For the the second time in one week, Willie Stargell smashed a homer over the right field roof at Forbes Field and provided the Pirates with an 8-7 victory over the Braves. Rico Carty homered for the Braves, who went ahead, 7-4, with three runs in the seventh inning on a walk, double by Carty and singles by Tony Gonzalez and Bob Priddy.

In the Bucs' half, Freddie Patek tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Matty Alou. Richie Hebner doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Roberto Clemente. Then with two out, Stargell hit his drive over the roof. The feat had been accomplished only 18 times, but seven times by Stargell, in the park's history. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field
Braves       0  1  2    0  1  0    3  0  0  -   7 13  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  3    4  0  x  -   8 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   0   1   0     1   1   .314      Alou cf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .222
Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Hebner 3b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .316
H. Aaron rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .359      Clemente rf           4   2   3   4     0   0   .429
Carty lf              5   3   3   1     0   1   .403      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Cepeda 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .385        Oliver 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Gonzalez cf           4   1   3   2     1   0   .338      Stargell lf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .085
Boyer 3b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .148      Sanguillen c          4   0   2   1     0   1   .391
King c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .114
  Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Didier c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Priddy p            1   0   1   1     0   0   .500        Patek ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .364
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McBean p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   6     7   3             Totals               34   8  11   8     2   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,125
Left on Base: Braves 11, Pirates 5
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Jackson, Clemente
Doubles: Boyer (2), Cepeda (7), Carty (5), Clemente 2 (5), Hebner 2 (7), Sanguillen (2)
Triples: Patek (2)
Home Runs: Carty (5), Stargell (2)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (2)
GIDP: Millan (3), Carty (5)
Hit by Pitch: Cepeda (2,by Ellis)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   5.2   6   4   4   1   6   0  24   3.14
Priddy                  0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   6   5.79
Wilhelm L(0-1)          1.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.63
Totals                  8    11   8   8   2   7   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   6     9   6   5   4   2   1  31   3.12
Gibbon                  0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3  13.50
Giusti W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.90
McBean SV(1)            2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   9.00
Totals                  9    13   7   6   7   3   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1)
Wild Pitches: Ellis (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to shortstop; Millan grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; H. Aaron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou walked; Hebner singled to left [Alou to
third]; Clemente doubled to right [Alou scored, Hebner to
third]; Robertson was called out on strikes; Stargell struck
out; Sanguillen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty struck out; Cepeda made an out to shortstop;
Gonzalez singled to left; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to
second]; Boyer doubled to left [Gonzalez scored]; King was
walked intentionally; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley struck out; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to left; H. Aaron made an out to second; Carty singled
to right [Millan to third]; Cepeda doubled to right [Millan
scored, Carty scored (error by Clemente) (unearned)]; Gonzalez
was walked intentionally; Boyer forced Gonzalez (third to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to center; Clemente lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 4TH: King made an out to shortstop; Stone grounded out
(first to pitcher); Jackson grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson struck out; Stargell grounded out
(catcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan flied out to center; H. Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty homered; Cepeda was hit by a pitch;
Gonzalez singled to right [Cepeda to third]; Boyer flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley flied out to right; Mazeroski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: King struck out; Stone grounded out (second to
first); Jackson walked; Jackson stole second; Millan flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Alou singled to right; Hebner doubled to right
[Alou to third]; Clemente doubled to left [Alou scored, Hebner
scored]; Robertson flied out to right [Clemente to third];
Stargell grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen doubled
[Clemente scored]; PRIDDY REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Alley
walked; Mazeroski lined to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron walked; Carty doubled to right [H. Aaron to
third]; GIBBON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cepeda was walked
intentionally; Gonzalez singled to right [H. Aaron scored, Carty
scored, Cepeda to third]; Boyer walked [Gonzalez to second];
ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR KING; GIUSTI REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING);
Aspromonte hit into a double play (third to catcher to third)
[Boyer to second, Aspromonte to first, Cepeda out at home,
Gonzalez out at third]; Priddy singled to left [Boyer scored,
Aspromonte to second]; Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: DIDIER REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PLAYING C ); PATEK
BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Patek tripled to right; Alou hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Patek scored]; Hebner doubled to left; Clemente
singled to center [Hebner scored]; WILHELM REPLACED PRIDDY
(PITCHING); Robertson popped to catcher in foul territory
[Clemente to second]; Stargell homered [Clemente scored];
Willie Stargell's 7th career homer over the RF roof; only 18
total over Forbes Field RF roof to this point; Sanguillen
singled to shortstop [Sanguillen to second (error by Jackson)];
Alley made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7,
Pirates 8.

BRAVES 8TH: MCBEAN REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Millan singled to
right; H. Aaron singled to left [Millan to second]; Carty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan to third, H. Aaron out at second]; Cepeda made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Mazeroski struck out; McBean grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Pirates 8.

BRAVES 9TH: OLIVER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 1B); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); Boyer walked; LUM BATTED FOR
DIDIER; Lum made an out to shortstop; GARR BATTED FOR WILHELM;
Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7,
Pirates 8.