The East division-leading Pirates opened a 3½-game bulge by defeating the second-place Mets, 6-1. Bob Moose, making his second start since being disabled for a month with tendinitis, gained his first victory since June 23. Moose allowed four hits and walked four. The Pirates backed him with four double plays.

The Pirates shattered a 1-1 tie with five runs in the sixth inning. Willie Stargell led off with a homer. After singles by Bob Robertson and Manny Sanguillen, Moose accounted for the leading run with a double. Freddie Patek then turned muscle man, after Ron Taylor replaced Jim McAndrew, and smashed his first homer of the season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, August    7, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  5    0  0  x  -   6 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Patek ss              5   1   1   3     0   0   .297
Harrelson ss          2   1   0   0     2   0   .260      Alou cf               5   0   4   0     0   0   .291
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Oliver rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Shamsky 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Marshall rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .259        Jeter lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Jones lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Robertson 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Sanguillen c          3   1   2   1     1   0   .304
McAndrew p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moose p               3   1   1   1     1   0   .171
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               27   1   4   0     4   4             Totals               36   6  13   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 37,556
Left on Base: Mets 4, Pirates 8
DP: Mets 0, Pirates 4
Errors: Shamsky
Doubles: Moose (2)
Triples: Hebner (7)
Home Runs: Stargell (22), Patek (1)
Stolen Bases: Alou (13)
Caught Stealing: Patek (1), Alou (8)
GIDP: Shamsky (4), Grote (6), Swoboda (4)
Hit by Pitch: Shamsky (3,by Moose)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(6-10)        5.2   9   5   5   1   1   1  27   4.28
Taylor                  0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.58
Folkers                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.66
McGraw                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.66
Totals                  8    13   6   6   2   2   2  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(8-7)            9     4   1   1   4   4   0  32   3.98
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Moose (1)
Wild Pitches: Folkers (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Mel Steiner


METS 1ST: Agee flied to right; Harrelson walked; Boswell lined
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek lined to right; Alou singled to center;
Oliver singled to left [Alou to second]; Stargell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hebner flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 2ND: Shamsky flied to left; Marshall struck out; Jones
walked; Garrett flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen lined to third;
Mazeroski popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 3RD: Grote lined to first; McAndrew grounded out (pitcher
to first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose grounded out (second to first); Patek flied
to right; Alou reached on an error by Shamsky; Alou stole
second; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Pirates 0.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Boswell singled to right [Harrelson
to third]; Shamsky grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Harrelson scored (no RBI), Boswell out at
second]; Marshall struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied to left; Hebner tripled to center;
Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen singled to
left [Hebner scored]; Mazeroski flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 5TH: Jones singled to center; Garrett forced Jones (first
to shortstop); Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Moose walked; Patek forced Moose (shortstop to
second); Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Alou singled to center; Oliver flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 1.

METS 6TH: McAndrew flied to right; Agee grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell homered; Hebner flied to right; Robertson
singled to left; Sanguillen singled to right [Robertson to
third]; Mazeroski popped to second; Moose doubled to right
[Sanguillen to third, Robertson scored]; TAYLOR REPLACED
MCANDREW (PITCHING); Patek homered [Sanguillen scored, Moose
scored]; Alou singled to center; FOLKERS REPLACED TAYLOR
(PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 6 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 7TH: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Shamsky was
hit by a pitch; Marshall flied to center; Jones flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell flied to center; Hebner struck out;
Robertson singled to center; Folkers threw a wild pitch
[Robertson to second]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally;
Mazeroski flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates
6.

METS 8TH: JETER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Garrett singled
to right; Grote singled to left [Garrett to second]; SWOBODA
BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Swoboda grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Garrett to third, Grote out at second];
Agee walked; Harrelson lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Moose grounded
out (second to first); Patek flied to center; Alou singled to
right; Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.

METS 9TH: Boswell struck out; Shamsky grounded out (second to
first); Marshall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Pirates 6.