After coming from behind twice to tie the score, the Cardinals rallied again in the ninth inning and counted two runs to beat the Pirates, 4-3. Jose Cardenal led off the frame with a homer. Ted Simmons, Jose Cruz and Lou Brock then came through with singles to produce the winning run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  2  -   4 11  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .297      Brock lf              5   0   2   2     0   1   .303
Clines cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .438      Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Sanguillen c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .325      Hague 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  J. May c            2   0   1   1     1   1   .200      Torre 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .321
Robertson 1b          2   1   0   1     1   1   .286      Cardenal cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .293
Pagan 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Melendez rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .303
Jeter lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .234      Simmons c             4   2   2   0     0   1   .246
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Maxvill ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .246        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Veale p               2   1   1   0     0   1   .164        Crosby ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .050
  Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .357
  Stargell ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .265
  Ellis pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               32   3   8   3     4   7             Totals               36   4  11   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  8,084
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Veale (4), Clines (2)
Home Runs: Cardenal (10)
Stolen Bases: Clines (2), Pagan (1), Cardenal (26)
Caught Stealing: Alou (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (7)
GIDP: Clines (2), Melendez (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale                   6     7   2   2   1   5   0  25   3.92
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.97
Gibbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.83
Grant L(2-1)            0.2   4   2   2   0   1   1   6   1.86
Totals                  8.2  11   4   4   1   8   1  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   8     8   3   3   3   7   0  33   4.10
Briles W(6-7)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   6.24
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Veale (9), Reuss 2 (8)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen struck out; Manny
Sanguillen ejected by HP umpire Shag Crawford; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: J. MAY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier lined to right; Hague
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan
grounded out (third to first); Jeter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Cardenal singled to
center [Torre to second]; Melendez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Torre to third, Cardenal out at
second]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); Patek
struck out; Veale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); Reuss
struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou singled to right; Clines forced Alou (second
to shortstop); Clines stole second; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[Clines to third]; J. May walked; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Clines scored]; Pagan forced J. May (third to second);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Javier popped to first in foul territory; Hague
grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre singled to center;
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Jeter flied out to center; Mazeroski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Patek popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons singled to right; Maxvill walked [Simmons to second];
Reuss struck out; Brock singled to center [Simmons scored,
Maxvill to third, Brock to second (on throw)]; Javier popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Veale doubled to left; Alou singled to right [Veale
to third]; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Veale stayed at third, Alou out at second]; J.
May singled to center [Veale scored]; Robertson struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hague struck out; Torre singled to center;
Cardenal singled to left [Torre to third]; Cardenal stole
second; Veale threw a wild pitch [Torre scored, Cardenal to
third]; Melendez struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan singled to left; Pagan stole second; Reuss
threw a wild pitch [Pagan to third]; Jeter grounded out (third
to first); Mazeroski popped to first in foul territory; Patek
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Davalillo popped to third; Reuss struck out;
Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); ALLEY
BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled to left; Alou was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Clines doubled to left; J. May
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Javier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hague grounded out (first to pitcher);
Torre popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson walked; Pagan walked [Robertson to
second]; Jeter singled to center [Robertson scored, Pagan to
third]; BRILES REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Mazeroski reached on a
fielder's choice [Pagan out at home (third to catcher to third),
Jeter to second]; Patek flied out to left; STARGELL BATTED FOR
GIBBON; Stargell walked [Jeter to third, Mazeroski to second];
ELLIS RAN FOR STARGELL; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: GRANT REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cardenal
homered; Melendez was called out on strikes; Simmons singled to
center; Crosby popped to shortstop; CRUZ BATTED FOR BRILES; Cruz
singled to right [Simmons to third]; Brock singled to center
[Simmons scored, Cruz to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cardinals 4.