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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 7Game Played on Thursday, May 28, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldPirates 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. |
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