Bill Mazeroski singled in the ninth inning for the first pinch-hit in his 15-year career to pave the way for the Pirates' winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Expos. After his single, Mazeroski was forced by Freddie Patek. A wild pickoff throw by Claude Raymond allowed Patek to take second and Matty Alou then broke up the game with a single.

The Expos took a 3-0 lead in the game, but Bob Robertson homered with a man on base in the sixth and the Pirates tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Patek, a stolen base, a single by Alou and a passed ball. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Saturday, May 16, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field

Expos 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 2 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 4 11 1 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staehle 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Patek ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 .260 Sutherland ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180 Alou cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .243 Jones lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .230 Clemente rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .360 Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Hahn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Jeter lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Staub rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .312 Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Fairly 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .264 Robertson 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .397 Fairey cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .245 J. May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Phillips cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Alley 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .185 Laboy 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .123 Blass p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Bateman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Pagan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Wine ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .207 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morton p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Ricketts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Raymond p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Mazeroski ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Ellis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Totals 29 3 5 1 8 7 Totals 35 4 11 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 4,237 Left on Base: Expos 8, Pirates 9 DP: Expos 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Bateman, Raymond, Oliver Doubles: Jones (4), J. May (2), Robertson (3), Oliver (5) Triples: Clemente (5), Robertson (1) Home Runs: Robertson (7) Caught Stealing: Laboy (1), Robertson (1) GIDP: Bailey (2) Hit by Pitch: Staehle (1,by Blass) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton 6.1 9 3 2 3 3 1 30 3.21 Raymond L(2-2) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 2.49 Totals 8.1 11 4 2 3 3 1 38 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass 5 3 3 2 5 5 0 23 3.02 Garber 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.53 Walker W(5-2) 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 8 3.63 Totals 9 5 3 2 8 7 0 38 Passed Balls: Bateman (1) Hit by Pitch: Blass (3) Wild Pitches: Blass 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Augie Donatelli EXPOS 1ST: 68 minute rain delay before start of game; Staehle walked; Jones singled [Staehle to second]; Blass threw a wild pitch [Staehle to third, Jones to second]; Staub struck out; Fairly walked; Fairey lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Fairly out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Patek struck out; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Clemente tripled; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. EXPOS 2ND: Laboy flied out to center; Bateman struck out; Wine made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Robertson tripled to right; Robertson was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); J. May doubled; Alley was walked intentionally; Blass made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Pirates 0. EXPOS 3RD: Morton struck out; Staehle was hit by a pitch; Jones walked [Staehle to second]; Staub forced Staehle (third unassisted) [Jones to second]; Fairly singled [Jones scored, Staub to third]; Blass threw a wild pitch [Staub scored, Fairly to second]; Fairey was walked intentionally; Laboy struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Patek lined to center; Alou singled; Clemente flied out to right; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0. EXPOS 4TH: Bateman flied out to center; Wine grounded out (second to first); Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson doubled; J. May lined to left; Alley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Pirates 0. EXPOS 5TH: Staehle made an out to second; Jones doubled; Staub was walked intentionally; Fairly lined to second; Fairey reached on an error by Oliver [Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staub out at home (pitcher to first to shortstop to second), Fairey to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR BLASS; Pagan made an out to first; Patek singled; Alou flied out to center; Clemente forced Patek (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 0. EXPOS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Laboy singled; Bateman made an out to third; Laboy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wine singled; Morton made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver doubled; Robertson homered [Oliver scored]; J. May struck out; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 75 minute rain delay; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2. EXPOS 7TH: JETER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Staehle grounded out (first to pitcher); Jones flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED FAIREY (PLAYING CF); RICKETTS BATTED FOR GARBER; Ricketts grounded out (first unassisted); Patek walked; Alou singled [Patek to third]; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Patek scored (unearned), Alou to third (error by Bateman)]; Clemente was walked intentionally; RAYMOND REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Jeter made an out to second; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3. EXPOS 8TH: WALKER REPLACED RICKETTS (PITCHING); Fairly struck out; Phillips walked; Laboy flied out to left; Bateman lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Robertson flied out to left; J. May flied out to center; Alley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3. EXPOS 9TH: Wine walked; Raymond struck out; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR STAEHLE; Sutherland walked [Wine to second]; BAILEY BATTED FOR JONES; Bailey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HAHN REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING LF); MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR WALKER; Mazeroski singled; ELLIS RAN FOR MAZEROSKI; Patek forced Ellis (first to shortstop); Patek was picked off first but was safe on an error by Raymond [Patek to second]; Alou singled [Patek scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Pirates 4.

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