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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1970-09-23 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · 73°F, night · 2:11

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 2nd. Bob Gibson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
SLN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	7

W: Bob Gibson L: Fergie Jenkins SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dezelan · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	3	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Williams	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ron Santo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Hickman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Pepitone	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Callison	3	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Hundley	3	0	0	0	0	3
Fergie Jenkins	3	0	0	0	0	3

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	3	0	1	0	1	1
Julian Javier	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Hague	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Torre	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jose Cardenal	4	0	1	0	0	2
Luis Melendez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ted Simmons	3	1	1	0	1	1
Dal Maxvill	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Gibson	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	8.0	7	2	12

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	9.0	2	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 13
Glenn Beckert: 3/FL
Billy Williams: 3/G

Bot 1

Lou Brock: S7
Julian Javier: CS2(26)
Julian Javier: D9
Joe Hague: E1.2-2;B-1
Joe Torre: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Jose Cardenal: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Ron Santo: 8
Jim Hickman: 63
Joe Pepitone: 13

Bot 2

Luis Melendez: S9
Ted Simmons: S9.1-H(E5)(NR);B-3
Dal Maxvill: K
Bob Gibson: 63
Lou Brock: W
Julian Javier: S9.3-H;1-3
Joe Hague: SB2
Joe Hague: K

Top 3

Johnny Callison: 9
Randy Hundley: K
Fergie Jenkins: K/C

Bot 3

Joe Torre: K
Jose Cardenal: D9
Luis Melendez: K
Ted Simmons: K

Top 4

Don Kessinger: 3/G
Glenn Beckert: T8
Billy Williams: 7/SF.3-H
Ron Santo: W
Jim Hickman: 3/FL

Bot 4

Dal Maxvill: K
Bob Gibson: 7
Lou Brock: K

Top 5

Joe Pepitone: 43
Johnny Callison: 4/P
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 5

Julian Javier: K
Joe Hague: 13
Joe Torre: S6
Jose Cardenal: K

Top 6

Fergie Jenkins: K
Don Kessinger: W
Glenn Beckert: 64(1)/FO
Billy Williams: SB2
Billy Williams: W
Ron Santo: 63

Bot 6

Luis Melendez: 2/FL
Ted Simmons: 4/L
Dal Maxvill: 3/P

Top 7

Jim Hickman: K
Joe Pepitone: S9
Johnny Callison: 3/FL
Randy Hundley: K/C

Bot 7

Bob Gibson: K
Lou Brock: E6.B-1
Julian Javier: SB2
Julian Javier: 63
Joe Hague: 8

Top 8

Fergie Jenkins: K
Don Kessinger: 7
Glenn Beckert: 7

Bot 8

Joe Torre: K/C
Jose Cardenal: K23
Luis Melendez: E5.B-1
Ted Simmons: SB2
Ted Simmons: IW
Dal Maxvill: 53

Top 9

Billy Williams: 9
Ron Santo: 9
Jim Hickman: 63