After a two-out double by Ken Henderson in the ninth inning, the Cardinals walked Dick Dietz intentionally, but Jim Ray Hart spoiled that strategy by rapping a single to give the Giants an 8-7 victory. Willie Mays homered in the first inning for the 1,900th run of his career. Dietz connected for the circuit in the sixth.

The Giants took a 7-6 lead in the seventh when Bobby Bonds tripled, Willie Mays singled and Willie McCovey homered. Lou Brock tied the score with a round-tripper in the eighth. Joe Torre also had a homer for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    26, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    3  0  0    0  1  2    0  1  0  -   7 12  1
Giants       1  2  0    0  0  1    3  0  1  -   8 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   3   3   1     2   1   .317      Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .305
Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Crosby pr,ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Mays cf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .278
Hague 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .280      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     1   1   .280
Torre 3b              5   2   2   2     0   2   .320      Henderson lf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Cardenal cf           2   1   1   2     3   1   .299      Dietz c               3   1   1   1     2   1   .319
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Hart 3b               5   1   2   1     0   0   .301
Lee rf                5   0   2   1     0   2   .221      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Maxvill ss,2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .209      Reberger p            2   1   1   1     0   0   .194
Briles p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .200        Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .329        McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  12   7     6  11             Totals               39   8  12   8     4   5

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance:  5,643
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Giants 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0
Errors: Torre
Doubles: Hart (8), Henderson 2 (29)
Triples: Bonds (6)
Home Runs: Torre (16), Brock (11), Mays (23), Dietz (21), McCovey (33)
Stolen Bases: Brock 3 (41), Lee (3), Cardenal (22), Torre (2), Bonds (40)
Hit by Pitch: Javier (1,by Reberger)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  6.2  10   7   7   2   3   3  33   7.12
Chuck Taylor            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.91
Hilgendorf L(0-3)       0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   4   2.79
Linzy                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.06
Totals                  8.2  12   8   8   4   5   3  43

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger                5.2   9   6   6   5   5   1  32   5.72
Jerry Johnson           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.50
McMahon                 1.1   3   1   1   1   2   1   8   3.10
Davison W(3-4)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   6.25
Totals                  9    12   7   7   6  11   2  46

Hit by Pitch: Reberger (6)
Wild Pitches: Davison (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Dick Tremblay, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Javier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hague singled to center [Brock
scored]; Torre homered [Hague scored]; Cardenal struck out;
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
made an out to second; Mays homered; McCovey walked; Henderson
forced McCovey (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lee singled to left; Lee stole second; Maxvill
grounded out (shortstop to first); Briles flied out to center;
Brock walked; Javier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz made an out to shortstop; Hart doubled to
center; Lanier popped to third in foul territory; Reberger
singled to left [Hart scored, Reberger to second (on throw to
home)]; Bonds singled to center [Reberger scored]; Fuentes made
an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants
3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hague singled to right; Torre was called out on
strikes; Cardenal walked [Hague to second]; Simmons flied out to
right; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
singled to left; Henderson was called out on strikes; Dietz
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Briles
made an out to shortstop; Brock singled; Brock stole second;
Brock stole third; Javier was hit by a pitch; CROSBY RAN FOR
JAVIER; Hague flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hart grounded out (third to first);
Lanier flied out to left; Reberger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Torre struck out; Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole
second; Simmons walked; Lee singled [Simmons to second, Cardenal
scored]; Maxvill flied out to left; Briles struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mays reached on an error by Torre; McCovey popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Giants 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Crosby singled to left
[Brock to second]; Hague flied out to left; Torre forced Crosby
(third to second) [Brock to third]; Torre stole second; Cardenal
singled to left [Brock scored, Torre scored, Cardenal to second
(on throw to home)]; JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED REBERGER (PITCHING);
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Dietz
homered; Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Lee struck out (catcher to first); Maxvill
grounded out (pitcher to first); Briles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HUNT BATTED FOR JERRY JOHNSON; Hunt flied out to
center; Bonds tripled to center; Fuentes flied out to right;
Mays singled to left [Bonds scored]; McCovey homered [Mays
scored]; Henderson doubled to center; Dietz was walked
intentionally; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Hart
forced Henderson (third unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Giants 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); Brock homered;
Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague struck out;
Torre singled to center; Cardenal walked [Torre to second];
Simmons flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Lanier made an out to first; McMahon was called out
on strikes; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Fuentes flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Lee struck out; Maxvill singled to center;
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; DAVISON REPLACED MCMAHON
(PITCHING); Davison threw a wild pitch [Maxvill to second];
Davalillo struck out; Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 7.

GIANTS 9TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Mays
grounded out (third to first); McCovey struck out; Henderson
doubled to left; Dietz was walked intentionally; LINZY REPLACED
HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Hart singled to right [Dietz to second,
Henderson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 8.