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Wednesday April 22, 1970
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The eleven-game winning streak of Mike Torrez, going back to last June, came to an end when the Cubs defeated the Cardinals, 7-5. Don Kessinger, who had an inside-the-park homer among his three hits, and Billy Williams each batted in three runs for the Cubs. Leron Lee and Joe Torre homered for the Cardinals. Lee's homer, coming with two men on base in the fourth inning, was the first of the rookie outfielder's major league career. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    0  0  0    3  0  1    0  1  0  -   5 10  2
Cubs         1  3  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   7 12  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Kessinger ss          4   3   3   3     1   0   .333
Cardenal cf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .375      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Allen 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Williams lf           5   0   2   3     0   1   .304
Torre c               4   3   3   1     0   0   .378      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .250
Lee rf                4   1   1   3     0   0   .289      Callison rf           5   0   4   0     0   0   .286
Hague 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Banks 1b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .289
Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Hickman cf            2   1   1   0     2   1   .355
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Day pr,cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Rojas 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Martin c              2   1   0   1     1   0   .067
Ramirez ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Nye p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               37   5  10   4     0   3             Totals               33   7  12   7     7   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  8,783
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Cubs 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Javier, Ramirez, Day
Doubles: Hague (1), Torre (4)
Home Runs: Lee (1), Torre (2), Kessinger (1)
Stolen Bases: Callison 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Banks (1), Jenkins (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Martin (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(2-1)           1.2   2   4   3   4   2   0  11   1.89
Nye                     2.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  12   2.08
Chuck Taylor            1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Campisi                 1     3   2   2   1   1   1   7   4.50
Hilgendorf              1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Guzman                  0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.38
Totals                  8    12   7   6   7   8   1  43

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(1-2)          9    10   5   4   0   3   2  37   3.77
Totals                  9    10   5   4   0   3   2  37

Passed Balls: Torre (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Fergie Jenkins: 96 pitches; Brock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to
first); Allen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Kessinger singled to third; Beckert singled
to center [Kessinger to second]; Torre allowed a passed ball
[Kessinger to third, Beckert to second]; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Santo struck
out; Callison flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
grounded out (second to first); Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Banks walked; Hickman walked [Banks to second]; Martin
walked [Banks to third, Hickman to second]; Jenkins struck out;
Kessinger forced Martin (shortstop to second) [Banks scored,
Hickman to third]; Beckert walked [Kessinger to second]; NYE
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Williams singled to left [Hickman
scored, Kessinger scored, Beckert to second]; Santo struck out;
3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier popped to third in foul territory; Ramirez
flied out to right; Nye grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CUBS 3RD: Callison singled to left; Callison stole second
[Callison to third (error by Javier)]; Banks was called out on
strikes; Hickman struck out; Martin grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to left; Cardenal forced Brock
(first to shortstop); Allen flied out to right; Torre singled to
center [Cardenal to third]; Lee homered [Cardenal scored, Torre
scored]; Hague doubled to right; Javier grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Jenkins flied out to right; Kessinger walked; Beckert
grounded out (second to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Ramirez flied out to left; Nye singled to right;
Brock singled to left [Nye to second]; Cardenal forced Nye
(third unassisted) [Brock to second]; Allen forced Brock (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Santo singled to left; Callison singled to center
[Santo to second]; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED NYE (PITCHING); Banks
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Santo to third,
Callison to second]; Hickman was walked intentionally; Martin
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Santo scored]; Jenkins grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre homered; Lee popped to third; Hague singled
to right; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR JAVIER; Campbell flied out to
right; Ramirez singled to center [Hague to third]; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Davalillo flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: CAMPISI REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); ROJAS REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PLAYING 2B); Kessinger hit an inside the park homer to
center; Beckert flied out to center; Williams struck out; Santo
walked; Callison singled to right [Santo to third, Callison to
second (error by Ramirez)]; Banks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
popped to shortstop; Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Hickman singled to left; DAY RAN FOR HICKMAN;
HILGENDORF REPLACED CAMPISI (PITCHING); Martin forced Day
(second to shortstop); Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Martin to second]; Kessinger singled to center
[Martin scored]; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Torre doubled to
center; Lee grounded out (second to first) [Torre to third];
Hague reached on an error by Day [Torre scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Hague out at second (center to shortstop)]; Rojas grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to right; Santo popped to third in
foul territory; Callison singled to right [Williams to third];
GUZMAN REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Callison stole second;
Banks struck out; Day was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Ramirez struck out; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR
GUZMAN; Carl Taylor lined to right; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 7.



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