Giants @ Cardinals
August 16, 1970

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Giants 5 8 1
Cardinals 2 5 2
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Giants 5 9 1
Cardinals 2 5 2

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .500 .425
At Bats 3 371
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 30
Walks 1 98
RBI’s 0 93

Frank Linzy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 3
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Busch Stadium - August 16, 1970
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Single
Frank Linzy
Ted Simmons
Joe Hague
Julian Javier
Joe Torre
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Jose Cardenal
Carl Taylor
Willie McCovey
Tito Fuentes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mays is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Bonds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russ Gibson now catching. Al Gallagher now playing third base. Hague hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lanier is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Frank Linzy now pitching. Hart hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. Dietz tags and moves to second.
Top 7 Dietz takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. McCovey goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonds is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Dietz scores. Hart moves to third. Lanier moves to second.
Top 6 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to third for the out. Dietz moves to second.
Top 6 Dietz takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cleveland is called out on strikes.
Top 5 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hague hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bonds strikes out.
Top 4 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Hart scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Lanier strikes out.
Top 4 Cleveland spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cleveland. Hart moves to third.
Top 4 Hart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor. Hart reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reggie Cleveland now pitching. Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to third. McCovey moves to second.
Top 3 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fuentes takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 2 Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons strikes out.
Top 2 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops it up and throws to first, with Parker covering, for the out.
Top 2 Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dietz scores. Hart moves to second.
Top 2 Hart takes first base on ball four. Dietz moves to second.
Top 2 Dietz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a line drive into right field. Bonds picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bonds. Taylor scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Taylor. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Bottom 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bryant fires to first and has Brock trapped. There's the throw to Lanier who tags Brock for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Fuentes 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 Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.