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Houston Astros @ 
Chicago Cubs
1970-07-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 23159 · 89°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph · 2:52
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 10–4. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 9th. Jack Billingham earned the win and Jim Ray picked up the save. Johnny Edwards went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Jack Billingham L: Milt Pappas SV: Jim Ray
Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesus Alou | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Denis Menke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Billingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Ray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cesar Geronimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Kessinger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Beckert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Santo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Callison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Hundley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cleo James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt Pappas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Spangler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Popovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Cook | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Pappas | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
 Phil Regan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Larry Gura | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jesus Alou: S9
- Joe Morgan: W.1-2
- Jim Wynn: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Bob Watson: K
- Denis Menke: K/C
- Doug Rader: 9
Bot 1
- Don Kessinger: 13
- Glenn Beckert: 3/G
- Billy Williams: 43
Top 2
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Johnny Edwards: S9
- Jack Billingham: K/C
- Jesus Alou: S7.1-3
- Joe Morgan: 8
Bot 2
- Ron Santo: 53
- Jim Hickman: K
- Johnny Callison: 43
Top 3
- Jim Wynn: 53
- Bob Watson: 43
- Denis Menke: 63
Bot 3
- Randy Hundley: S7
- Cleo James: 54(1)/FO
- Milt Pappas: K
- Don Kessinger: 8
Top 4
- Doug Rader: S6
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Johnny Edwards: K/C
- Jack Billingham: 3/G
Bot 4
- Glenn Beckert: 43
- Billy Williams: 8
- Ron Santo: S8
- Jim Hickman: 4/P
Top 5
- Jesus Alou: S7
- Joe Morgan: 7
- Jim Wynn: S8.1-3
- Bob Watson: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
- Denis Menke: 3/P
Bot 5
- Johnny Callison: K
- Randy Hundley: 43
- Cleo James: 43
Top 6
- Doug Rader: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: S6
- Johnny Edwards: HR/9.1-H
- Jack Billingham: K
- Jesus Alou: 63
Bot 6
- Al Spangler: HR/9
- Don Kessinger: S9
- Glenn Beckert: S8.1-2
- Billy Williams: 8
- Ron Santo: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Jim Hickman: 3/FL
- Johnny Callison: 43
Top 7
- Joe Morgan: 43
- Jim Wynn: S6.B-2(E6)
- Bob Watson: SB3#
- Bob Watson: W
- Denis Menke: K/C
- Doug Rader: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Randy Hundley: S9
- Paul Popovich: 4(1)3/GDP
- Al Spangler: 31
Top 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 53
- Johnny Edwards: S9
- Jim Ray: K/BF
- Cesar Geronimo: 4/P
Bot 8
- Don Kessinger: S8
- Glenn Beckert: 3/FL
- Billy Williams: 9
- Ron Santo: K/C
Top 9
- Joe Morgan: W
- Jim Wynn: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)#
- Jim Wynn: K
- Bob Watson: E2.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Denis Menke: K
- Doug Rader: HR/7.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Cesar Cedeno: T7
- Johnny Edwards: S9.3-H(UR)
- Jim Ray: K
Bot 9
- Jim Hickman: 53
- Johnny Callison: D9
- Randy Hundley: WP.2-3
- Randy Hundley: W
- Willie Smith: 4/P
- Al Spangler: 5/FL