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‘SAY HEY’ KID SENDS CUBS TO DEFEAT

Tuesday, July 29, 1969

Willie Mays tripled in the go-ahead run and then scored an insurance run in the seventh inning as the Giants beat the Cubs.  Chicago starting pitcher Jim Colburn lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk.  Bobby Bonds had 3 hits and scored twice for San Francisco.  Frank Linzy got the win after pitching 4 shutout innings out of the ‘pen.  Ron Santo and Don Young collected 2 hits apiece for the Cubbies. 

Giants 4, Cubs 2.  W: Linzy (9-6)  L: Abernathy (4-3)

CUBS STRIKE WITH TWO OUTS IN 10TH TO BEAT MARICHAL, GIANTS

Monday, July 28, 1969

The Giants looked like they’d won this game with a run in the top of the 10th inning, but then the Cubs struck back for two in the bottom of the frame to send the Wrigley faithful home happy.

With the score tied 2-2 after nine, Willie Mays singled in Bobby Bonds for the go-ahead run. It could have been worse but Rich Nye came on and got Ken Henderson to ground into a bases-loaded double play, third to catcher to first, to end the inning.

Starter Juan Marichal, still going in the tenth inning, retired the first two Cubs batters and was just one out away from victory. But Willie Smith walked and then Don Kessinger, Glenn Beckert, and Billy Williams all singled to score the tying and winning runs.

Bill Hands had started for Chicago and gave up just 2 runs in 8 2/3 innings.

Cubs 4, Giants 3 (10 inn.)  W: Nye (2-4)  L: Marichal (13-6)

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Thanks for visiting my web site! Throughout 2009, I'll be turning back the clock by 40 years to revisit key events from that exciting year of 1969. Keep checking back for updates to my blog on 1969: The Year Everything Changed, as well as stories related to my new books on Bruce Springsteen and baseball star Cecil Travis.