St. Louis Cardinals 9 – 2 Chicago Cubs
17 September 1970 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 9-22-2 runs-hits-errors line | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 110,751 games |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | Jerry Reuss | 1 in 728 player-games |
| 27 | final score 9–2 | 1 in 122 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Julian Javier | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Hague | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Torre | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Jose Cardenal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Melendez | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Simmons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed Crosby | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Reuss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 49 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roe Skidmore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Gagliano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hands | 2.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Pizarro | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Roberto Rodriguez | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Colborn | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Decker | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Dunegan | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |