Friday August 14, 1970
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Splitting a pair of overtime games, the Cardinals won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 2-1, in 13 innings and the Giants took the nightcap, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Cardinals' winning run in the first game scored on a single by Julian Javier, wild pitch by Don McMahon and wild throw by Dick Dietz on a bunt by Joe Hague.

McMahon appeared again in relief in the second game and was the winner when the Giants scored in the 10th on a single by Frank Johnson and double by Bobby Bonds. The Cardinals had a two-run homer by Lou Brock. Ken Henderson hit one for the Giants in the seventh inning, but the Cardinals went ahead, 4-2, in their half with a walk and a triple by Jose Cardenal. Ron Hunt hit a pinch-homer for the Giants with a man on base to tie the score in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, August 14, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .305 Brock lf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .314 Hunt 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Javier 2b 6 2 2 0 0 0 .255 Mays cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Hague rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .282 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .274 Allen 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .276 Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .311 Torre 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .322 Dietz c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .311 Cardenal cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Hart 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Simmons c 4 0 1 0 1 0 .233 Lanier ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Marichal p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .055 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .338 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Carlton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Carl Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Chuck Taylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Totals 41 1 6 1 3 6 Totals 44 2 10 1 2 9 Time of Game: 3:06 Left on Base: Giants 5, Cardinals 10 DP: Giants 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Dietz Doubles: Mays (9), McCovey (28), Brock (22), Davalillo (11) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (6) Sacrifice Hits: Marichal (5), Maxvill (7), Hague (3) GIDP: Hunt (7), Dietz (15) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Marichal 12 9 1 1 2 9 0 46 4.47 McMahon L(7-4) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.24 Totals 12 10 2 1 2 9 0 48 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton 9 5 1 1 3 2 0 32 3.93 Chuck Taylor W(5-6) 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 2.91 Totals 13 6 1 1 3 6 0 45 Wild Pitches: McMahon (5) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Hunt grounded out (first unassisted); Mays popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Javier made an out to second; Hague grounded out (first to pitcher) [Brock to third]; Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Henderson flied out to left; Dietz singled; Hart forced Dietz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons walked; Maxvill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 3RD: Lanier singled to center; Marichal out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lanier to second]; Bonds singled to center [Lanier scored]; Hunt grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Brock flied out to left; Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 4TH: Mays doubled to left; McCovey walked; Henderson forced Mays (third unassisted) [McCovey to second]; Dietz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hague singled to center; Allen struck out; Torre forced Hague (shortstop to second); Cardenal struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier made an out to second; Marichal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to center; Carlton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. GIANTS 6TH: Bonds flied out to left; Hunt made an out to third; Mays flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Javier singled; Hague singled to right [Javier to second]; Allen struck out; Torre singled to center [Hague to second, Javier scored]; Cardenal forced Hague (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey doubled [McCovey out at third (third to second to pitcher)]; Henderson struck out; Dietz walked; Hart popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Simmons to second]; Carlton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Simmons to third]; Brock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 8TH: Lanier grounded out (third to first); Marichal flied out to center; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague flied out to right; Allen walked; Torre singled [Allen to second]; Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 9TH: Hunt flied out to left; Mays flied out to right; McCovey walked; Henderson forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Davalillo doubled to right; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR CARLTON; Carl Taylor popped to first in foul territory; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 10TH: CROSBY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); Dietz was called out on strikes; Hart singled to right; Lanier grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Hart to second]; Marichal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 10TH: Javier flied out to left; Hague struck out; Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 11TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded out (second to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 11TH: Torre flied out to center; Cardenal singled to center; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 12TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Henderson struck out; Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 12TH: Crosby struck out; Chuck Taylor struck out; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. GIANTS 13TH: Hart flied out to right; Lanier flied out to right; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Taylor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 13TH: MCMAHON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Javier singled to right; McMahon threw a wild pitch [Javier to second]; Hague reached on an error by Dietz on a sacrifice bunt [Javier scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.

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