Steve Carlton, who held out and was late reporting for spring training, showed that he was in form by pitching the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Pirates. Carl Taylor homered for the Redbirds, whose attack also included four hits by Lou Brock and three by Jose Cardenal. The Pirates' run scored in the second inning on a triple by Al Oliver and a single by Jerry May. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   6 14  1
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   4   0     0   1   .289      Alou cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Cardenal cf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .436      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .176
Allen 3b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .289      Jeter rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Torre c               4   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Robertson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .467
Carl Taylor 1b        4   1   2   2     1   0   .400      Pagan 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Javier 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Lee rf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .087      J. May c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .160
Carlton p             4   0   1   1     0   0   .167      Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Marone p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Patek ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               37   6  14   5     3   3             Totals               34   1   7   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,465
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Carl Taylor, Robertson
Triples: Cardenal (2), Oliver (2)
Home Runs: Carl Taylor (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (1), Walker (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen (1)
GIDP: Torre (2), Javier (3), Jeter (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(1-1)          9     7   1   1   2   5   0  37   4.40
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(1-1)           4.2   8   4   4   3   3   0  24   2.77
Marone                  2.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   9   3.86
Dal Canton              2     4   1   1   0   0   0   9   1.80
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   3   1  42

Wild Pitches: Carlton 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Cardenal singled to shortstop;
Allen forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Torre walked [Allen
to second]; Carl Taylor walked [Allen to third, Torre to
second]; Javier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to right; Mazeroski singled to
right; Jeter walked [Mazeroski to second]; Robertson flied out
to right [Mazeroski to third]; Pagan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lee flied out to left; Maxvill struck out;
Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley flied out to center; Oliver tripled to
center; J. May singled to left [Oliver scored]; Walker out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. May to second]; Alou
singled to third [J. May to third]; Mazeroski lined to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to second; Cardenal tripled to
right [Brock scored]; Allen hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Cardenal scored]; Torre grounded out (third to first); Carl
Taylor grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Jeter popped to second; Robertson struck out; Pagan
singled to center; Alley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
singled to center; Maxvill was called out on strikes; Carlton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver reached on an error by Carl Taylor [Oliver
to first]; J. May struck out; Walker forced Oliver (shortstop to
second); Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Cardenal singled to right [Brock to third, Cardenal to second
(on throw to home)]; Allen was walked intentionally; Torre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brock
scored (no RBI), Cardenal to third, Allen out at second]; Carl
Taylor singled to left [Cardenal scored]; Javier singled to
right [Carl Taylor to third]; MARONE REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING);
Lee grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski flied out to right; Jeter flied out to
right; Robertson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carlton flied out to right; Brock singled to left [Brock to
second (error by Robertson)]; Cardenal popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Pagan flied out to right; Alley popped to second;
Oliver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Allen flied out to center; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Carl Taylor homered; Javier flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: J. May popped to first; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MARONE;
Martinez struck out; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Lee
singled to right; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Lee to second]; Carlton singled to center [Lee scored];
Brock singled to right [Carlton to second]; Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Carlton to third, Brock to second];
Allen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Mazeroski singled to pitcher; Jeter grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazeroski out at
second]; Robertson singled to left; Carlton threw a wild pitch
[Robertson to second]; Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre singled to left; Carl Taylor popped to
catcher in foul territory; Javier grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first); J. May struck out but advanced
to first on a wild pitch; PATEK BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Patek
walked [J. May to second]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.