On the verge of absorbing a 2-0 defeat, the Pirates whacked Steve Carlton for three extra-base hits in the ninth inning and beat the Cardinals. 3-2. Bob Robertson led off with a triple and scored on a double by Al Oliver. Dave Cash followed with a triple and counted the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Richie Hebner. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      25, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .305      Alou cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Carl Taylor rf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .209      Alley ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Allen 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Clemente rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .338
Torre 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .293      Robertson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .301
Beauchamp cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Oliver lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .251
  Davalillo cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Cash 2b               4   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Javier 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .228      J. May c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .202
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .304
Maxvill ss            1   1   0   0     3   0   .182      Veale p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
Carlton p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .216        Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   2   5   2     6   9             Totals               32   3   8   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  9,910
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Pirates 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Torre (12), Oliver (11)
Triples: Robertson (3), Cash (3)
Caught Stealing: Brock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (2)
GIDP: Allen (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(4-9)          8.1   8   3   3   2   7   0  35   2.95
Totals                  8.1   8   3   3   2   7   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale                   8     5   2   1   6   7   0  34   3.05
Giusti W(3-0)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.66
Totals                  9     5   2   1   6   9   0  37

Balks: Veale (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Carl
Taylor walked; Veale balked [Carl Taylor to second]; Allen flied
out to right; Torre doubled to right [Carl Taylor scored];
Beauchamp flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Alley singled to center;
Clemente forced Alley (first to shortstop); Robertson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Javier flied out to right; Simmons grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Maxvill walked; Carlton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver popped to shortstop; Cash flied out to
right; J. May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to right; Carl Taylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Allen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner struck out; Veale struck out; Alou flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre struck out; Beauchamp flied out to right;
Javier walked; Simmons was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley singled to left; Clemente singled to third
[Alley to second]; Robertson struck out; Oliver flied out to
right; Cash struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill walked; Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock flied out to
right; Carl Taylor reached on an error by Hebner [Maxvill to
third, Carl Taylor to first]; Allen singled to left [Maxvill
scored (unearned), Carl Taylor to second]; Torre was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: J. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (third to first); Veale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Beauchamp singled to left; Javier flied out to
center; Simmons struck out; Maxvill walked [Beauchamp to
second]; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Alou was called out on strikes; Alley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clemente singled to third; Robertson forced
Clemente (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock was called out on strikes; Carl Taylor
singled to center; Allen grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carl Taylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver popped to second; Cash flied out to center;
J. May walked; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier walked;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING CF); PAGAN
BATTED FOR VEALE; Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled to left; Alley forced Alou (shortstop to second);
Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Maxvill flied
out to right; Carlton struck out; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson tripled to left; Oliver doubled to left
[Robertson scored]; Cash tripled to left [Oliver scored]; J. May
was walked intentionally; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Cash scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Pirates 3.