Jim Hickman hit his second two-run homer of the game in ninth inning to bring the Cubs an 8-7 victory over the Pirates. Hickman's first smash in the seventh tied the score at 6-6, but the Pirates went ahead with an unearned run in the eighth. Cleo James also homered for the Cubs, while Bob Robertson connected with a man on base for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Thursday, May       28, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  1  2    0  0  2    1  1  0  -   7 14  0
Cubs         0  0  0    1  2  1    2  0  2  -   8 11  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .278      Kessinger ss          5   1   2   1     0   1   .305
Hebner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .326      Beckert 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .344      Williams lf           2   3   2   1     3   0   .281
Oliver lf,1b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .216      Hickman 1b            4   2   3   4     1   0   .319
Robertson 1b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .309      Callison rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Jeter lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Sanguillen c          5   1   2   0     0   2   .289      Hiatt c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .216      James cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .186
Alley ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .217      Hands p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .091
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .043        Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .053
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Patek ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Aguirre p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Smith ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .182
  Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Dunegan pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .050        Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               39   7  14   5     2  10             Totals               34   8  11   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 10,805
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 3
Errors: Hickman, Santo, Aguirre
Doubles: Alou (6), Hebner 2 (13), Alley (6), Kessinger (8)
Home Runs: Robertson (9), James (1), Hickman 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (3)
GIDP: Robertson 2 (3), Callison (4), Kessinger (7)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (5,by Hands)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   4.1   6   3   3   3   1   0  21   4.37
Dal Canton              1.2   2   1   1   1   2   1   8   1.56
Giusti                  1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   3.48
Garber L(0-3)           1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   6   3.86
Totals                  8.1  11   8   8   6   4   3  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   6     7   5   3   1   7   1  26   2.95
Regan                   1.2   5   2   1   1   1   0   9   2.83
Aguirre                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.00
Colborn W(2-0)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.74
Totals                  9    14   7   4   2  10   1  42

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hands (4)
Wild Pitches: Hands (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Bill Hands: 73 pitches; Dock Ellis: 63
pitches; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Clemente was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert flied out
to center; Williams walked; Hickman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen reached on an
error by Santo [Sanguillen to second]; Mazeroski singled to
shortstop [Sanguillen to third]; Hands threw a wild pitch
[Sanguillen scored (unearned), Mazeroski to second]; Alley was
walked intentionally; Ellis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison flied out to center; Santo grounded out
(third to first); Hiatt singled to right; James forced Hiatt
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou doubled to right; Hebner doubled to center
[Alou scored]; Clemente singled to third [Hebner scored (error
by Hickman) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Oliver struck out; Robertson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clemente
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hands flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen struck out; Mazeroski singled to right;
Alley popped to second; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams walked; Hickman singled to left [Williams to
third]; Callison grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Williams scored (no RBI), Hickman out at second];
Santo walked; Hiatt singled to center [Santo to third]; James
forced Hiatt (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alou lined to right; Hebner struck out; Clemente
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hands singled to left; Kessinger doubled to center
[Hands scored]; Beckert grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kessinger to third]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger
scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Hickman walked
[Williams to second]; Callison forced Hickman (first to
shortstop) [Williams to third]; Santo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver was hit by a pitch; Robertson homered
[Oliver scored]; Sanguillen singled to second; Sanguillen was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to pitcher to shortstop); Mazeroski was called out on
strikes; Alley grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Hiatt flied out to center; James homered; HALL BATTED
FOR HANDS; Hall grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
singled to center; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Kessinger
to second]; Beckert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 4.

PIRATES 7TH: REGAN REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); PATEK BATTED FOR
DAL CANTON; Patek struck out; Alou singled to first; Hebner
doubled to left [Alou to third]; Clemente was walked
intentionally; Oliver singled to right [Alou scored, Hebner to
third, Clemente to second]; Robertson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Williams walked;
Hickman homered [Williams scored]; Callison flied out to right;
Santo grounded out (third to first); Hiatt grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to second; Mazeroski lined into
a double play (first unassisted) [Sanguillen out at first];
Alley doubled to left; STARGELL BATTED FOR GIUSTI; AGUIRRE
REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); Stargell reached on an error by
Aguirre [Alley to third, Stargell to first]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR
STARGELL; Alou singled to center [Alley scored (unearned),
Martinez to third]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); James struck out;
SMITH BATTED FOR AGUIRRE; Smith walked; DUNEGAN RAN FOR SMITH;
Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Dunegan out at second]; Debut game for Jim
Dunegan; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

PIRATES 9TH: COLBORN REPLACED DUNEGAN (PITCHING); Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver singled to right;
Robertson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 6.

CUBS 9TH: JETER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams
singled to second; Hickman homered [Williams scored]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Cubs 8.