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Sunday August 16, 1970
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Ed Spiezio smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to carry the Padres to an 8-6 victory over the Pirates. Al Ferrara opened the frame with a single and pinch-runner Larry Stahl advanced on a sacrifice. The Pirates then passed Nate Colbert intentionally, hoping to set up a double play, but Spiezio wrecked the move with his homer. In the first inning, when the Padres scored their first five runs, the Pirates also passed Colbert intentionally to get at Spiezio, who drove in a run with a single. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1970 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Padres       5  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   8  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    3  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 14  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              5   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Jeter cf              5   0   2   0     0   2   .240
Campbell 2b           1   1   0   0     1   0   .225      Alley ss              5   0   0   0     0   3   .249
  Slocum 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .153      Clemente rf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .350
Gaston cf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .322        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Ferrara lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .272      Sanguillen c          5   1   2   0     0   1   .309
  Stahl pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .121      Robertson 1b          4   2   2   1     1   1   .307
Brown rf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Oliver lf,rf          5   0   1   2     0   0   .282
Colbert 1b            2   2   0   0     2   0   .252      Pagan 3b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .256
Spiezio 3b            4   1   3   4     0   0   .289      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .228
Barton c              4   0   1   2     0   1   .221      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coombs p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .070        Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Herbel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Clines ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .600
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .285
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stargell ph,lf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .272

Totals               34   8   9   8     4   8             Totals               41   6  14   6     3   9

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 18,969
Left on Base: Padres 4, Pirates 11
DP: Padres 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Mazeroski (12), Sanguillen (13), Pagan (9)
Triples: Pagan (1)
Home Runs: Spiezio (8), Robertson (18)
Stolen Bases: Jeter (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Brown (2)
GIDP: Gaston (12)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs                  3.2   6   3   3   2   4   0  19   2.95
Herbel W(7-5)           3.1   6   2   2   0   2   1  16   5.01
Dukes SV(8)             2     2   1   1   1   3   0   9   2.38
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   9   1  44

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              0.1   3   5   5   3   1   0   7   4.38
Lamb                    3.2   1   0   0   0   4   0  12   0.00
Gibbon                  2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.71
Pena L(2-1)             2     2   3   3   1   3   1   9   4.17
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.35
Totals                  9     9   8   8   4   8   1  39

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ken Burkhart


PADRES 1ST: Arcia struck out; Campbell walked; Gaston walked
[Campbell to second]; Ferrara singled [Campbell scored, Gaston
to second]; Brown singled [Gaston scored, Ferrara to third (on
throw to home), Brown to second]; Colbert was walked
intentionally; Spiezio singled [Ferrara scored, Brown to third,
Colbert to second]; LAMB REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Barton
singled [Brown scored, Colbert scored, Spiezio to second];
Coombs struck out; Arcia struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Jeter grounded out (third to first); Alley grounded
out (third to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 0.

PADRES 2ND: Campbell made an out to first; Gaston struck out;
Ferrara lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson walked; Oliver forced Robertson (shortstop to second);
Pagan lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 0.

PADRES 3RD: Brown struck out; Colbert flied out to right;
Spiezio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski doubled; Lamb struck out; Jeter struck
out; Alley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates
0.

PADRES 4TH: Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); Coombs
flied out to center; Arcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: SLOCUM REPLACED CAMPBELL (PLAYING 2B); Clemente
singled; Sanguillen doubled [Clemente to third]; Robertson
struck out; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Clemente
scored, Sanguillen to third]; Pagan doubled [Sanguillen scored];
Mazeroski walked; CLINES BATTED FOR LAMB; Clines singled [Pagan
scored, Mazeroski to second]; Jeter singled [Mazeroski to third,
Clines to second]; HERBEL REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Alley
struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 3.

PADRES 5TH: GIBBON REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Slocum singled;
Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Slocum out at second]; Ferrara singled; Brown flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Clemente singled; Sanguillen singled [Clemente to
second]; Robertson forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second)
[Clemente to third]; Oliver forced Robertson (second to
shortstop) [Clemente scored]; Pagan made an out to catcher; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 4.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
singled; Barton flied out to center; Herbel grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Mazeroski flied out to center; ALOU BATTED FOR
GIBBON; Alou made an out to second; Jeter singled; Jeter stole
second; Alley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Pirates 4.

PADRES 7TH: PENA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Arcia flied out to
left; Slocum flied out to right; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Clemente struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first); Robertson homered; Oliver singled; Pagan forced
Oliver (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Pirates 5.

PADRES 8TH: Ferrara singled; STAHL RAN FOR FERRARA; Brown out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Stahl to second]; Colbert
was walked intentionally; Spiezio homered [Stahl scored, Colbert
scored]; Barton struck out; Herbel struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: STAHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mazeroski
singled; STARGELL BATTED FOR PENA; DUKES REPLACED HERBEL
(PITCHING); Stargell walked [Mazeroski to second]; Jeter struck
out; Alley struck out; Clemente lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 5.

PADRES 9TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GIUSTI
REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Arcia grounded out (second to first); Slocum flied out to
left; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
8, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen struck out; Robertson singled; Oliver
flied out to center; Pagan tripled [Robertson scored]; Mazeroski
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Pirates 6.



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