Jim Nelson, a 22-year-old righthander, made his first major league start and gained his first victory when the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 5-2. The youngster was lifted in the eighth inning after Maury Wills singled and manny Mota was safe on an error. Dave Giusti, who relieved, gave up run-scoring singles by Willie Davis and Wes Parker before clamping down. The Pirates' attack included a homer by Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, June      15, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      1  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .276      Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Hebner 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .317      Mota lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Oliver rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .257      Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .254      Parker 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .279
Robertson 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .314      Kosco rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Mazeroski 2b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .210      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     1   2   .339
J. May c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .215      Haller c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Patek ss              3   0   0   1     0   2   .223      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Nelson p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Moeller p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
                                                            Norman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sudakis ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .213

Totals               34   5   9   5     3   2             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,490
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Hebner, Moeller
Doubles: Alou (11), Hebner (15), Haller (3)
Home Runs: Stargell (14)
Caught Stealing: Davis (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (2)
GIDP: Stargell (7), Wills (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(1-0)           7     5   2   1   3   5   0  29   0.69
Giusti SV(9)            2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.90
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   6   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller L(2-2)          3     6   4   4   1   0   0  16   2.23
Norman                  4     1   0   0   2   1   0  14   3.03
Mikkelsen               2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   2.84
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   2   1  38

Wild Pitches: Giusti (3)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Alou doubled to left; Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Alou to third]; Oliver reached on an error by Moeller
(assist by Lefebvre) [Alou scored (RBI), Oliver to first];
Stargell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (third to first); Mota grounded
out (pitcher to first); Davis singled to right; Davis was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson singled to center; Mazeroski singled to
center [Robertson to third]; J. May walked [Mazeroski to
second]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to center [Robertson scored,
Mazeroski to third]; Nelson singled to pitcher [Mazeroski
scored, J. May to second]; Alou flied out to left; Hebner
singled to right [J. May scored, Nelson to third]; Oliver forced
Hebner (first to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Kosco flied
out to left; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Robertson
flied out to left; Mazeroski singled to center; J. May grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller doubled to center; Lefebvre flied out to
center; GABRIELSON BATTED FOR MOELLER; Gabrielson struck out;
Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: NORMAN REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Patek made
an out to shortstop; Nelson grounded out (first unassisted);
Alou walked; Hebner doubled to center [Alou out at home (center
to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out
to right; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
grounded out (catcher to first); Robertson walked; Mazeroski
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Kosco flied out to left; Grabarkewitz walked;
Haller lined to center; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 6TH: J. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Norman lined to center; Wills singled to right;
Mota singled to right [Wills to third]; Davis was called out on
strikes; Parker walked [Mota to second]; Kosco lined to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Alou grounded out (first to second);
Hebner flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Haller walked; Lefebvre
flied out to right; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR NORMAN; Crawford struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Stargell
homered; Robertson flied out to center; Mazeroski flied out to
left; J. May lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills singled to right; Mota reached on an error by
Hebner [Wills to third, Mota to first]; GIUSTI REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Davis singled to left [Wills scored, Mota to
second]; Parker singled to left [Mota scored (unearned), Davis
to second]; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Davis to third, Parker to
second]; Kosco made an out to shortstop; Grabarkewitz struck
out; Haller flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Patek was called out on strikes; Giusti lined to
third; Alou singled to left; Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); SUDAKIS
BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Sudakis walked; Wills grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Sudakis out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 2.