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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 15, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,727 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: John Kibler 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Luis Melendez | Right Fielder |
| Jerry DaVanon | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 15, 1970
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Holtzman
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DaVanon vs. Holtzman
DaVanon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carlton
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. DaVanon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Banks reaches second base with a double. There goes Santo trying to get to home. Cardenal throws the ball in to Javier who relays the ball to Torre who tags Santo, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Carlton
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Holtzman
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Holtzman
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Carlton
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Holtzman
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Holtzman
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carlton
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Holtzman
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Holtzman
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Carlton
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Carlton
Hundley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Melendez. Beckert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Carlton
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Carlton
Santo hits a line drive towards the mound. Carlton catches it and throws to second to double up Williams. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Carlton
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Carlton
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Holtzman
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Holtzman
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Holtzman
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Carlton
Hundley hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Carlton
Holtzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Carlton
Kessinger hits a popup towards third. DaVanon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Carlton
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holtzman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holtzman scores. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hickman vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Holtzman
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Holtzman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching.
Santo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Cleveland
Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Cleveland
Pepitone hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Cleveland
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Holtzman
Cleo James now playing center field. Joe Pepitone now playing first base.
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Holtzman
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melendez vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching. Johnny Callison now playing right field.
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Torre scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hague vs. Regan
Joe Hague pinch hits for Jerry DaVanon.
Hague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Regan
Leron Lee pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Lee is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1970 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 1 2 0
Taylor C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 2 2
Torre J, c 3 2 3 0 Hickman J, rf 3 0 0 0
Cardenal J, cf 4 1 2 2 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0
Melendez L, rf 4 0 2 1 Santo R, 3b 3 2 2 1
DaVanon J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 3 0 2 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 0 0 James C, cf 0 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0 Pepitone J, cf-1b 4 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 1 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 1 1 2
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0 Holtzman K, p 2 1 1 0
Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 0 0 0 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0
Cleveland R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 31 5 10 5
St.Louis 000 200 001 -- 3
Chicago 000 021 11x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 6.2 9 4 4 4 1
Taylor C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland R 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (W)* 8.0 9 3 3 0 2
Regan P (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Banks E, Beckert G, Torre J
HR -- Cardenal J, Hundley R, Santo R
HBP -- by Holtzman K (Torre J)
T -- 2:02
A -- 13727
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