Chris Short, coming back after missing practically all of the 1969 season because of back trouble that required surgery, pitched the Phillies to a 2-0 victory over the Cubs before an opening-day crowd of 15,918 in Connie Mack Stadium. The victory was the 116th of Short's career with Phils, setting a club record.

Don Money doubled and denny Doyle, who had three hits in his major league debut, tripled for the first run off Fergie Jenkins in the third inning. A single by Tony Taylor and double by Money added the other counter in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     7, 1970 (Day game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Doyle 2b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .750
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hisle cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Johnson 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Banks 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Briggs rf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Hickman cf            3   0   2   0     0   1   .667        Browne rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Day pr,cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martin c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Money 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .667
Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Short p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   3             Totals               28   2   8   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 15,918
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Phillies 4
DP: Cubs 2, Phillies 2
Doubles: Hisle (1), Money 2 (2)
Triples: Doyle (1)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (1), Bowa (1)
GIDP: Martin (1), Taylor (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(0-1)          7     8   2   2   1   3   0  27   2.57
Regan                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   2   2   2   3   0  30

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short W(1-0)            9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: Chris Short: 128 pitches; Fergie Jenkins 94
pitches; Kessinger walked; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kessinger to third, Beckert to second]; Santo popped to second;
Banks walked; Callison grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to shortstop; Debut game for Larry
Bowa; Doyle singled to right [Doyle out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Debut game for Denny Doyle; Hisle doubled to
right; Johnson popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; Martin popped to shortstop;
Jenkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Briggs struck out; Taylor flied to right in foul
territory; McCarver popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; Beckert forced Kessinger
(third to second); Williams forced Beckert (second to
shortstop); Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Money doubled to left; Short grounded out (second
to first) [Money to third]; Bowa grounded out (second to first);
Doyle tripled to center [Money scored]; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 4TH: Banks singled to left; Callison lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Banks out at first]; Hickman singled to
right; Martin grounded out (first to second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson walked; Briggs struck out; Taylor grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 5TH: Jenkins grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Short grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams was called out on strikes; Santo flied out to
left; Banks popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle
singled to left; Hisle singled to shortstop [Doyle to second];
Johnson struck out while Doyle was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

CUBS 7TH: Callison flied out to right; Hickman singled to
center; DAY RAN FOR HICKMAN; Martin grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Day out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Briggs grounded
out (shortstop to first); Taylor singled to shortstop; McCarver
flied out to left; Money doubled to center [Taylor scored];
Short grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 8TH: BROWNE REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JAMES BATTED FOR JENKINS; James grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kessinger popped to first; Beckert
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: REGAN REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Bowa walked;
Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Bowa to second]; Bowa was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Hisle flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Phillies 2.

CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo flied
out to center; Banks popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Phillies 2.