Helped by four errors, the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 11-7, in a game described by coach Bill Virdon of Bucs as the "worst I've ever seen -- on our part." The Cards, who scored five unearned runs, took a 7-5 lead in the sixth inning on a homer by Dick Allen, three-run double by Vic Davalillo and single by Jose Cardenal.

Willie Stargell, who hit two homers for the Pirates, tied the count by hitting for the circuit with a man on on base in the seventh. The Cardinals broke away with four runs in the eighth. A pass to Jerry Johnson, a sacrifice, and a single by Lou Brock produced the tie-breaking tally. After two walks loaded the bases, Joe Hague drove in two runs with a single. Joe Torre also scored on the play that wound up with Hague being thrown out at third. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Thursday, May       14, 1970 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  0  0    1  3  0    2  0  0  -   7  9  4
Cardinals    0  2  0    0  0  5    0  4  x  -  11  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   2   0     1   1   .279      Cardenal cf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .323
Alou cf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .238        Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Clemente rf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .356      Lee rf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Stargell lf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .240        Shannon ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Brock lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Allen 3b,1b           4   3   2   1     1   0   .312
Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .330      Torre c               4   2   1   0     1   0   .274
Martinez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Hague 1b,rf           2   2   1   2     3   0   .304
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Javier 2b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .260
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Ramirez ss            1   0   0   0     1   0   .120
Ellis p               3   1   1   0     0   1   .063        Davalillo ph,cf     2   1   1   3     0   0   .222
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Culver p              0   0   0   1     0   0   .200
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCool p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189        Gagliano ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .146
                                                            Johnson p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               34   7   9   6     3   2             Totals               31  11   8   9     9   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,840
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Clemente, Martinez 2, Ellis
Doubles: Patek (1), Alou (4), Clemente (7), Oliver (4), Allen (5), Davalillo (1)
Home Runs: Stargell 2 (8), Allen (12)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Culver (2)
GIDP: Clemente (2), Sanguillen (5), Javier (4)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by Culver)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   5     4   5   2   4   1   1  24   4.82
Dal Canton              0.1   2   2   0   0   0   0   4   0.77
Garber L(0-1)           2     0   1   1   3   0   0   9   3.12
Walker                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.86
Giusti                  0.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  8     8  11   6   9   1   1  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culver                  4.2   6   5   5   2   0   1  21   4.66
McCool                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.00
Campisi                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.08
Johnson W(2-0)          3     2   2   2   0   1   1  11   2.08
Totals                  9     9   7   7   3   2   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Culver (1)
Wild Pitches: Culver (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Culver threw a wild pitch
[Patek to third]; Alou walked; Clemente grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Patek scored (no RBI), Alou out
at second]; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
grounded out (second to first); Brock popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Hebner singled to left; Martinez forced Hebner (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen doubled to right; Torre flied out to center
[Allen to third]; Hague walked; Javier reached on an error by
Ellis [Allen scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hague to second, Javier
to first]; Ramirez walked [Hague to third, Javier to second];
Culver hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hague scored (unearned)];
Cardenal walked [Javier to third, Ramirez to second]; Lee struck
out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Patek popped
to catcher in foul territory; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
flied out to left; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente flied out to right; Stargell homered;
Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hague walked; Javier grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hague out at second]; Ramirez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner flied out to left; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); Ellis singled to third; Patek walked [Ellis
to second]; Alou doubled to center [Ellis scored, Patek to
third]; Clemente doubled to right [Patek scored, Alou scored];
MCCOOL REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR MCCOOL; Gagliano singled to
third; Cardenal flied out to right; Lee lined to center; Brock
forced Gagliano (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: CAMPISI REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Oliver
doubled to left; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory;
Hebner was walked intentionally; Martinez popped to shortstop;
Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Allen homered; Torre singled to left; Hague
reached on an error by Martinez [Torre to second, Hague to
first]; DAL CANTON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Javier reached on
an error by Martinez [Torre to third, Hague to second, Javier to
first]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Davalillo doubled to right
[Torre scored, Hague scored (unearned), Javier scored
(unearned), Davalillo to third (error by Clemente)]; CARL TAYLOR
BATTED FOR CAMPISI; Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cardenal singled to left [Davalillo scored (unearned)];
GARBER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Cardenal stole second;
Lee walked; Brock flied out to center; Allen popped to third in
foul territory; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 7TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MAXVILL
REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING SS); JOHNSON REPLACED CARL TAYLOR
(PITCHING); Patek singled to left; Alou forced Patek (first to
shortstop); Clemente popped to first in foul territory; Stargell
homered [Alou scored]; Oliver lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague
walked; Javier lined to center; Davalillo lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen popped to second; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Johnson walked; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Johnson to second]; PAGAN REPLACED GARBER
(PLAYING 2B); WALKER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); SHANNON
BATTED FOR LEE; Shannon flied out to left; Brock singled to left
[Johnson scored, Brock to second (on throw to home)]; GIUSTI
REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Allen was walked intentionally;
Torre walked [Brock to third, Allen to second]; Hague singled to
right [Brock scored, Allen scored, Hague out at third (catcher
to third), Torre scored (on throw to 3b) (no RBI)]; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 11.

PIRATES 9TH: SHANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HAGUE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Pagan grounded out (third to first); Patek struck out; Alou
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cardinals 11.