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Monday June 22, 1970
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Two rookies, Jerry Reuss of the Cardinals and Jim Nelson of the Pirates, starred on the mound in a split of a doubleheader, with the Cardinals winning the first game. 6-1, and the Pirates taking the second game, 1-0, in 10 innings. Reuss pitched a six-hitter and breezed to victory after the Cardinals exploded for five runs off Dock Ellis in the second inning.

Nelson also pitched a six-hitter in the nightcap. After Mike Torrez worked nine innings for the Cardinals before going out for a pinch-hitter, Frank Linzy relieved in the tenth and was the loser on a single by Gene Alley, sacrifice by Freddie Patek and single by Matty Alou. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, June 22, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Cardinals    0  5  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 14  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .313      Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Cardenal cf           5   0   3   2     0   0   .306      Alou cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .341
Torre 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .332
Hague rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .298
Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .252
Javier 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .242      J. May c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .213
Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     1   1   .185      Hebner 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .318
Reuss p               3   2   0   0     1   2   .000      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .094
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Moose pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jeter ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .203
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Sanguillen ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .290

Totals               39   6  14   5     3   4             Totals               35   1   9   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Hague (6), Cardenal (17), J. May (3), Hebner (16)
Triples: Torre (3)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (4), Javier (2)
GIDP: Cash (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(1-0)            9     9   1   1   2   7   0  37   1.00
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   7   0  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(5-6)            1.2   7   5   5   1   0   0  11   4.29
Pena                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.70
Gibbon                  2     3   1   1   2   1   0  10   6.35
Dal Canton              2     2   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.90
Walker                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.24
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   4   0  42

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Cardenal singled to
right; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Allen popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Cash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre tripled to right; Hague doubled to right
[Torre scored]; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted) [Hague
to third]; Javier singled to right [Hague scored]; On a bunt
Maxvill singled [Javier out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
Reuss walked [Maxvill to second]; Brock singled to center
[Maxvill scored, Reuss to third]; Cardenal singled to right
[Reuss scored, Brock scored (on throw) (no RBI), Cardenal to
second]; PENA REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Allen grounded out
(third to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Clemente was called out on strikes; Robertson was
called out on strikes; Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torre singled to right; Hague lined to left;
Simmons forced Torre (first to shortstop); Javier flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to center; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR PENA; Mazeroski forced
Hebner (first to shortstop); MOOSE RAN FOR MAZEROSKI; Patek
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: GIBBON REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Maxvill walked;
On a bunt Reuss forced Maxvill (catcher to shortstop); Brock
singled to center [Reuss to second]; Cardenal doubled to right
[Reuss scored, Brock to third]; Allen was walked intentionally;
Torre popped to second; Hague struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou singled to right; Cash grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second];
Clemente singled to second; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Javier
singled to right; Javier was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Maxvill grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); J. May
doubled to right; Hebner walked; JETER BATTED FOR GIBBON; Jeter
walked [J. May to third, Hebner to second]; Patek flied out to
left; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Reuss
struck out; Brock lined to right; Cardenal flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash struck out; Clemente grounded out (second to
first); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Allen singled to third; Torre reached on an error
by Cash [Allen to second, Torre to first]; Hague popped to
shortstop; Simmons singled to left [Allen to third, Torre to
second]; Javier popped to shortstop; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver lined to left; J. May popped to catcher;
Hebner doubled to right; PAGAN BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Pagan
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: WALKER REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Reuss struck
out; Brock singled to center; Cardenal forced Brock (third to
second); Allen forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
popped to shortstop; Cash singled to center; Clemente lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Hague flied
out to right; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Oliver
singled to right; J. May singled to right [Oliver to third];
Hebner lined to second; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR WALKER; Sanguillen
singled to left [Oliver scored, J. May to second]; Patek forced
Sanguillen (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.



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