Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 24, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1970 at Busch Stadium II. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 2 0 0
Williams rf,lf 5 0 1 1
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
  Callison rf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 1
Hickman 1b 4 1 2 1
  James cf 0 0 0 0
Pepitone cf,1b 2 2 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 1 1
Holtzman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 7 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 2 0
Javier 2b 4 0 1 0
Taylor C. 1b 3 0 0 1
Torre 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal cf 4 0 0 0
Melendez rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 4 0 2 0
Torrez p 2 0 1 0
  Taylor C. p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Chicago 010 004 200770
St. Louis 100 000 000171
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  W (17-11) 9.0 7 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (8-10) 6.0 6 6 5 5 2
  Taylor   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Briles   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
6
5

  E–Brock (9).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Hickman (32,off Torrez).  HR–Chicago Pepitone (24,2nd inning off Torrez 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Pepitone (11,by Torrez).  CS–Kessinger (6,2nd base by Torrez/Simmons); Pepitone (3,2nd base by Briles/Simmons).  WP–Chuck Taylor (3).  IBB–Torrez (10,Pepitone).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:22.  A–15,955.
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