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Thursday August 6, 1970
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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Thursday, August 6, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Pirates      1  0  5    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   8 11  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Patek ss              4   3   4   0     1   0   .301
Gamble cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .270      Alou cf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .285
Briggs lf             3   1   1   2     0   1   .244      Oliver rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .283
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .249      Stargell lf           2   0   0   2     0   1   .255
Stone rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .282        Jeter lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Hebner 3b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Robertson 1b          3   1   1   3     1   0   .305
Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Champion p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      J. May c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Lersch p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Dal Canton p          3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
  Joseph ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Wenz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   5             Totals               31   8  11   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 26,664
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Pirates 6
DP: Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Bowa, Hebner
Triples: Taylor (5), Stone (4), Oliver (5), Patek (5)
Home Runs: Briggs (5), Robertson (17)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (12)
Caught Stealing: Cash (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Briggs (1), Stargell 2 (5)
GIDP: Hebner (7)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Champion)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(0-1)         2     5   4   4   1   1   0  12  12.00
Lersch                  4     2   2   2   1   3   1  15   3.60
Wenz                    0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   4.26
Hoerner                 2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.98
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   5   1  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(7-1)       9     6   3   2   1   5   1  34   3.54
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Champion (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor tripled to left; Gamble reached on an error
by Hebner [Taylor stayed at third, Gamble to first]; Briggs
lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Taylor scored]; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gamble to second]; Stone
tripled [Gamble scored (unearned)]; Money popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek walked; Alou singled to center [Patek to
third]; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Patek scored]; Hebner was hit by a pitch [Alou to
second]; Robertson forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa singled to first; Edwards struck out while
Bowa stole second; Bowa was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Champion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Cash singled to center; Cash was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); J. May struck out; Dal Canton flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
flied out to right; Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Patek singled to center; Alou singled to right
[Patek to third]; Oliver tripled [Patek scored, Alou scored];
LERSCH REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out
(first unassisted); Hebner was walked intentionally; Robertson
homered [Oliver scored, Hebner scored]; Cash flied out to right;
J. May flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson struck out; Stone flied out to left; Money
singled to left; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Dal Canton struck out; Patek singled to center;
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek to second (error
by Bowa; assist by Taylor)]; Larry Bowa missed 2B on the
double play attempt; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: Edwards singled to left; Lersch grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Edwards to second]; Taylor grounded out
(second to first); Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Hebner flied
out to center; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 6TH: Briggs homered; Johnson struck out; Stone walked;
Money popped to first in foul territory; Bowa lined to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash lined to right; J. May popped to third; Dal
Canton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); JOSEPH
BATTED FOR LERSCH; Joseph lined to left; Taylor flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: WENZ REPLACED JOSEPH (PITCHING); Patek tripled to
left; Alou singled to left [Patek scored]; Oliver singled to
center [Alou to third]; HOERNER REPLACED WENZ (PITCHING);
Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Alou scored]; Hebner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Oliver out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Pirates 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: JETER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Gamble
grounded out (first unassisted); Briggs popped to third in foul
territory; Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson walked; Cash was called out on strikes;
J. May popped to second; Dal Canton walked [Robertson to
second]; Patek singled to left [Robertson to third, Dal Canton
to second]; Alou forced Patek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 8.

PHILLIES 9TH: Stone popped to third in foul territory; Money
lined to left; Bowa grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 8.



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