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Sunday June 28, 1970
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 28, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field

Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  x  -   4  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Alou cf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .276
Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Williams lf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .297      Oliver rf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .252
Hickman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .326      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .226        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Callison rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Robertson 1b          2   1   1   1     0   0   .298
James cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Martin c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      J. May c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mazeroski 2b          2   1   1   0     1   1   .209
  Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jeter lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Smith ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .179

Totals               31   1   7   1     5   2             Totals               29   4   5   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 40,918
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Pirates 3
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Hickman
Doubles: Williams (15), Oliver (12), Mazeroski (9)
Home Runs: Oliver (6)
Stolen Bases: Robertson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (1)
GIDP: Santo (5), Hickman (3)
Hit by Pitch: James (3,by Nelson)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(2-3)           6     4   4   2   1   4   1  24   5.62
Gura                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     5   4   2   1   5   1  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(3-0)           8     6   1   1   5   2   0  33   0.58
Giusti SV(11)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   5   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Nelson (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Last game at Forbes Field; Kessinger singled to
left; Popovich singled to center [Kessinger to third]; Williams
singled to right [Kessinger scored, Popovich to third]; Hickman
hit into a double play (third to second) [Popovich out at home
(catcher to third), Hickman to first, Williams out at second];
Santo popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou popped to third in foul territory; Hebner
flied out to center; Oliver homered; Stargell flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Callison struck out; James flied out to left; Martin
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to left; Alley flied out to
center; J. May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas popped to shortstop; Kessinger flied out to
right; Popovich walked; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski struck out; Nelson struck out; Alou flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman flied out to center; Santo flied out to right;
Callison walked; James was hit by a pitch [Callison to second];
Martin walked [Callison to third, James to second]; Pappas flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner popped to third; Oliver popped to shortstop;
Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to center; Popovich flied out to
left; Williams doubled to left [Kessinger to third]; Hickman was
walked intentionally; Santo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hickman out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson singled to left; Robertson stole second;
Alley popped to first in foul territory; J. May struck out;
Mazeroski was walked intentionally; Nelson reached on an error
by Hickman [Robertson to third, Mazeroski to second, Nelson to
first]; Alou singled to right [Robertson scored (unearned),
Mazeroski scored (unearned), Nelson to third, Alou to second (on
throw)]; Hebner flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

CUBS 6TH: Callison grounded out (second to first); James struck
out; Martin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver doubled to right; Stargell flied out to
center [Oliver to third]; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Oliver scored]; Alley flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: BECKERT BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Beckert lined to shortstop;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Popovich popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 7TH: GURA REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); J. May struck
out; Mazeroski doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (second to
first) [Mazeroski to third]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to center; Hickman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at
second]; Santo walked; Callison grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner flied out to left; Oliver flied out to
right; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Pirates 4.

CUBS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); JETER REPLACED
NELSON (PLAYING LF); James grounded out (shortstop to first);
Martin flied out to left; SMITH BATTED FOR GURA; Smith singled
to center; Kessinger forced Smith (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 4.



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