With Bob Gibson pitching a six-hitter for his 22nd victory, the Cardinals pinned an 8-1 defeat on the Cubs, who fell two games behind the Pirates in the East division race while remaining in a tie with the Mets for second place.

The Cardinals loaded the bases in the second inning and scored two runs, one unearned, when Glenn Beckert bobbled a grounder by Ed Crosby. A homer by Ted Simmons, double by Crosby and singles by Gibson, Julian Javier and Joe Hague added three runs in the fourth before the Cubs picked up their lone counter on a circuit clout by Ron Santo in the fifth. Gibson, who had two hits in three trips, singled and scored on an infield out and a single by Joe Torre in the sixth. Hague doubled and Torre homered to wrap up the decision in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 - 8 13 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .305 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Javier 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .252 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Hague 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .275 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Torre 3b 4 2 3 3 1 0 .321 Hickman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .332 Cardenal cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Santo 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .268 Melendez rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .357 Pepitone cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Simmons c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .226 Banks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Crosby ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .220 Hundley c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Gibson p 3 2 2 0 1 0 .320 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Dunegan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 39 8 13 7 4 5 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 21,121 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 6 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Beckert, Hickman Doubles: Melendez (1), Crosby (3), Hague (14) Home Runs: Simmons (3), Torre (21), Santo (26) Stolen Bases: Cardenal (24) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (8) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(22-6) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 3.12 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pappas L(12-8) 3.2 6 5 4 2 2 1 20 3.33 Miller 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.67 Gura 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 11 3.86 Dunegan 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 4.76 Totals 9 13 8 7 4 5 2 43 Wild Pitches: Gibson (5) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier was called out on strikes; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert lined to right; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to center; Cardenal flied out to right; Melendez doubled to right [Torre to third]; Simmons was walked intentionally; Crosby reached on an error by Beckert [Torre scored (RBI), Melendez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to third, Crosby to first]; Gibson walked [Crosby to second]; Brock struck out; Javier flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hague lined to first; Torre flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Banks flied out to center; Hundley popped to third in foul territory; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Melendez flied out to center; Simmons homered; Crosby doubled to right; Gibson singled to left [Crosby to third]; Brock popped to third in foul territory; Javier singled to center [Crosby scored, Gibson to second]; MILLER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Hague singled to left [Gibson scored, Javier to third, Hague to second (on throw)]; Torre was walked intentionally; Cardenal struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger singled to center; Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kessinger to second]; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Santo homered; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Banks flied out to left; Hundley singled to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR MILLER; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 6TH: GURA REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Gibson singled to center; Brock struck out; Javier grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gibson to second]; Hague walked; Torre singled to left [Gibson scored, Hague out at third (left to third to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams singled to center; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Cardenal singled to left; Cardenal stole second; Cardenal was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Melendez struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to center; Pepitone struck out; Banks was called out on strikes; Hundley forced Santo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Crosby flied out to right; Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: SMITH BATTED FOR GURA; Smith flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 9TH: DUNEGAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Hague doubled to left; Torre homered [Hague scored]; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); Melendez singled to right [Melendez to second (error by Hickman)]; Simmons flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Williams flied out to left; Hickman singled to center; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Hickman to second]; Santo walked; Pepitone flied out to center; Banks forced Santo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

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