Saturday June 20, 1970
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Taking advantage of the wildness of Mike Torrez, the Cubs scored six runs in the first inning and defeated the Cardinals, 8-3. A pass to Paul Popovich and a triple by Billy Williams accounted for the first tally. After a walk to Jim Hickman, Williams scored on a wild pitch. Ron Santo drew a free ticket and Willie Smith singled to load the bases. Jimmie Hall then walked to force in a run and Jack Hiatt singled, driving in two more. After Billy McCool replaced Torrez, Bill Hands hit a sacrifice fly to put the capper on the Cubs' capers. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 20, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 8 0 Cubs 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 8 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .308 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Davalillo cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Popovich 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .269 Allen 1b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .282 Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Torre 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .291 James cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Shannon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Hickman rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .335 Hague rf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .302 Santo 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .237 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .191 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Hall cf,lf 2 1 0 1 2 1 .100 Javier 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Hiatt c 3 0 2 3 1 0 .262 Kennedy 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 Hands p 2 1 0 1 1 1 .065 Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .188 Carl Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 McCool p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Campisi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beauchamp ph,rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .212 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 4 Totals 30 8 8 7 9 6 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 27,351 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Cubs 9 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 1 Triples: Williams (1) Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (2) Sacrifice Flies: Hague (3), Hands (2) GIDP: Hague (9) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(5-7) 0.1 3 6 6 4 0 0 8 3.61 McCool 3.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 14 4.34 Campisi 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 13 3.56 Abernathy 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6 2.74 Totals 8 8 8 8 9 6 0 41 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(9-5) 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 37 3.17 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Torrez (4) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer CARDINALS 1ST: 21 minute rain delay before start of game; Brock grounded out (second to first); Davalillo lined to third; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich walked; Williams tripled to left [Popovich scored]; Hickman walked; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Williams scored, Hickman to second]; Santo walked; Smith singled to left [Hickman to third, Santo to second]; Hall walked [Hickman scored, Santo to third, Smith to second]; Hiatt singled to center [Santo scored, Smith scored, Hall to third]; MCCOOL REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Hands hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hall scored]; Kessinger flied out to right; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to left; Hague walked; Simmons forced Hague (shortstop to second); Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6. CUBS 2ND: Popovich lined to second; Williams popped to shortstop; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6. CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill struck out; McCool flied out to right; Brock walked; Davalillo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 6. CUBS 3RD: Santo singled to right; Smith walked [Santo to second]; Hall struck out; Hiatt singled to left [Santo scored, Smith to second]; On a bunt Hands forced Smith (pitcher to third) [Hiatt to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CARDINALS 4TH: Allen struck out; Torre singled to right; Hague grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CUBS 4TH: Popovich struck out; Williams flied out to left; Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier grounded out (second to first); Maxvill singled to shortstop; LEE BATTED FOR MCCOOL; Lee forced Maxvill (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CUBS 5TH: CAMPISI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Santo singled to left; Smith struck out; Hall grounded out (first unassisted) [Santo to second]; Hiatt was walked intentionally; Hands struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Davalillo flied out to left; Allen walked; Torre popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CUBS 6TH: SHANNON REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger flied out to right; Popovich grounded out (third to first); Williams singled to center; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CARDINALS 7TH: Hague singled to right; Simmons flied out to left; Javier struck out; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CUBS 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); KENNEDY REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING 2B); Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Hall walked; Hiatt popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 7. CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING CF); HALL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CAMPISI; Beauchamp singled to center; On a bunt Brock singled to catcher [Beauchamp to second]; Davalillo singled to first [Beauchamp to third, Brock to second]; Allen singled to center [Beauchamp scored, Brock scored, Davalillo to third]; Shannon flied out to left; Hague hit a sacrifice fly to right [Davalillo scored]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 7. CUBS 8TH: BEAUCHAMP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ABERNATHY REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Hands walked; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hands to second]; Popovich singled to right [Hands scored]; James walked [Popovich to second]; Hickman popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo forced James (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 8. CARDINALS 9TH: Kennedy singled to shortstop; Ramirez flied out to left; Beauchamp struck out; On a bunt Brock made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 8.

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