With Bob Gibson pitching a six-hitter for his 22nd victory, the Cardinals pinned an 8-1 defeat on the Cubs, who fell two games behind the Pirates in the East division race while remaining in a tie with the Mets for second place. St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldCardinals 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 - 8 13 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .305 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Javier 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .252 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Hague 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .275 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Torre 3b 4 2 3 3 1 0 .321 Hickman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .332 Cardenal cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Santo 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .268 Melendez rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .357 Pepitone cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .226 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Crosby ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .220 Hundley c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Gibson p 3 2 2 0 1 0 .320 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Dunegan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 39 8 13 7 4 5 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 21,121 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 6 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Beckert, Hickman Doubles: Melendez (1), Crosby (3), Hague (14) Home Runs: Simmons (3), Torre (21), Santo (26) Stolen Bases: Cardenal (24) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (8) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(22-6) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 3.12 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pappas L(12-8) 3.2 6 5 4 2 2 1 20 3.33 Miller 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.67 Gura 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 11 3.86 Dunegan 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 4.76 Totals 9 13 8 7 4 5 2 43 Wild Pitches: Gibson (5) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier was called out on strikes; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert lined to right; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Cardenal flied out to right; Melendez doubled to right [Torre to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Crosby reached on an error by Beckert [Torre scored (RBI), Melendez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to third, Crosby to first]; Gibson walked [Crosby to second]; Brock struck out; Javier flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hague lined to first; Torre flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Banks flied out to center; Hundley popped to third in foul territory; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to center; Simmons homered; Crosby doubled to right; Gibson singled to left [Crosby to third]; Brock popped to third in foul territory; Javier singled to center [Crosby scored, Gibson to second]; MILLER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Hague singled to left [Gibson scored, Javier to third, Hague to second (on throw)]; Torre was walked intentionally; Cardenal struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kessinger to second]; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Santo homered; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Banks flied out to left; Hundley singled to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR MILLER; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 6TH: GURA REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Gibson singled to center; Brock struck out; Javier grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gibson to second]; Hague walked; Torre singled to left [Gibson scored, Hague out at third (left to third to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams singled to center; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole second; Cardenal was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Melendez struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to center; Pepitone struck out; Banks was called out on strikes; Hundley forced Santo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Crosby flied out to right; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: SMITH BATTED FOR GURA; Smith flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 9TH: DUNEGAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague doubled to left; Torre homered [Hague scored]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Melendez singled to right [Melendez to second (error by Hickman)]; Simmons flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Williams flied out to left; Hickman singled to center; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Hickman to second]; Santo walked; Pepitone flied out to center; Banks forced Santo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1. |
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