The Cardinals built up a 10-3 lead after three innings, enabling Bob Gibson to struggle to an 11-8 victory over the Dodgers. Gibson, who gave up 14 hits, was lifted in the ninth inning, failing to finish for the first time since June 7. The Cardinals also collected 14 hits, including three singles by Jose Cardenal, who batted in three runs. Willie Davis had two triples and a single as the Dodgers' leader. [The Sporting News]
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Game Played on Monday, August 17, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers      0  1  2    3  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 14  3
Cardinals    3  2  5    0  0  0    0  1  x  -  11 14  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Brock lf              5   3   2   1     0   0   .314
Russell rf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .266      Javier 2b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .252
Davis cf              5   2   3   2     0   1   .327      Hague 1b              3   2   2   2     2   0   .278
Parker 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .327      Torre 3b              5   1   2   1     0   2   .322
Haller c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .287      Cardenal cf           5   1   3   3     0   0   .301
Sizemore 2b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .331        Davalillo cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .331
Grabarkewitz 3b       5   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Crawford lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Lee rf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Sutton p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .169      Maxvill ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .213
  Norman p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Gibson p              4   1   2   2     0   1   .317
  Lefebvre ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .284        Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               39   8  14   8     2   8             Totals               37  11  14  10     3   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,114
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Sizemore, Crawford 2, Hague
Doubles: Haller (11), Wills (15), Russell (7), Torre (22), Hague (11)
Triples: Russell (7), Davis 2 (15), Maxvill (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (6), Javier (3)
GIDP: Russell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Haller (2,by Gibson)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(13-9)          2     8   6   6   0   1   0  14   4.33
Norman                  5     5   4   4   2   4   0  23   4.25
Hough                   1     1   1   0   1   0   0   4   7.36
Totals                  8    14  11  10   3   5   0  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(17-5)          8.1  14   8   8   2   8   0  42   3.56
Chuck Taylor SV(7)      0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Totals                  9    14   8   8   2   8   0  43

Passed Balls: Haller (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gibson (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Russell grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wills out at
second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left [Brock to second (error by
Crawford)]; Javier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock to
third]; Hague singled to right [Brock scored]; Torre doubled to
left [Hague to third]; Cardenal singled to left [Hague scored,
Torre scored, Cardenal to second (on throw to home)]; Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cardenal to third]; Lee lined
to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to right; Haller doubled to center
[Parker scored]; Sizemore struck out; Grabarkewitz reached on an
error by Hague (assist by Torre) [Haller stayed at second,
Grabarkewitz to first]; Crawford struck out; Sutton walked
[Haller to third, Grabarkewitz to second]; Wills forced Sutton
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: Maxvill tripled to right; Gibson singled to
center [Maxvill scored]; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop to
second); Javier flied out to left; Hague doubled to center
[Brock scored]; Torre struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell tripled to right; Davis tripled to left
[Russell scored]; Parker singled to left [Davis scored]; Haller
was hit by a pitch [Parker to second]; Sizemore flied out to
right; Grabarkewitz struck out; Crawford forced Parker (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Cardenal singled to center; NORMAN REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Simmons singled to right [Cardenal to
second]; Lee was called out on strikes; Maxvill walked [Cardenal
to third, Simmons to second]; Gibson singled to left [Cardenal
scored, Simmons scored (error by Crawford) (no RBI), Maxvill to
third]; Brock singled to right [Maxvill scored, Gibson to
third]; Javier hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gibson scored];
Hague walked [Brock to second]; Torre singled to left [Brock
scored, Hague to second]; Cardenal forced Torre (shortstop to
second); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Cardinals 10.

DODGERS 4TH: Norman struck out; Wills doubled to left; Russell
doubled to right [Wills scored]; Davis singled to left [Russell
to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Russell
scored]; Haller singled to right [Davis to third]; Sizemore
singled to left [Davis scored, Haller to third]; Grabarkewitz
struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
singled to left; Maxvill reached on an error by Sizemore [Lee to
second, Maxvill to first]; Gibson struck out; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals
10.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
struck out; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier struck out; Hague popped to third in foul
territory; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 10.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Lee grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 10.

DODGERS 7TH: Haller flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: Maxvill lined to shortstop; Gibson popped to
first in foul territory; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 10.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford singled to center; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Lefebvre walked [Crawford to second]; Wills grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Crawford to third, Lefebvre to second];
Russell grounded out (third to first) [Crawford scored]; Davis
tripled to right [Lefebvre scored]; Parker grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Javier popped
to first; Hague walked; Haller allowed a passed ball [Hague to
second]; Torre grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hague to third];
Cardenal singled to left [Hague scored (unearned), Cardenal out
at second (left to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Cardinals 11.

DODGERS 9TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING CF); Haller
flied out to left; Sizemore singled to left; CHUCK TAYLOR
REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz hit into a double play
(second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 11.
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