Although the winner of 23 games, Bob Gibson wound up without a victory over the Pirates when the East division champs beat the Cardinals, 7-2. The decision was the Pirates' third over the Redbird ace this season. Gibson pitched shutout ball until the seventh when the Pirates tied the score at 1-1. Then, in the eighth, Richie Hebner singled and took third on a single by Gene Alley, who moved up an extra base on an error by Jose Cardenal. With first base open, Gibson passed Jerry May intentionally.

Milt May, the son of former major leaguer Pinky May, came up as a pinch-hitter and doubled, driving in two runs. A grounder by Matty Alou and single by Dave Cash added two more tallies before the inning ended. Hebner homered with a man on base off Bob Chlupsa in the ninth. Gibson fanned seven and broke his own Cardinal strikeout record with a total of 274. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  2  -   7 15  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Cash 2b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .314      Javier 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Oliver rf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .269        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .265        Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Jeter pr,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Hague 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Kopacz 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .188      Torre 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .318
Hebner 3b             4   2   3   2     1   0   .288      Cardenal cf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .290
Alley ss              5   1   2   0     0   1   .245      Melendez rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .323
J. May c              3   1   0   0     2   1   .195      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Walker p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Maxvill ss,2b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .203
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .308
  M. May ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .500      Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .303
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chlupsa p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .227

Totals               40   7  15   7     4   7             Totals               31   2   7   2     6   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,232
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Errors: Cardenal
Doubles: Alley (16), M. May (1), Jeter (3)
Home Runs: Hebner (11)
Stolen Bases: Cash (5)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (5), Cardenal (9)
GIDP: Simmons (4), Brock (10)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker                  6     4   1   1   5   6   0  24   3.04
Dal Canton W(9-4)       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.57
Lamb SV(3)              2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.78
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   7   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(23-7)          8    13   5   5   4   7   0  39   3.12
Chlupsa                 1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   8.82
Totals                  9    15   7   7   4   7   1  44

Passed Balls: Simmons (15)
Wild Pitches: Lamb (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Doug Harvey


PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver singled to center; Stargell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Javier struck
out; Hague walked; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kopacz singled to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Alley forced Kopacz (third to second); J. May popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Melendez struck out;
Simmons singled to center; Maxvill grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Cash grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson struck out; Brock flied out to center;
Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Simmons allowed a passed
ball [Oliver to second]; Stargell struck out; Kopacz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hebner walked; Alley struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague grounded out (first unassisted); Torre
walked; Cardenal walked [Torre to second]; Melendez singled to
center [Torre scored, Cardenal to third]; Simmons grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Melendez out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: J. May struck out; Walker was called out on
strikes; Alou singled to left; Cash singled to center [Alou to
third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Gibson struck out; Brock grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maxvill out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell popped to shortstop; Kopacz struck out;
Hebner singled to center; Alley doubled to center [Hebner to
third]; J. May was walked intentionally; Walker forced J. May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Javier singled to left; Hague popped to second;
Torre struck out; Cardenal walked [Javier to second]; Melendez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals
1.

PIRATES 7TH: Alou flied out to right; Cash walked; Cash stole
second; Oliver singled to center [Cash scored]; Stargell singled
to right [Oliver out at third (right to shortstop to third)];
JETER RAN FOR STARGELL; Jeter was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAL CANTON
REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Simmons was called out on strikes;
Maxvill singled to left; Gibson popped to second; Brock grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Kopacz struck out; Hebner singled to center; Alley
singled to center [Hebner to third (error by Cardenal), Alley to
second]; J. May was walked intentionally; M. MAY BATTED FOR DAL
CANTON; M. May doubled to right [Hebner scored, Alley scored, J.
May to third]; Alou grounded out (second to first) [J. May
scored, M. May to third]; Cash singled to center [M. May
scored]; Oliver flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: LAMB REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); DAVALILLO BATTED
FOR JAVIER; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Hague
grounded out (second to first); Torre popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 9TH: CROSBY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); CHLUPSA REPLACED GIBSON
(PITCHING); Jeter doubled to right; Kopacz grounded out (first
unassisted) [Jeter to third]; Hebner homered [Jeter scored];
Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); J. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal popped to second; Melendez singled to
center; Lamb threw a wild pitch [Melendez to second]; Simmons
grounded out (second to first) [Melendez to third]; CRUZ BATTED
FOR MAXVILL; Cruz walked; LEE BATTED FOR CHLUPSA; Lee singled to
right [Melendez scored, Cruz to second]; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 2.

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