The first homers off Cardinals' pitching in 10 games this season doomed Bob Gibson to defeat when the Cubs rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to gain a 7-4 victory. With two out, Don Kessinger walked, Glenn Beckert singled and Billy Williams hit for the circuit. Ron Santo then singled and Johnny Callison followed with another homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     21, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 14  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   7  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Kessinger ss          2   2   1   0     2   0   .286
Cardenal cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .409      Beckert 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .316
Allen 3b              4   1   4   1     1   0   .357      Williams lf           3   1   1   4     0   0   .293
Torre c               5   1   3   2     0   1   .341      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Carl Taylor 1b        5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Callison rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .216
Lee rf                5   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Banks 1b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .314
Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Hickman cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .345
Maxvill ss            1   0   0   0     1   1   .083        Day cf              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Hague ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Hundley c             1   0   0   0     1   1   .238
  Ramirez ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martin c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .444      Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Guzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Regan p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  14   4     3   4             Totals               30   7   7   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,527
Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 2
Doubles: Lee 2 (4), Torre (3)
Triples: Kessinger (2), Beckert (1)
Home Runs: Williams (4), Callison (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Lee (1), Cardenal (2)
Hit by Pitch: Banks (1,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(1-1)           6.2   7   7   7   4   6   2  32   5.23
Guzman                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.50
Briles                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.23
Totals                  8     7   7   7   4   7   2  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(2-0)            7    12   4   4   3   4   0  34   1.96
Regan SV(1)             2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9    14   4   4   3   4   0  42

Passed Balls: Martin (3)
Hit by Pitch: Gibson (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


CARDINALS 1ST: Bob Gibson 105 pitches; Bill Hands 104
pitches; Brock singled to center; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first) [Brock to second]; Allen singled to center
[Brock to third]; Torre singled to right [Brock scored, Allen to
third]; Carl Taylor reached on a fielder's choice [Allen stayed
at third, Torre to second]; Lee grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carl Taylor out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger tripled to left; Beckert tripled to right
[Kessinger scored]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Beckert scored]; Santo flied out to right; Callison singled to
center; Banks was hit by a pitch [Callison to second]; Hickman
walked [Callison to third, Banks to second]; Hundley struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Javier was called out on strikes; Maxvill struck
out; Gibson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Hands was called out on strikes; Kessinger flied out
to center; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
struck out; Allen singled to left; Torre grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lee doubled to right; Javier flied out to right [Lee to third];
Maxvill walked; Gibson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Banks struck out; Hickman struck out; Hundley walked;
Hands struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brock out at second];
Allen walked; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger walked; Beckert forced Kessinger (second to
shortstop); Williams popped to second; Santo grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carl Taylor singled to center; Lee flied out to
center; Javier popped to third; HAGUE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Hague
walked [Carl Taylor to second]; Gibson singled to shortstop
[Carl Taylor out at home (shortstop to first to catcher), Hague
to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING SS); Callison lined to
shortstop; Randy Hundley hurt tagging out Carl Taylor;
Banks struck out; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal singled to left;
Martin allowed a passed ball [Cardenal to second]; Allen singled
to center [Cardenal scored]; Torre doubled to center [Allen
scored]; Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
doubled to center [Torre scored]; Javier popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Martin flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR HANDS;
Smith grounded out (second to first); Kessinger walked; Beckert
singled to left [Kessinger to third]; Williams homered
[Kessinger scored, Beckert scored]; Santo singled to right;
Callison homered [Santo scored]; GUZMAN REPLACED GIBSON
(PITCHING); Banks struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded
out (shortstop to first); CAMPBELL BATTED FOR GUZMAN; Campbell
flied out to center; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: BRILES REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Hickman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martin flied out to center; Regan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: DAY REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); Cardenal flied
out to right; Allen singled to center; Torre singled to
shortstop [Allen to second]; Carl Taylor flied out to right; Lee
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.