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Three singles by Matty Alou and a homer by Richie Hebner paced the Pirates to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. Alou led off the game with a single and Hebner followed with his homer. The first of three errors by Ron Santo and singles by Manny Sanguillen and Gene Alley added another run before the inning ended.

The Pirates posted their other pair in the fifth on singles by Alou and Roberto Clemente, a sacrifice fly by Al Oliver and a single by Sanguillen. Umpire Tom Gorman was knocked out of action, suffering a broken ankle in a collision with Oliver on a play at first base in the Cubs' half of the first inning. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 5, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      3  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .287      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .292
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .290      Popovich 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .283
Clemente rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .343      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .263      Hickman cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .339
Stargell lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .248      Smith 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Jeter pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Alley ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .205        James pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .208
Ellis p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .073        Rudolph c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                          Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .153

Totals               36   5   9   5     1   5             Totals               35   2  10   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 25,569
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Cubs 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Santo 3
Doubles: Stargell (8), Callison (11), Hiatt (11)
Triples: Kessinger (8), Williams (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (3)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (3)
GIDP: Williams (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(8-6)            9    10   2   2   1   5   0  36   3.86
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   5   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(9-10)         7     7   5   4   1   5   1  30   4.23
Colborn                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.38
Totals                  9     9   5   4   1   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman (left in the 1st inning), 2B - Mel Steiner,


PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled to right; Hebner homered [Alou
scored]; Clemente reached on an error by Santo [Clemente to
first]; Oliver forced Clemente (third to second); Stargell
forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Sanguillen singled to left
[Stargell to second]; Alley singled to left [Stargell scored
(unearned), Sanguillen to second]; Mazeroski reached on an error
by Santo [Sanguillen to third, Alley to second, Mazeroski to
first]; Ellis struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger tripled to center; Popovich grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kessinger scored]; Paul Popovich ran into
Al Oliver, who was knocked into 1B umpire Tom Gorman, who
suffered a broken right ankle; 2B umpire Mel Steiner moved to
1B; Williams tripled to left; Hickman flied out to right;
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to left; Callison singled to pitcher
[Santo to second]; Hiatt struck out; Jenkins popped to
shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Sanguillen popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich singled to center; Williams hit into a double
play (second to first to shortstop) [Popovich out at second];
Hickman singled to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley struck out; Mazeroski flied out to right;
Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Santo was called out on strikes; Callison doubled to
right; Hiatt flied out to right; Jenkins flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alou singled to left; Hebner flied out to left;
Clemente singled to right [Alou to third]; Oliver hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Alou scored, Clemente to second];
Stargell was walked intentionally; Sanguillen singled to center
[Clemente scored, Stargell out at third (center to third)]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to shortstop; Popovich popped to
third in foul territory; Williams grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Alley grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski
grounded out (third to first); Ellis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman walked; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Hickman to second]; Santo flied out to center; Callison struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Alou flied out to left; Hebner flied out to center;
Clemente flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Hiatt doubled to center; JAMES RAN FOR HIATT; SPANGLER
BATTED FOR JENKINS; Spangler flied out to right; Kessinger flied
to left in foul territory; Popovich singled to center [James
scored]; Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED JAMES (PLAYING C ); COLBORN
REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Oliver popped to third; Stargell
doubled to center; JETER RAN FOR STARGELL; Jeter was caught
stealing third but was safe at third (error by Santo; assist by
Rudolph); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Alley
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hickman popped to
second; Smith struck out; Santo popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); Ellis
grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to center; Hebner
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Callison grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph
was called out on strikes; MARTIN BATTED FOR COLBORN; Martin
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Cubs 2.



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