Sandy Vance started his first game for the Dodgers since being recalled from Spokane (Pacific Coast) and pitched a five-hitter to beat the Cardinals, 7-2. The Dodgers collected 15 hits, including a double and three singles by Wes Parker. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    18, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  4    1  1  0  -   7 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              6   0   0   1     0   0   .282      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Mota lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .301      Javier 2b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .253
Davis cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .325      Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Parker 1b             4   2   4   1     1   0   .333      Torre 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Sizemore 2b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .336      Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Sudakis c             5   1   1   1     0   1   .219      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Grabarkewitz 3b       4   1   1   0     1   1   .299      Lee rf                3   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Russell rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .268      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Vance p               4   0   2   1     0   1   .182      Reuss p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .045
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .329
                                                            Bertaina p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7  15   7     3   3             Totals               31   2   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 24,532
Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Cardinals 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Hague
Doubles: Sudakis (4), Parker (39), Davis (18), Cardenal (25)
Stolen Bases: Grabarkewitz (17), Javier (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Vance (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (3)
GIDP: Torre (19)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vance W(5-3)            9     5   2   2   2   4   0  33   2.81
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   4   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(4-5)            6    11   6   6   2   1   0  32   5.18
Cleveland               2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   9.72
Bertaina                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    15   7   7   3   3   0  46

Wild Pitches: Reuss (5), Cleveland (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to first; Mota grounded out
(first to pitcher); Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Javier grounded out (second to
first); Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker singled to right; Sizemore flied out to
right; Sudakis struck out; Grabarkewitz singled to center
[Parker to second]; Russell forced Grabarkewitz (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to center; Cardenal flied out to
left; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Vance grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (third to first); Mota singled to right; Davis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lee struck out; Maxvill grounded out (third to
first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker singled to right; Sizemore forced Parker
(second to shortstop); Sudakis forced Sizemore (shortstop to
second); Grabarkewitz popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Javier
singled to left; Javier stole second; Hague popped to first in
foul territory; Torre singled to center [Javier scored];
Cardenal popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to center; Vance out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to second]; Wills grounded out
(second to first) [Russell to third]; Mota singled to right
[Russell scored]; Davis forced Mota (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons walked; Lee struck out; Maxvill forced
Simmons (second to shortstop); Reuss singled to center [Maxvill
to second]; Brock popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker walked; Sizemore singled to left [Parker to
second]; Sudakis doubled to left [Parker scored, Sizemore to
third]; Grabarkewitz was walked intentionally; Russell hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Sizemore scored, Sudakis to third];
Vance singled to right [Sudakis scored, Grabarkewitz to second];
Grabarkewitz stole third; Wills reached on an error by Hague
[Grabarkewitz scored (RBI), Vance to second, Wills to first];
Mota forced Vance (third unassisted) [Wills to second]; Reuss
threw a wild pitch [Wills to third, Mota to second]; Davis
grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Javier walked; Hague singled to center [Javier to
third]; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Javier scored (no RBI), Hague out at second];
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker doubled to center; Sizemore singled to
center [Parker scored, Sizemore to second (on throw to home)];
CLEVELAND REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Cleveland threw a wild
pitch [Sizemore to third]; Sudakis popped to second;
Grabarkewitz struck out; Russell was walked intentionally; Vance
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons popped to third; Lee flied out to left;
Maxvill lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills made an out to first; Mota grounded out
(first to pitcher); Davis doubled to center; Parker singled to
center [Davis scored]; Sizemore singled to center [Parker to
third, Sizemore to second (on throw to 3b)]; Sudakis popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; Davalillo
grounded out (second to first); Brock popped to third in foul
territory; Javier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 9TH: BERTAINA REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING);
Grabarkewitz flied out to left; Russell popped to shortstop;
Vance singled to center; Wills grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hague flied out to left; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Cardenal doubled to left; Simmons flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2.