St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Brock lf              2   0   0   0     2   2   .303
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Williams rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .329      Hague 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .270
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .324
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .321      Cardenal cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .292
T. Davis lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Melendez rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Pepitone cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Simmons c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Hundley c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Maxvill ss            3   0   1   2     0   0   .202
Hands p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .054
  Banks ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   0     0   4             Totals               28   2   5   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 21,340
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Williams 3 (33)
Stolen Bases: Brock (50), Melendez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hands (9), Reuss (5)
GIDP: Beckert (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(17-14)          7     5   2   2   3   8   0  29   3.64
Wilhelm                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.06
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   8   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(7-8)            9     7   1   1   0   4   0  33   4.15
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   4   0  33

Passed Balls: Hundley (4)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (6)

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Frank Dezelan


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to shortstop; Beckert flied out to
right; Williams doubled to left; Santo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Javier grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman struck out; T. Davis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre flied out to left; Cardenal walked;
Melendez singled to center [Cardenal to third]; Simmons singled
to pitcher [Cardenal stayed at third, Melendez to second];
Maxvill forced Simmons (second to shortstop) [Cardenal scored,
Melendez to third]; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley singled to left; Hands out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hundley to second]; Kessinger singled to
left [Hundley to third]; Beckert grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock was called out on strikes; Javier popped to
first in foul territory; Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams doubled to right; Santo grounded out (catcher
to first) [Williams to third]; Hickman popped to second; T.
Davis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to third; Cardenal forced Torre
(shortstop to second); Melendez flied out to right; Simmons
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Hundley
flied out to left; Hands popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
struck out; Brock walked; Brock stole second; Javier struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre
struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to center; Hickman struck out; T. Davis
flied out to center; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez singled to center; Melendez stole
second; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Melendez to third];
Simmons popped to shortstop; Maxvill singled to center [Melendez
scored]; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Maxvill to second]; Brock was walked intentionally; Javier was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
2.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); BANKS
BATTED FOR HANDS; Banks grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED BANKS (PITCHING); Hague walked;
Torre lined to third; Cardenal grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Hague to second]; Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 9TH: Beckert singled to right; Williams doubled to left
[Beckert to third]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Beckert scored,
Williams to third]; Santo grounded out (second to first);
Hickman struck out; T. Davis flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.