Midwest Rivals Battle for Five

GAME ONE – Bill Caudill (1-7) notched his first win of the year by tossing 7 innings of 1-hit ball, yielding just one unearned run in a 2-1 Cubs victory to open a five game set in St. Louis. Dick “Dirt” Tidrow (5) pitched the final 2 frames for the save. Dave Kingman’s (33) solo shot in the 4^th tied the game. Bill Buckner extended his hitting streak to 19 with a 6^th inning GWRBI.

GAME TWO – Ken Reitz 10^th inning double off the wall sent PR Tony Scott flying around the bases from 1^st and eluding the tag of Cubs catcher Barry Foote for the game winner in a 2-1 Cardinals victory. Buckner extended to 20.

GAME THREE – RBI singles by Garry Templeton and Lou Brock in the B7 overcame Foote’s (19) solo shot in the T7 for another 2-1 Cardinals win. Buckner’s streak ended at 20 with an 0-4.

GAME FOUR – Lou Brock led a 20-hit Redbird attack with 4 of his own as St. Louis topped Chicago 8-2. Templeton, Reitz, Ken Oberkfell and Keith Hernandez added 3 knocks apiece. John Fulgham (7-4) went the distance on the bump.

GAME FIVE – St. Louis battled back with 5 runs in the B9 to tie the game at 6-6 and send it into overtime. Cubs win however in 11 when Larry Biittner hit a sac fly scoring PR Miguel Dilone.