Steve Carlton, winner of only six games, was handed his 17th defeat when Willie Davis batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals. Lou Brock and Joe Hague homered for the Redbird runs, while Manny Mota hit one for the Dodgers.

With the score tied, 2-2, Andy Kosco delivered a pinch-single to open the ninth and Jim Lefebvre, bunting, was safe on an error by Carlton. Maury Wills, also attempting to sacrifice, forced pinch-runner Von Joshua at third. When a passed ball by Ted Simmons allowed the runners to advance, Carlton walked Mota intentionally, setting the stage for Davis' winning hit. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 19, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  4


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Brock lf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .313
Mota lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .301      Javier 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Davis cf              5   0   1   2     0   1   .324      Hague 1b              4   1   1   1     0   3   .277
Parker 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .331      Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Sizemore 2b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .336      Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Sudakis c             4   0   1   0     1   1   .220      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Russell rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .273      Lee rf                4   0   1   0     0   2   .221
Grabarkewitz 3b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .297      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  Kosco ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .230
  Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Moeller p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .143
  Lefebvre 3b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .283

Totals               36   4   9   4     5   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 21,499
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Cardinals 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Torre 2, Simmons, Carlton
Home Runs: Mota (3), Brock (10), Hague (10)
Stolen Bases: Russell (6), Grabarkewitz (18), Brock (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Lefebvre (4)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (2), Brock (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller                 5.1   5   2   2   0   3   2  20   3.73
Brewer W(6-5)           2.2   2   0   0   2   3   0  12   2.80
Mikkelsen SV(3)         1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.91
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   2  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(6-17)         9     9   4   4   5   6   1  42   3.93
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   6   1  42

Passed Balls: Simmons (6)
Wild Pitches: Brewer (5), Carlton (12)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Wills to second]; Mota flied out to right; Davis flied out to
center; Parker singled to left [Wills to third]; Sizemore struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock homered; Javier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hague was called out on strikes; Torre flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Russell singled to third;
Simmons dropped a foul fly hit by Grabarkewitz for an error;
Grabarkewitz walked [Russell to second]; Russell stole third and
Grabarkewitz stole second; Moeller was called out on strikes;
Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons popped to shortstop; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis
flied out to left; Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill popped to second; Carlton singled to
left; Brock grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Carlton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Sizemore walked; Sudakis walked [Sizemore to
second]; Russell singled to left [Sizemore scored, Sudakis to
second]; Grabarkewitz grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Sudakis to third, Russell out at second];
Moeller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
homered; Torre grounded out (third to first); Cardenal flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to center; Mota homered; Davis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker popped to first; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
was called out on strikes; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Sizemore popped to second; Sudakis popped to
shortstop; Russell reached on an error by Torre [Russell to
first]; Grabarkewitz forced Russell (second to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carlton was called out on strikes; Brock singled
to center; Brock stole second; On a bunt Javier singled to third
[Brock to third]; BREWER REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING);
LEFEBVRE REPLACED MOELLER (PLAYING 3B); Hague struck out; Torre
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals
2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lefebvre flied out to left; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cardenal struck out; Simmons flied out to right;
Lee singled to center; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis struck out; Parker flied out to right;
Sizemore singled to left; Sudakis singled to third [Sizemore to
third (error by Torre)]; Russell grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Carlton flied out to center; Brock walked; Javier
singled to right [Brock to second]; Brewer threw a wild pitch
[Brock to third, Javier to second]; Hague struck out; Torre was
walked intentionally; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 9TH: KOSCO BATTED FOR BREWER; Kosco singled to center;
JOSHUA RAN FOR KOSCO; Lefebvre reached on an error by Carlton on
a sacrifice bunt [Joshua to second, Lefebvre to first]; Wills
forced Joshua (pitcher to third) [Lefebvre to second]; Simmons
allowed a passed ball [Lefebvre to third, Wills to second]; Mota
was walked intentionally; Davis singled to center [Lefebvre
scored, Wills scored, Mota to second]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mota to third, Davis to second]; Sizemore
was walked intentionally; Sudakis flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Simmons
struck out; Lee struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR MAXVILL;
Davalillo made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Cardinals 2.

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