Jerry Reuss pitched a two-hitter and the Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 1-0, when Joe Torre smashed a homer off Don Sutton in the ninth inning. The two-hitter was the second in one month for Reuss, who registered his first in a 4-0 victory over the Expos August 9. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Friday, August    28, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Crosby ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Russell cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hague 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Sudakis lf,c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Torre 3b              2   1   1   1     2   0   .320      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .329
Cardenal cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Kosco rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Lee rf                4   0   1   0     0   2   .223      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Maxvill 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .038        Sizemore lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .157
                                                            Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .299
                                                            Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               31   1   5   1     3   7             Totals               27   0   2   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 19,964
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Dodgers 1
DP: Cardinals 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Hague (13)
Home Runs: Torre (17)
Caught Stealing: Brock (12)
GIDP: Parker (12), Wills (9)
Hit by Pitch: Cardenal (1,by Sutton)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(5-5)            9     2   0   0   1   5   0  28   4.62
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   5   0  28

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(13-10)         9     5   1   1   3   7   1  35   4.05
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   7   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (9)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Crosby walked;
Hague grounded out (first unassisted) [Crosby to second]; Torre
walked; Cardenal was hit by a pitch [Crosby to third, Torre to
second]; Simmons forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied to right in foul territory; Sudakis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lee struck out; Maxvill lined to right; Reuss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker was called out on strikes; Kosco grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Crosby grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hague doubled to right; Torre flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz struck out; Torborg grounded out
(third to first); Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons flied out to right; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to left; Sudakis singled to center; Parker struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Reuss struck out;
Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Kosco grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre
grounded out (third to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Crosby grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague
flied out to center; Torre walked; Cardenal lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Torborg flied out to right; Sutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons struck out; Lee reached on an error by
Wills [Lee to first]; Maxvill flied out to right; Reuss struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Sudakis
singled to shortstop; Parker grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Sudakis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: On a bunt Brock singled to first; Brock was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); SIZEMORE REPLACED
TORBORG (PLAYING LF); SUDAKIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Crosby popped to shortstop; Jeff Torborg left with injured
ankle; Hague flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Kosco flied out to left; Lefebvre flied out to
center; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre homered; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Lee singled
to right; Maxvill singled to right [Lee out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); MOTA
BATTED FOR SUTTON; Mota walked; JOSHUA RAN FOR MOTA; Wills
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 0.