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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 23, 1970 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,340 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Frank Dezelan |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Hague | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1970
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Reuss
Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Reuss
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Reuss
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Reuss
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Hands
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hands
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Hands
Hague strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Reuss
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Reuss
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Reuss
Pepitone hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hands
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Hands
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Hands
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Hands
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxvill vs. Hands
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenal scores. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reuss vs. Hands
Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Reuss
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hands vs. Reuss
Hands bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Reuss
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. Reuss
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Hands
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hands
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Hands
Hague strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Reuss
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Reuss
Santo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Reuss
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Reuss
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hands
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Hands
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Hands
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Hands
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Reuss
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Reuss
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Reuss
Hands hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Hands
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Hands
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Hands
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Hands
There goes Brock. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Hands
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Reuss
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Reuss
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Reuss
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Hands
Hague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hands
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Hands
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Reuss
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Reuss
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Reuss
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Reuss
Pepitone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Hands
Melendez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Hands
There goes Melendez. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Melendez steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Hands
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Melendez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Hands
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxvill vs. Hands
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melendez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Hands
Reuss bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Hands
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Hands
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Reuss
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Reuss
Ernie Banks pinch hits for Bill Hands.
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Reuss
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm now pitching.
Hague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Wilhelm
Torre hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Wilhelm
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melendez vs. Wilhelm
Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Reuss
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Reuss
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Reuss
There's a wild pitch. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Reuss
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Reuss
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Reuss
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1970, game 2 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 2 0 0 0
Beckert G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams B, rf 4 0 3 0 Hague J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Torre J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hickman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, cf 3 1 0 0
Davis T, lf 4 0 0 0 Melendez L, rf 4 1 2 0
Pepitone J, cf 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 1 0
Hundley R, c 3 0 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 1 2
Hands B, p 1 0 0 0 Reuss J, p 2 0 0 0
Banks E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilhelm H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 0 28 2 5 2
Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1
St.Louis 010 000 10x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (L) 7.0 5 2 2 3 8
Wilhelm H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 7
2B -- Williams B 3
SB -- Brock L, Melendez L
SH -- Hands B, Reuss J
WP -- Reuss J
PB -- Hundley R
T -- 2:12
A -- 21340
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