The Cardinals reached their season's high in hits with 22, including four apiece by Lou Brock, Joe Torre and Luis Melendez, to beat the Cubs, 9-2. Torre put the most wood into his blows, getting a triple, two doubles and a single. In 15 games against the Cubs this season, Torre had 31 hits in 56 times at bat for a .554 average. As a result of the defeat, the Cubs dropped out of a second-place tie with the idle Mets in the East division race, but remained two games behind the Pirates, who also lost to the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  2  4    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   9 22  2
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              6   0   4   2     0   1   .308      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Javier 2b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Beckert 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Hague 1b              5   2   2   0     1   0   .276      Williams rf           4   1   3   0     0   1   .326
Torre 3b              6   3   4   2     0   1   .325      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Cardenal cf           6   1   2   1     0   0   .290      Hickman cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Melendez rf           6   2   4   2     0   0   .450      T. Davis lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Simmons c             4   1   2   0     1   1   .230      Banks 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Crosby ss             5   0   2   1     0   0   .234        James pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
Reuss p               5   0   1   1     0   4   .057      Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Hughes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Skidmore ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Dunegan p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Gagliano ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .169

Totals               49   9  22   9     2   8             Totals               37   2   9   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,605
Left on Base: Cardinals 15, Cubs 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Javier, Crosby
Doubles: Brock 2 (28), Torre 2 (27)
Triples: Torre (8)
GIDP: Hickman (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(6-8)            9     9   2   1   1   2   0  38   4.40
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1   2   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(17-13)          2     8   5   5   0   1   0  14   3.69
Pizarro                 0.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   5   5.40
Rodriguez               2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   5.82
Colborn                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.69
Decker                  2     3   1   1   2   3   0  11   4.62
Dunegan                 2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   4.73
Totals                  9    22   9   9   2   8   0  51

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Javier grounded out
(second to first); Hague grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (first unassisted); Williams singled to center;
Santo singled to right [Williams to third]; Hickman forced Santo
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to left; Melendez singled to
center; Simmons singled to center [Melendez to third]; Crosby
popped to catcher in foul territory; Reuss singled to center
[Melendez scored, Simmons to third]; Brock singled to left
[Simmons scored, Reuss to second]; Javier struck out; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: T. Davis grounded out (second to first); Banks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hague singled to right; Torre doubled to left
[Hague scored]; Cardenal singled to center [Torre scored];
PIZARRO REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Melendez singled to left
[Cardenal to third]; Simmons was called out on strikes; Crosby
singled to center [Cardenal scored, Melendez to second]; Reuss
was called out on strikes; Brock singled to center [Melendez
scored, Crosby to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED PIZARRO
(PITCHING); Javier forced Brock (shortstop to second); 4 R, 6 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Beckert grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre
singled to left; Cardenal singled to center [Torre to third];
Melendez singled to center [Torre scored, Cardenal to second];
Simmons popped to third; Crosby grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to left; Santo reached on an error by
Javier [Williams to second, Santo to first]; Hickman grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams to
third, Santo out at second]; T. Davis reached on an error by
Crosby [Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), T. Davis to first];
Banks singled to center [T. Davis to third]; Hundley flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reuss was called out on strikes; Brock doubled to
center; Javier popped to second; COLBORN REPLACED RODRIGUEZ
(PITCHING); Hague grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: HUGHES BATTED FOR COLBORN; Hughes singled to right;
Kessinger forced Hughes (second to shortstop); Beckert forced
Kessinger (second to shortstop); Williams was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: DECKER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Torre doubled
to left; Cardenal flied out to right [Torre to third]; Melendez
singled to right [Torre scored]; Simmons walked [Melendez to
second]; Crosby forced Simmons (first to shortstop) [Melendez to
third]; Reuss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
popped to first; T. Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Javier singled
to right; Hague walked [Javier to second]; Torre struck out;
Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Banks flied out to center; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); SKIDMORE BATTED FOR DECKER; Skidmore
singled to left; Debut game for Roe Skidmore; Kessinger
forced Skidmore (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: DUNEGAN REPLACED SKIDMORE (PITCHING); Melendez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons singled to shortstop;
Crosby singled to shortstop [Simmons to second]; Reuss struck
out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert flied out to left; Williams singled to third;
Santo was called out on strikes; Hickman popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague
singled to right; Torre tripled to right [Hague scored];
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Melendez flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: T. Davis grounded out (second to first); Banks singled
to center; JAMES RAN FOR BANKS; Hundley flied out to center;
GAGLIANO BATTED FOR DUNEGAN; Gagliano walked [James to second];
Kessinger singled to center [James scored, Gagliano to third];
Beckert forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.