Pinch-hitter Jose Cardenal, who beat the Cubs with a two-run single in the previous night's game, turned the trick again with a homer in the eighth inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 victory. The defeat was the 12th in a row for the Cubs, who failed to hold a 4-1 lead. Billy Williams accounted for three RBIs with the homer.

Bob Gibson, who gained his ninth straight victory, hit a homer in the third inning. After the Cardinals picked up another run in the fourth, a double by Julian Javier and a single by Gibson tied the score in seventh. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 30, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Cardinals    1  0  1    1  0  0    1  1  x  -   5 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   2   3   0     1   0   .294      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Popovich 2b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .274      Davalillo cf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .329
Williams lf           4   1   1   3     1   1   .297      Hague rf              3   0   1   1     0   2   .296
Hickman cf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .327        Cardenal ph,rf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Callison rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Allen 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .292
Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .261      Javier 2b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .231
Decker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Maxvill ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .176
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Gura p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gibson p              3   1   2   2     0   1   .412

Totals               36   4   8   4     5   6             Totals               34   5  12   5     0   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 34,039
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Cardinals 5
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Gibson
Doubles: Davalillo (6), Javier (8)
Home Runs: Williams (20), Gibson (2), Cardenal (3)
Caught Stealing: Davalillo (1)
GIDP: Torre (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker                  3.2   7   3   3   0   4   1  17   4.15
Rodriguez               2.2   2   1   1   0   3   0   9   4.38
Colborn                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.79
Gura L(0-1)             1.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   7   1.23
Totals                  8    12   5   5   0   7   2  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(11-3)          9     8   4   4   5   6   1  41   3.41
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (4)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Popovich walked [Kessinger to
second]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored, Popovich scored];
Hickman struck out; Callison flied out to right; Smith reached
on an error by Gibson [Smith to first]; Santo walked [Smith to
second]; Hiatt grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 3
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Davalillo singled to
right [Brock to second]; Hague singled to first [Brock scored,
Davalillo to third]; Allen popped to first in foul territory;
Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hague out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals
1.

CUBS 2ND: Decker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
singled to center; Popovich singled to center [Kessinger to
second]; Williams flied out to center; Hickman singled to center
[Kessinger scored, Popovich to second]; Callison grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Javier struck out;
Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Smith flied out to left; Santo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hiatt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson homered; Brock flied out to left;
Davalillo popped to third in foul territory; Hague struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 4TH: Decker was called out on strikes; Kessinger singled to
center; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Kessinger to second];
Popovich popped to shortstop; Williams walked; Hickman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Allen singled to center; Torre struck out;
Simmons singled to center [Allen to third]; Javier struck out;
Maxvill singled to center [Allen scored, Simmons to third];
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Gibson struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 5TH: Callison flied to left in foul territory; Smith flied
out to left; Santo lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
doubled to left; Davalillo was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Hague struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 3.

CUBS 6TH: Hiatt struck out; Rodriguez walked; Kessinger singled
to center [Rodriguez to second]; Popovich flied out to left;
Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Allen struck out; Torre flied out to center;
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: Hickman singled to left; Callison flied out to center;
Smith flied out to left; Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Javier doubled to center; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Carl Taylor grounded out (first to pitcher) [Javier to
third]; COLBORN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Gibson singled to
right [Javier scored]; GURA REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Brock
forced Gibson (shortstop to second); Davalillo flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 4.

CUBS 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING SS); Hiatt was
called out on strikes; Gura grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR HAGUE; Cardenal homered;
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre singled to left;
Simmons flied out to center; Javier popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 9TH: CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Popovich singled
to center; Williams struck out; Hickman forced Popovich (third
to second); Callison made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.

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