF/F.3-H(RBI);2-3;B-2
Gary Sutherland: 3/G
Rusty Staub: IW
Bob Bailey: K

Top 5

Don Kessinger: 8
Paul Popovich: S9
Billy Williams: W.1-2
Ron Santo: 9.2-3
Ernie Banks: 8

Bot 5

Coco Laboy: 9
Don Bosch: S9
Ron Brand: 9
Bobby Wine: D7.1-3
Howie Reed: K

Top 6

Willie Smith: S9
Randy Hundley: 8
Jim Qualls: 8
Al Spangler: 9

Bot 6

Adolfo Phillips: HP
Gary Sutherland: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Rusty Staub: IW
Bob Bailey: W.2-3;1-2
Coco Laboy: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Don Bosch: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Don Kessinger: D9
Paul Popovich: S9.2-H
Billy Williams: 46(1)/FO
Ron Santo: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Ron Brand: 3/FL
Bobby Wine: 53
Howie Reed: S8
Adolfo Phillips: 4/P

Top 8

Ernie Banks: 63
Willie Smith: S9
Randy Hundley: 13.1-2
Jim Qualls: S8.2XH(82)

Bot 8

Gary Sutherland: 63
Rusty Staub: HP
Bob Bailey: K/C
Coco Laboy: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Bill Heath: W
Don Kessinger: 8
Paul Popovich: 64(1)/FO
Billy Williams: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Protest=V 1:21 rain delay before start of game
Debut game for Dave Lemonds
the ball flew over the fence; Rusty Staub kicked some dirt at the base of the fence and the umpires thought the ball went under; Cubs Manager Leo Durocher ejected by 1B umpire Paul Pryor; Durocher protested the game
no pitches for this inning
no pitches
no pitches

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