WILLIAMS AND GAMBLE GO DEEP, REGAN AND HUNDLEY SAVE IT FOR CHICAGO
Tuesday, September 16, 1969
Someone old and someone new helped make Expos fans blue.
Billy Williams, owner of the National League consecutive games record, struck a two-run shot and rookie Oscar Gamble hit his first Major League home run as the Cubs edged Montreal. Glenn Beckert also went 3 for 5 for Chicago.
Bill Hands pitched well for seven innings but gave up a two-run home run by Mack Jones to cut the Chicago lead to one run and then walked ex-Met Kevin Collins to put the trying run on first. But after Phil Regan came on in relief, catcher Randy Hundley caught pinch-runner Remy Hermoso stealing, and Regan then retired the next four Expos hitters to close out the game.
Cubs 5, Expos 4. W: Hands (18-13) L: Robertson (5-14) SV: Regan (17)
The first-place Mets were idle today.
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NL EAST W L T PCT GB New York Mets 89 58 0 .605 - Chicago Cubs 86 63 1 .577 4.0
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