Roberto Clemente, collecting five hits for the second straight day, set a major league record for the most hits in two consecutive games, 10, to lead the Pirates in an 11-0 trouncing of the Dodgers. Clemente smashed a homer, double and three singles in six trips. The Pirates piled up a total of 23 hits, the high for any game in the N. L. this season. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      2  1  0    3  1  1    2  1  0  -  11 23  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              6   2   3   1     0   0   .270      Wills ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Alou cf               6   1   3   0     0   0   .288        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Clemente rf           6   4   5   3     0   0   .363        Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Clines rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .538      Mota lf               1   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Oliver lf             6   1   1   3     0   0   .275        Crawford lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     2   0   .296      Davis cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Sanguillen c          6   1   3   3     0   1   .314      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Pagan 3b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Sudakis c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .234
Mazeroski 2b          6   1   4   0     0   1   .235      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Blass p               4   1   2   0     1   0   .107      Lefebvre 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .278
                                                          Russell rf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .273
                                                          Foster p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .113
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Grabarkewitz ss     1   0   0   0     0   1   .292

Totals               50  11  23  10     3   2             Totals               28   0   4   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 20,678
Left on Base: Pirates 15, Dodgers 2
DP: Pirates 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Norman
Doubles: Patek (9), Clemente (19), Sanguillen (14), Mazeroski (13), Russell (8)
Home Runs: Oliver (12), Clemente (14)
GIDP: Lefebvre (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(8-10)           9     4   0   0   1   8   0  29   3.24
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   8   0  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster L(8-10)          3    10   6   6   2   1   0  21   4.28
Norman                  3     8   2   1   0   0   0  17   4.18
Hough                   3     5   3   3   1   1   2  15   7.84
Totals                  9    23  11  10   3   2   2  53

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


PIRATES 1ST: Patek singled to left; Alou flied out to left;
Clemente singled to center [Patek to third, Clemente to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Oliver grounded out (third to first) [Patek
scored, Clemente to third]; Robertson walked; Sanguillen singled
to center [Clemente scored, Robertson to second]; Pagan popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
singled to center [Mota out at second (center to first)]; Davis
singled to first; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: CRAWFORD REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Mazeroski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blass walked; Patek flied out
to center; Alou singled to third [Blass to second]; Clemente
singled to right [Blass scored, Alou to third]; Oliver flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 3, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen struck out;
Pagan made an out to second; Mazeroski singled to center
[Robertson to second]; Blass flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Foster struck out;
Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Patek doubled to left; Alou singled to third [Patek
to third]; Clemente doubled to center [Patek scored, Alou to
third]; NORMAN REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Robertson made an out to shortstop;
Sanguillen doubled to left [Alou scored, Clemente scored]; Pagan
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
lined to right; Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski doubled to left; Blass singled to pitcher
[Mazeroski to third]; Patek singled to center [Mazeroski scored,
Blass to second]; Alou singled to right [Blass to third, Patek
to second]; Clemente flied out to right; Oliver flied out to
right; Robertson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Sudakis struck out (catcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Pagan flied out to
left; Mazeroski singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Blass
singled to pitcher [Sanguillen scored (error by Norman)
(unearned) (no RBI), Mazeroski to third]; Patek reached on a
fielder's choice [Mazeroski out at home (third to catcher to
shortstop), Blass to second]; Alou flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell walked; JOSHUA BATTED FOR NORMAN; Joshua
flied out to left; Wills lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Russell out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED WILLS (PITCHING); GRABARKEWITZ
REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING SS); Clemente singled to left; Oliver
homered [Clemente scored]; Robertson walked; Sanguillen flied
out to center; Pagan forced Robertson (left to second);
Mazeroski singled to left [Pagan to second]; Blass grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded
out (second to first); Parker grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 10, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Patek flied out to left; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Clemente homered; Oliver flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: CLINES REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING RF); Sudakis
singled to right; Sizemore popped to second in foul territory;
Lefebvre grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Sudakis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
11, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson popped to first in foul territory;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan singled to
shortstop; Mazeroski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
11, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell doubled to left; Grabarkewitz struck out;
GABRIELSON BATTED FOR HOUGH; Gabrielson struck out; Crawford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
11, Dodgers 0.