1969: Holtzman, Santo Lead Cubs Past Padres
Thursday, August 2, 2007by Geoff Young
August 2, 1969, Chicago: Cubs 4, Padres 1 (box score)
It's hard to win when you have more errors than hits in a game. The Padres gave an excellent demonstration of that fact on a Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs scored two unearned runs in the second inning off Al Santorini. They extended their lead to 3-0 in the third on one-out homer to left off the bat of Ron Santo.
Chicago southpaw Ken Holtzman, meanwhile, held the Padres hitless for 5 2/3 innings. Then Nate Colbert doubled to center, scoring Ollie Brown, who had walked directly ahead of him.
Ivan Murrell doubled to lead off the next ...
