Bob Gibson set a major league record with his eighth 200-strikeout season and pitched the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory over the Padres in 14 innings. The righthanded ace fanned 13 to bring his year's total to 210. The Cardinals took 3-0 lead, but the Padres forged ahead with the aid of a two-run homer by Nate Colbert.

Dick Allen tied the score with a circuit clout in the eighth. In the 14th, Dal Maxvill singled and beat the throw to second when Gibson bunted. After a sacrifice by Lou Brock, Leron Lee was handed an intentional pass to the load bases. Carl Taylor then drew a walk, forcing in the winning run. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 12, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Padres       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4 13  1
Cardinals    1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 15  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              6   1   2   0     0   1   .224      Brock lf              6   2   3   0     0   1   .312
Campbell 2b           6   1   2   0     0   1   .225      Javier 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .258
Gaston cf             6   0   2   0     0   2   .326        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Ferrara lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .256        Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Murrell pr,lf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .251        Hague ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Brown rf              6   1   3   1     0   0   .290        Ramirez pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Colbert 1b            4   1   1   2     2   2   .253        Lee ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .225
Spiezio 3b            6   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Carl Taylor rf        6   0   1   2     1   0   .254
Cannizzaro c          5   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Allen 1b              6   1   2   2     0   2   .279
Coombs p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .073      Torre c               6   0   1   0     0   1   .318
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Cardenal cf           6   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Shannon 3b            6   0   2   0     0   0   .213
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Maxvill ss,2b         5   1   4   0     0   0   .218
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .312
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   4  13   3     2  13             Totals               49   5  15   5     3   6

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 18,563
Left on Base: Padres 6, Cardinals 12
DP: Padres 3, Cardinals 4
Errors: Colbert
Doubles: Ferrara (14), Gaston (22), Brown (22)
Triples: Javier (1)
Home Runs: Colbert (26), Allen (32)
Stolen Bases: Brock 2 (32)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (6), Gibson 3 (6), Brock (1)
GIDP: Gaston (11), Brown (10), Spiezio (5), Maxvill (5), Carl Taylor (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs                  8.2  13   4   4   0   4   1  37   2.84
Dobson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.07
Dukes                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.34
Willis L(2-2)           2.1   1   1   1   3   0   0  12   2.79
Totals                 13.1  15   5   5   3   6   1  57

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(16-5)         14    13   4   4   2  13   1  52   3.36
Totals                 14    13   4   4   2  13   1  52

Wild Pitches: Coombs (5), Dukes (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia struck out; Campbell grounded out (second to
pitcher); Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Brock
stole third; Javier grounded out (third to first); Carl Taylor
singled to left [Brock scored]; Allen popped to second; Torre
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 1.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara was called out on strikes; Brown flied out
to center; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Shannon
singled to center; Maxvill grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Shannon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

PADRES 3RD: Spiezio flied out to left; Cannizzaro grounded out
(second to first); Coombs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
singled to center; Javier tripled to right [Brock scored]; Carl
Taylor popped to first in foul territory; Allen singled to left
[Javier scored]; Torre singled to right [Allen to third];
Cardenal flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 4TH: Arcia singled to right; Campbell singled to left
[Arcia to third]; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Arcia scored (no RBI), Campbell out at second];
Ferrara struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Shannon singled to left; Maxvill out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Shannon to second]; Gibson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 5TH: Brown singled to left; Colbert walked [Brown to
second]; Spiezio was called out on strikes; Cannizzaro singled
to center [Brown to third, Colbert to second]; Coombs struck
out; Arcia forced Cannizzaro (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier singled to right; Carl Taylor hit into a
double play (center to shortstop to second to first) [Javier out
at second]; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cardinals 3.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell singled to left; Gaston struck out; Ferrara
doubled to right [Campbell to third]; Brown singled to left
[Campbell scored, Ferrara out at home (left to catcher), Brown
to second (on throw to home)]; Colbert homered [Brown scored];
Spiezio singled to left; Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre struck out; Cardenal struck out; Shannon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
4, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 7TH: Coombs struck out; Arcia singled to left; Campbell
hit into a double play (right to first) [Arcia out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill singled to center; Gibson out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Maxvill to second]; Coombs
threw a wild pitch [Maxvill to third]; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Javier flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston doubled to right; Ferrara reached on a
fielder's choice [Gaston out at third (shortstop to third)];
MURRELL RAN FOR FERRARA; Brown grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murrell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carl Taylor
flied out to left; Allen homered; Torre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cardenal flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Spiezio flied
out to center; Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Shannon flied out to right; Maxvill singled to
shortstop; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Maxvill to second]; Brock singled to pitcher [Maxvill to
third]; DOBSON REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
JAVIER; Davalillo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 10TH: CROSBY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); WEBSTER BATTED FOR DOBSON;
Webster grounded out (second to first); Arcia flied out to left;
Campbell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 10TH: DUKES REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Carl Taylor
popped to second; Allen struck out; Torre popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 11TH: Gaston singled to center; Murrell forced Gaston
(pitcher to shortstop); Brown doubled to right [Murrell to
third]; Colbert was walked intentionally; Spiezio grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Colbert out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 11TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Shannon
made an out to first; Maxvill singled to center; Dukes threw a
wild pitch [Maxvill to second]; Gibson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 12TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to first); STAHL
BATTED FOR DUKES; Stahl flied out to left; Arcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals
4.

CARDINALS 12TH: WILLIS REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Brock grounded
out (second to first); HAGUE BATTED FOR CROSBY; Hague walked;
RAMIREZ RAN FOR HAGUE; Carl Taylor grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 13TH: RAMIREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Campbell was
called out on strikes; Gaston struck out; Murrell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 13TH: Allen popped to first in foul territory; Torre
flied out to center; Cardenal reached on an error by Colbert
[Cardenal to first]; Shannon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 4.

PADRES 14TH: Brown out on an unknown play; Colbert struck out;
Spiezio out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 14TH: Maxvill singled; Gibson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Maxvill to second]; Brock out on a
sacrifice bunt [Maxvill to third, Gibson to second]; LEE BATTED
FOR RAMIREZ; Lee was walked intentionally; Carl Taylor walked
[Maxvill scored, Gibson to third, Lee to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 4, Cardinals 5.
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