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The Pirates, who pulled off the first triple play of the major league season, completed their comeback with a run in the 12th inning to defeat the Dodgers, 7-6. The Dodgers were leading, 3-0, and had Manny Mota on second base and Willie Davis on first when Gene Alley grabbed a liner by Wes Parker on a short bounce to start the triple-killing in the third inning. Alley stepped on second to force Davis and threw to first to retire Parker. Mota then was caught before he could reach third and was run down, Al Oliver to Richie Hebner to Alley.

Davis had four hits and drove in four runs. The Pirates, who had a homer by Roberto Clemente, tied the score at 6-6 in the ninth with two runs on singles by Matty Alou and Hebner, Clemente's forceout of Hebner and a double by Bob Robertson. In the 12th, Robertson led off with a single and was on second with two out when the Dodgers decided to pass Mazeroski. Jerry May then batted for Dave Giusti and singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Game Played on Saturday, June 6, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Dodgers      1  0  2    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Pirates      0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1  -   7 14  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   2   1   0     1   1   .269      Alou cf               5   2   2   1     1   0   .285
Mota lf               6   1   2   1     0   0   .306      Hebner 3b             5   0   2   0     1   1   .331
Davis cf              6   0   4   4     0   0   .299      Clemente rf           4   2   2   2     1   1   .339
Parker 1b             5   0   3   0     1   0   .298      Stargell lf           6   0   1   1     0   1   .244
Grabarkewitz 3b       4   0   0   0     1   3   .350      Oliver 1b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Crawford rf           5   1   1   0     1   0   .265        Robertson 1b        4   1   2   1     0   2   .325
Sizemore 2b           5   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Sanguillen c          6   0   2   0     0   1   .287
Haller c              4   1   1   0     1   1   .298      Alley ss              6   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Sutton p              2   1   0   1     2   1   .242      Mazeroski 2b          5   1   1   0     1   1   .220
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ellis p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .107
  Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            J. May ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .255

Totals               43   6  12   6     8   7             Totals               47   7  14   6     6   8

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 13,153
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Pirates 12
DP: Dodgers 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Sutton, Alley
Doubles: Davis (11), Parker (20), Robertson (5)
Triples: Mota (5), Crawford (4)
Home Runs: Clemente (4)
Stolen Bases: Davis (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Grabarkewitz (2)
GIDP: Crawford (4), Sizemore (6), Sanguillen (8), Hebner (3)
Hit by Pitch: Clemente (1,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     9   4   4   4   6   1  33   3.69
Brewer                  2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   2.70
Pena L(3-2)             2.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   1.48
Totals                 11.2  14   7   7   6   8   1  54

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   5     7   5   5   4   4   0  23   4.28
Hartenstein             1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.56
Walker                  2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   3.86
Giusti W(2-0)           4     3   0   0   1   1   0  15   3.05
Totals                 12    12   6   6   8   7   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (4)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


DODGERS 1ST: Wills walked; Mota grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wills to second]; Davis doubled to left [Wills scored];
Parker grounded out (third to first) [Davis to third];
Grabarkewitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
struck out; Clemente singled to shortstop; Stargell struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford made an out to second; Sizemore struck
out; Haller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Sanguillen struck out
(catcher to first); Alley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton walked; Wills singled to left [Sutton to
second]; Mota singled to pitcher [Sutton to third, Wills to
second]; Davis singled to left [Sutton scored, Wills scored,
Mota to second]; Parker hit into a triple play (shortstop to
first) [Mota out at home (first to third to shortstop), Davis
out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski singled to right; Ellis singled to center
[Mazeroski to second]; Alou singled to center [Mazeroski scored,
Ellis to second]; Hebner singled to pitcher [Ellis scored (error
by Sutton) (no RBI), Alou to third, Hebner to second]; Clemente
walked; Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Alou scored,
Hebner to third, Clemente to second]; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Oliver out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz walked; Crawford grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz out at
second]; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley flied out to left; Mazeroski made an out to
shortstop; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 5TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); Haller
singled to left; Sutton struck out; Wills struck out; Mota
tripled to center [Haller scored]; Davis singled to left [Mota
scored]; Davis stole second; Parker was walked intentionally;
Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
walked; Clemente was hit by a pitch [Hebner to second]; Stargell
forced Clemente (second to shortstop) [Hebner to third];
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates
3.

DODGERS 6TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Crawford
tripled to right; Sizemore flied out to left; Haller was walked
intentionally; Sutton forced Haller (second to shortstop)
[Crawford scored, Sutton to second (error by Alley)]; Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to left; Alley forced Sanguillen
(second to shortstop); Mazeroski forced Alley (third to second);
JETER BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Jeter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: WALKER REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis lined to pitcher; Parker singled to
right; Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Alou walked; Hebner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second]; Clemente
homered; Stargell singled to center; Robertson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
walked; Haller struck out; Sutton walked [Sizemore to second];
Wills forced Sutton (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Dodgers 6, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to center; BREWER REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Alley forced Sanguillen (third to second);
Mazeroski struck out; PAGAN BATTED FOR WALKER; Pagan flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis singled to right; Parker singled to
right [Davis to second]; Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes;
Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Alou singled to center; Hebner singled to left
[Alou to third]; Clemente forced Hebner (shortstop to second)
[Alou scored]; Stargell flied out to left; Robertson doubled to
left [Clemente scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 10TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller
grounded out (third to first); GABRIELSON BATTED FOR BREWER;
Gabrielson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 10TH: PENA REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Alley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski lined to center;
Giusti walked; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 11TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
flied out to center; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 11TH: Hebner lined to first; Clemente struck out;
Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

DODGERS 12TH: Parker doubled to left; Grabarkewitz out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Parker to third]; Crawford was
walked intentionally; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 12TH: Robertson singled to center; Sanguillen made an
out to first; Alley grounded out (second to first) [Robertson to
second]; Mazeroski was walked intentionally; J. MAY BATTED FOR
GIUSTI; J. May singled to right [Robertson scored, Mazeroski to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Pirates 7.



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