Wednesday August 19, 1970
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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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