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Tuesday August 4, 1970
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The Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Phillies, 3-2. Lou Brock singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Julian Javier to start the Cards' scoring in the first inning. Carl Taylor homered in the third and then walked and counted what proved to be the winning run when Dick Allen tripled in the fifth. Byron Browne had a homer for the Phillies. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 4, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium

Cardinals    1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .300      Taylor 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .288
Javier 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Carl Taylor rf        3   2   1   1     1   0   .254        Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Lee rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Allen 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .283      Money 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .307
Torre c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .308      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Browne rf             3   1   1   1     1   2   .259
Shannon 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Hisle cf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .194
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .213      Hutto lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Chuck Taylor p      1   0   1   0     0   0   .136      Ryan c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Short p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Joseph ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .227
                                                            G. Jackson pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Harmon ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257

Totals               35   3  11   3     3   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 14,253
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Phillies 8
DP: Cardinals 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Maxvill
Triples: Allen (5)
Home Runs: Carl Taylor (5), Browne (9)
Stolen Bases: Brock (26), Javier (4)
Caught Stealing: Brock (8), Bowa (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Short (5)
Hit by Pitch: Money (3,by Chuck Taylor)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(3-4)            6.2   8   2   2   2   5   1  28   5.68
Chuck Taylor SV(6)      2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.87
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   1  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short L(5-12)           7     8   3   3   3   4   1  29   4.77
Selma                   2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.86
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Chuck Taylor (2)
Wild Pitches: Short (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Dick Tremblay, 3B - Al Barlick


CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Brock singled to third; Brock stole
second; Javier singled to right [Brock scored]; Carl Taylor
flied out to center; Allen struck out while Javier stole second;
Short threw a wild pitch [Javier to third]; Torre walked;
Cardenal forced Torre (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Bowa
singled to shortstop; Money struck out; Bowa was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Maxvill popped to third in foul territory; Reuss struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson popped to third; Browne struck out; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Javier
singled to right [Javier out at second (right to shortstop)];
Carl Taylor homered; Allen flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hutto singled to center; Ryan flied out to center;
Short out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hutto to
second]; Taylor singled to shortstop [Hutto to third]; Bowa
popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre walked; Cardenal lined to right; Shannon
singled to left [Torre to second]; Maxvill singled to left
[Torre to third, Shannon out at third (left to catcher to third
to second), Maxvill to second (on throw to home)]; Reuss was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
left; Browne homered; Hisle walked; Hutto forced Hisle
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to right; Brock was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Javier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carl Taylor walked; Allen tripled to center [Carl Taylor
scored]; Torre flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Ryan flied out to center; Short grounded out
(pitcher to first); Taylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Phillies 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal popped to second; Shannon flied out to
center; Maxvill lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Money
singled to left; Johnson struck out; Browne walked [Money to
second]; Hisle singled to left [Money scored, Browne to third];
Hutto flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reuss was called out on strikes; Brock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Javier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Ryan flied out to center; JOSEPH BATTED FOR SHORT;
Joseph singled to left; G. JACKSON RAN FOR JOSEPH; Taylor
singled to right [G. Jackson out at third (right to shortstop to
third), Taylor to second (on throw to 3b)]; CHUCK TAYLOR
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR BOWA; Briggs popped
to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: SELMA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); HARMON REPLACED
G. JACKSON (PLAYING SS); Carl Taylor flied out to right; Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre singled to center;
Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: LEE REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); Money was
hit by a pitch; Johnson struck out; Browne struck out; Hisle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Shannon grounded out (first unassisted); Maxvill
struck out; Chuck Taylor singled to center; Brock singled to
shortstop [Chuck Taylor to second]; Javier grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR HUTTO; Gamble flied out to left;
STONE BATTED FOR RYAN; Stone flied out to center; Harmon reached
on an error by Maxvill [Harmon to first]; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Phillies 2.



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