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Tuesday June 2, 1970
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The Padres set a club record for the most hits in a nine-inning game, smashing 19, and beat the Pirates in a slugfest, 14-8. The Pirates had 16 hits.

The Padres kayoed Bob Veale in the first inning, a double by Ollie Brown and singles by Tommy Dean and Gary Ross each driving in two runs. Cito Gaston homered with a man on base in the second. Steve Huntz drove in a pair with a double in the third. Chris Cannizzaro, Dean and Jose Arcia hit triples in another two-run burst by the Padres in the fifth. The Pirates' attack included a homer by Willie Stargell and two triples by Al Oliver. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Padres       6  2  2    0  2  1    0  0  1  -  14 19  0
Pirates      1  2  1    2  1  0    0  1  0  -   8 16  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia 2b              5   0   2   2     0   1   .128      Alou cf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .285
Huntz 3b              6   2   4   2     0   1   .225      Hebner 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .331
Gaston cf             5   2   2   2     0   2   .338      Stargell lf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Colbert 1b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Oliver rf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .250
Brown rf              5   1   1   2     0   1   .282      Robertson 1b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .321
Murrell lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Cannizzaro c          4   2   2   1     1   0   .290      Cash 2b               4   2   1   0     0   0   .313
Dean ss               5   4   4   3     0   0   .302      Alley ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .233
Ross p                1   1   1   2     0   0   .600      Veale p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Herbel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Dukes p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Pagan ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .189
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jeter ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .238
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            J. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Clemente ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .344
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               43  14  19  14     2   8             Totals               38   8  16   8     1   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  4,747
Left on Base: Padres 6, Pirates 4
DP: Padres 3, Pirates 0
Errors: Oliver, Hartenstein
Doubles: Brown (10), Huntz (6), Colbert (6), Cash (1), Alley (8)
Triples: Cannizzaro (2), Dean (1), Arcia 2 (2), Oliver 2 (4)
Home Runs: Gaston (8), Stargell (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Ross (1), Arcia (2)
GIDP: Sanguillen (7), Stargell (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross                    3     7   6   6   1   1   1  16   6.63
Herbel W(3-1)           4.2   8   2   2   0   1   0  19   3.91
Dukes SV(4)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.05
Totals                  9    16   8   8   1   3   1  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale L(4-5)            0.2   5   6   6   2   2   0   9   3.56
Garber                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   7   5.24
Hartenstein             2     2   2   1   0   1   0   8   4.57
Dal Canton              2     5   3   3   0   1   0  11   4.35
Walker                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.05
Giusti                  1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   3.41
Totals                  9    19  14  13   2   8   1  47

Wild Pitches: Ross 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


PADRES 1ST: Arcia struck out; Huntz singled; Gaston singled
[Huntz to second]; Colbert struck out; Brown doubled [Huntz
scored, Gaston scored]; Murrell was walked intentionally;
Cannizzaro walked [Brown to third, Murrell to second]; Dean
singled [Brown scored, Murrell scored, Cannizzaro to third, Dean
to second (on throw)]; Ross singled [Cannizzaro scored, Dean
scored, Ross to second (error by Oliver)]; GARBER REPLACED VEALE
(PITCHING); Arcia grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 5 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou lined to first; Hebner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stargell homered; Oliver made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Pirates 1.

PADRES 2ND: Huntz singled; Gaston homered [Huntz scored];
Colbert lined to second; Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murrell singled; Cannizzaro forced Murrell (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; Sanguillen flied out to center;
Cash forced Robertson (shortstop to second); Alley singled [Cash
to third]; PAGAN BATTED FOR GARBER; Ross threw a wild pitch
[Alley to second]; Pagan singled to left [Cash scored, Alley
scored, Pagan out at second (left to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 3.

PADRES 3RD: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Dean singled;
Ross reached on an error by Hartenstein on a sacrifice bunt
[Dean to second, Ross to first]; Arcia out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Dean to third, Ross to second]; Huntz
doubled to left [Dean scored, Ross scored (unearned), Huntz out
at third (left to second)]; Gaston struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 10, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled; Ross threw a wild pitch [Hebner to second]; Stargell
struck out; Oliver singled [Hebner scored]; Robertson forced
Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 10,
Pirates 4.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert flied out to right; Brown flied out to
right; Murrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 10, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled; Cash doubled [Sanguillen to
third]; HERBEL REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Alley reached on a
fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Cash to third]; JETER BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Jeter
grounded out (third to first) [Cash scored, Alley to second];
Alou singled [Alley scored]; Hebner made an out to third; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 10, Pirates 6.

PADRES 5TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Cannizzaro
tripled; Dean tripled [Cannizzaro scored]; Herbel struck out;
Arcia tripled [Dean scored]; Huntz flied out to right; Gaston
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 12, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
tripled; Robertson singled [Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Robertson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 12, Pirates 7.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert doubled; Brown flied out to right [Colbert
to third]; Murrell made an out to second; Cannizzaro singled
[Colbert scored]; Dean flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 13, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Alley grounded
out (shortstop to first); J. MAY BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; J. May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 13, Pirates 7.

PADRES 7TH: WALKER REPLACED J. MAY (PITCHING); Herbel grounded
out (pitcher to first); Arcia grounded out (third to first);
Huntz singled to right [Huntz out at second (right to shortstop
to pitcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 13, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Alou singled; Hebner singled to right [Alou out at
third (right to shortstop), Hebner out at second (shortstop to
first)]; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 13, Pirates 7.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston struck out; Colbert singled; Brown struck
out; Murrell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
13, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver tripled; Robertson singled [Oliver scored];
Sanguillen forced Robertson (second to shortstop); Cash lined to
right; Alley doubled [Sanguillen to third]; CLEMENTE BATTED FOR
WALKER; DUKES REPLACED HERBEL (PITCHING); Clemente struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 13, Pirates 8.

PADRES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); Cannizzaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dean singled; Dukes struck
out; Arcia tripled [Dean scored]; Huntz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 14, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Alou singled; Hebner forced Alou (second to
shortstop); Stargell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 14, Pirates 8.



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