Bob Gibson gained his seventh straight victory and 19th of the season when the Cardinals scored three unearned runs to defeat the Giants, 4-1. A single by Willie Mays and triple by Willie McCovey supplied the Giants' run in the first inning. Four errors on two consecutive batters enabled the Cardinals to tie the score in the third. An error by Jim Ray Hart in the seventh on what should have been the third out led to two tainted tallies. The Cardinals' only earned run off Gaylord Perry scored in the ninth when Lou Brock and Ed Crosby singled and Joe Hague hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  8  0
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  5


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .317      Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     0   3   .304
Crosby ss             5   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Hague 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .280      Mays cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .319      McCovey 1b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .283
Cardenal cf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .301      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Dietz c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Lee rf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .223      Hart 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Maxvill 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Lanier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Gibson p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .311        Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
                                                          Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .116
                                                            F. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .271

Totals               35   4   8   3     3   5             Totals               35   1   8   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,317
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Giants 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 0
Errors: Fuentes, McCovey, Hart 2, Perry
Doubles: Hart (9)
Triples: McCovey (2), Bonds (7)
Stolen Bases: Brock (42), Lee (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Hague (4)
Hit by Pitch: Torre (4,by Perry)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(19-5)          9     8   1   1   2   8   0  37   3.33
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   8   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(17-13)          9     8   4   1   3   5   0  40   3.64
Totals                  9     8   4   1   3   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Perry (6)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby
singled to left; Hague flied out to center; Torre was hit by a
pitch [Crosby to second]; Cardenal grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds made an out to shortstop; Fuentes flied to
left in foul territory; Mays singled to right; McCovey tripled
to right [Mays scored]; Henderson popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (third to first); Lee
singled to right; Maxvill was called out on strikes; Gibson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz made an out to second; Hart doubled to right;
Lanier flied out to center; Perry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock reached on an error by Hart [Brock to third
(error by Fuentes)]; Crosby reached on an error by McCovey
[Brock scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Crosby was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Perry [Crosby to second]; Hague made
an out to shortstop; Torre singled to shortstop [Crosby out at
third (shortstop to first to third)]; Cardenal singled [Torre to
second]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 4 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out (catcher to first); Fuentes struck
out; Mays flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Maxvill flied
out to center; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled to right; Henderson flied out to
center; Dietz singled to left [McCovey to second]; Hart flied
out to center; Lanier struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock walked; Crosby flied out to center; Brock
stole second; Hague walked; Torre struck out; Cardenal forced
Hague (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry struck out; Bonds tripled to right; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Mays grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee
walked; Lee stole second; Maxvill made an out to second; Gibson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey walked; Henderson singled to center [McCovey
to second]; Dietz struck out; Hart forced Henderson (first to
shortstop); Lanier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock made an out to third; Crosby flied out to
center; Hague singled; Torre reached on an error by Hart [Hague
to third, Torre to second]; Cardenal singled to left [Hague
scored (unearned), Torre scored (unearned), Cardenal out at
second (left to catcher to second)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Perry grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Fuentes singled to center; Mays forced
Fuentes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Simmons struck out; Lee flied out to center;
Maxvill flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey made an out to third; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); Dietz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Gibson flied out to right; Brock singled to
center; Crosby singled [Brock to third]; Hague hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Brock scored]; Torre made an out to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Hart flied out to center; HUNT BATTED FOR LANIER;
Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
PERRY; F. Johnson walked; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Giants 1.