Cardinals @ Cubs
September 16, 1970

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Cardinals 6 10 0
Cubs 1 5 1
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Cardinals 6 10 0
Cubs 1 5 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .333 .341
At Bats 3 571
Hits 1 156
• Singles 1 121
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 14
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 0 36

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
21 6 0
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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1970
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Out
Bob Gibson
Ted Simmons
Joe Hague
Julian Javier
Joe Torre
Ed Crosby
Lou Brock
Jose Cardenal
Luis Melendez
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Willie Smith pinch hits for Larry Gura. Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hundley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Pepitone strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Melendez strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Santo applying the tag.
Top 7 There goes Cardenal. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Top 7 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. There goes Hague trying to get to second. Williams throws the ball in to Santo who relays the ball to Beckert who tags Hague for the out.
Top 6 Hague takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Gibson moves to second.
Top 6 Brock strikes out.
Top 6 Larry Gura now pitching. Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Bob Miller. Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cardenal strikes out.
Top 4 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Bob Miller now pitching. Hague hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gibson scores. Javier moves to third. Hague moves to second.
Top 4 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crosby scores. Gibson moves to second.
Top 4 Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crosby moves to third.
Top 4 Crosby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Crosby reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Melendez hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pappas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hague hits a line drive towards first. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pepitone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brock strikes out.
Top 2 Gibson takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second.
Top 2 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert. Torre scores. Melendez scores. Simmons moves to third.
Top 2 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Melendez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Melendez reaches second base with a double. Torre moves to third.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Javier is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.