Bouncing back from the loss of the previous night's doubleheader, the Cubs defeated the Cardinals, 7-1, behind the pitching of Ken Holtzman, and pulled into a tie for second place with the idle Mets, both clubs 2½ games back of the Pirates in the East division race.

The Cardinals scored their lone run in the first inning on singles by Lou Brock and Julian Javier and Carl Taylor's forceout of Javier. Joe Pepitone tied the score with a homer in the second and the Cubs then broke away with four runs in the sixth on walk to Glenn Beckert, a single by Tommy Davis, forceout by Ron Santo, double by Jim Hickman, intentional pass to Pepitone, single by Randy Hundley and a wild throw by Lou Brock. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  4    2  0  0  -   7  7  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     2   1   .268      Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   2   .305
Beckert 2b            4   2   0   0     1   0   .295      Javier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Williams rf,lf        5   0   1   1     0   1   .328      Carl Taylor 1b        3   0   0   1     1   0   .245
T. Davis lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Callison rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Santo 3b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .265      Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .364
Hickman 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .323      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  James cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Maxvill ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .205
Pepitone cf,1b        2   2   1   1     2   0   .261      Torrez p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Hundley c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .247        Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Holtzman p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .206        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179

Totals               33   7   7   5     6   5             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,955
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Hickman (32)
Home Runs: Pepitone (24)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (6), Pepitone (3)
GIDP: Torrez (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(17-11)       9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35   3.39
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-10)          6     6   6   5   5   2   1  28   4.22
Chuck Taylor            1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.02
Briles                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   6.30
Totals                  9     7   7   6   6   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Chuck Taylor (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was called out on
strikes; T. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Javier singled to right
[Brock to third]; Carl Taylor forced Javier (shortstop to
second) [Brock scored]; Torre forced Carl Taylor (third to
second); Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to first in foul territory; Hickman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone homered; Hundley
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Melendez grounded out (second to first); Simmons
walked; Maxvill singled to shortstop [Simmons to second]; Torrez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Maxvill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Holtzman struck out; Kessinger grounded out (first
unassisted); Beckert popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock was called out on strikes; Javier grounded
out (second to first); Carl Taylor walked; Torre flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); T. Davis
grounded out (second to first); Santo walked; Hickman singled to
left [Santo to second]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory;
Melendez struck out; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley popped to first; Holtzman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger singled to right; Kessinger was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill grounded out (pitcher to first); Torrez
singled to right; Brock was called out on strikes; Javier flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert walked; Williams flied out to right; T. Davis
singled to center [Beckert to third]; Santo forced T. Davis
(shortstop to second) [Beckert scored]; Hickman doubled to left
[Santo scored]; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Hundley
singled to left [Hickman scored, Pepitone scored (error by
Brock) (unearned) (no RBI), Hundley to third]; Holtzman grounded
out (second to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carl Taylor flied out to center; Torre singled to
left; Cardenal flied out to right; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger walked; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Beckert reached on a fielder's choice [Kessinger to
second]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger scored, Beckert to
third]; Chuck Taylor threw a wild pitch [Beckert scored,
Williams to second]; T. Davis popped to second; Santo grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Williams to third]; Hickman struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: CALLISON REPLACED T. DAVIS (PLAYING RF); JAMES
REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Maxvill singled to left;
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Beauchamp popped to first;
Brock singled to left [Maxvill to second]; Javier grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: BRILES REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Pepitone walked;
Pepitone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hundley
was called out on strikes; Holtzman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Carl Taylor popped to first; Torre popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez popped to first in foul territory;
Simmons flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 1.