Sparked by Al Oliver, who hit a homer, the Pirates erupted for four runs in the ninth inning and beat the Cardinals, 6-2, to snap Bob Gibson's personal 10-game winning streak. Richie Hebner homered for the Pirates in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie, but the Cardinals knotted the count again in their half on a double by Carl Taylor and single by Joe Torre.

After Oliver's homer in the ninth, Willie Stargell singled and Manny Sanguillen beat out a bunt. Gene Alley rolled into a double play, erasing Sanguillen. The Cards then passed Bill Mazeroski in order to get at Dave Giusti, pitching in relief of Jim Nelson, but their former teammate surprised them by lashing a two-run triple. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Friday, July      10, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  4  -   6 12  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .291      Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   1     0   2   .292      Davalillo cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Clemente rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .358      Carl Taylor rf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .254
Oliver 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Allen 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .286
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Torre c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
  Jeter pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .219      Javier 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .236
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Shannon 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .148
Alley ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .260        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .312
Mazeroski 2b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .203      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Giusti p            1   1   1   2     0   0   .286      Gibson p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .386
                                                            Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .292

Totals               37   6  12   6     1   7             Totals               34   2   9   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 23,920
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cardinals 8
DP: Pirates 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Shannon
Doubles: Javier 2 (10), Carl Taylor (8)
Triples: Clemente (8), Giusti (1)
Home Runs: Hebner (5), Oliver (9)
Stolen Bases: Alou (9)
Caught Stealing: Brock (7)
GIDP: Alou (6), Mazeroski (3), Alley (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  7.1   6   2   2   3   4   0  30   2.84
Giusti W(6-0)           1.2   3   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.26
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(12-4)          9    12   6   6   1   7   2  38   3.54
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   7   2  38

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Alou popped to second; Hebner struck out; Clemente
singled to center; Oliver forced Clemente (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Davalillo popped to
shortstop; Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
was called out on strikes; Alley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); Torre popped
to first in foul territory; Javier doubled to center; Shannon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski reached on an error by Shannon [Mazeroski
to first]; Nelson struck out; Alou grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner struck out; Clemente struck out; Oliver
singled to left; Stargell popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Davalillo popped to shortstop; Carl Taylor flied
out to center; Allen walked; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Alley singled to center; Mazeroski grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Alley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier grounded out (third to first); Shannon
flied out to right; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); Alou
singled to right; Alou stole second; Hebner grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Alou to third]; Clemente tripled to center [Alou
scored]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson flied out to center; Brock singled to
right; Davalillo singled to left [Brock to second]; Carl Taylor
singled to center [Brock scored, Davalillo to second]; Allen
walked [Davalillo to third, Carl Taylor to second]; Torre was
called out on strikes; Javier popped to third in foul territory;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alley singled to center; Mazeroski struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Shannon struck out; Maxvill flied out to center;
Gibson walked; Brock forced Gibson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
popped to first; Hebner homered; Clemente grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Davalillo flied out to right; Carl Taylor doubled
to left; GIUSTI REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Allen struck out;
Torre singled to left [Carl Taylor scored]; Javier doubled to
right [Torre out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver homered; Stargell singled to center; JETER
RAN FOR STARGELL; On a bunt Sanguillen singled to first [Jeter
to second]; Alley grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Jeter to third, Sanguillen out at second];
Mazeroski was walked intentionally; Giusti tripled to center
[Jeter scored, Mazeroski scored]; On a bunt Alou singled to
third [Giusti scored]; Hebner flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL
BATTED FOR SHANNON; Cardenal was called out on strikes; LEE
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Lee singled to right; HAGUE BATTED FOR
GIBSON; Hague struck out; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 2.