The Pirates erupted for five runs in the first inning and defeated the Cardinals, 7-2. Matty Alou opened with a single and Richie Hebner was safe on a fumble by Julian Javier, ending the Cardinals' string of 87 innings without an error. Roberto Clemente and Al Oliver followed with run-scoring singles, Bob Robertson tripled for two more and then beat the throw to the plate on Dave Cash's grounder to Dal Maxvill. Robertson added two doubles to his night's bag of hits and drove in another run in the second. [The Sporting News]
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 23, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  2
Pirates      5  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 14  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Alou cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Hebner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .316
Allen 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Clemente rf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .333
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .298      Oliver lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .252
Hague rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .292      Robertson 1b          4   1   3   3     0   0   .302
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cash 2b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .294
  Ramirez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Alley ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .229
Maxvill ss,2b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .189      Moose p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .176
Chuck Taylor p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .290
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              1   1   1   0     0   0   .254
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .206

Totals               36   2   9   1     0   7             Totals               36   7  14   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,654
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Pirates 9
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Torre, Javier, Alou, Hebner
Doubles: Robertson 2 (8)
Triples: Robertson (2)
Stolen Bases: Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (3)
GIDP: Cash (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chuck Taylor L(2-5)     0     4   5   3   0   0   0   5   2.84
Campisi                 2     4   1   1   2   0   0  11   3.62
Abernathy               2     4   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.88
Hartenstein             3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   4.05
Linzy                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.24
Totals                  8    14   7   5   3   3   0  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(7-6)            9     9   2   1   0   7   0  36   3.84
Totals                  9     9   2   1   0   7   0  36

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Allen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled to center; Hebner reached on an error
by Javier [Alou to second, Hebner to first]; Clemente singled to
center [Alou scored, Hebner to second]; Oliver singled to center
[Hebner scored (unearned), Clemente to third]; Oliver stole
second; Robertson tripled to center [Clemente scored, Oliver
scored]; CAMPISI REPLACED CHUCK TAYLOR (PITCHING); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash reached on a fielder's
choice [Robertson scored (unearned)]; Alley singled to left
[Cash to second]; Cash was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); Moose singled to shortstop [Alley to second]; Alou
popped to shortstop; 5 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Hague lined to left; Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner singled to left; Clemente forced Hebner
(shortstop to second); Oliver walked [Clemente to second];
Robertson doubled to left [Clemente scored, Oliver to third];
Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Cash grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

CARDINALS 3RD: Javier grounded out (third to first); Maxvill
grounded out (second to first); CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR CAMPISI;
Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 3RD: ABERNATHY REPLACED CARL TAYLOR (PITCHING); Alley
singled to left; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Alley to second]; Alou singled to left [Alley to third, Alou to
second (error by Torre)]; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Alley scored, Alou to third]; Clemente flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal
singled to left; Allen lined to right; Torre singled to right
[Cardenal to second]; Hague struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson
doubled to right; Sanguillen singled to right [Robertson out at
home (right to catcher)]; Cash struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to left; Javier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maxvill singled to center [Maxvill to
third (error by Alou)]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR ABERNATHY;
Davalillo singled to right [Maxvill scored]; Brock singled to
left [Davalillo to second]; Cardenal forced Brock (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Alley
walked; Moose struck out; Alou forced Alley (second to
shortstop); Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Allen struck out; Torre struck out; Hague struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING SS); MAXVILL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Clemente singled to center;
Oliver flied out to right; Robertson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Alley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: LEE BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Lee singled to left;
Brock grounded out (first unassisted) [Lee to second]; Cardenal
struck out; Allen singled to third [Lee scored (error by Hebner)
(unearned) (no RBI), Allen to second]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: LINZY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Alou flied out to
left; Hebner singled to center; Clemente was called out on
strikes; Oliver forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons
singled to right; Ramirez grounded out (third to first) [Simmons
to second]; Maxvill singled to right [Simmons to third];
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR LINZY; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 7.
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