A malfunction of the automatic tarpaulin during a shower in the seventh inning forced the suspension of the Pirates' game with the Phillies. The Pirates were leading, 4-1, when Don Money walked to lead off the seventh for the Phillies. When rain started to fall, umpires ordered the field covered, but the tarp, which operates electrically, stuck after rising about one foot out of the box alongside the third base line. The game was to be completed prior to the regular-scheduled meeting of the clubs on the following night.

The Pirates had homers by Richie Hebner, Bob Robertson and Willie Stargell in building up their lead. Robertson, who went into the game when Roberto Clemente sprained a back muscle in the first inning, also doubled and scored on a single by Manny Sanguillen in the fourth. The Phillies' run off Steve Blass counted on a double by Tim McCarver and single by Rick Wise in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .270
Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Clemente rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .358
  Joseph ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Robertson 1b        3   2   2   1     0   0   .300
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Oliver 1b,rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Stargell lf           2   1   1   1     0   0   .262
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .314
Stone rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .269        Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .132        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harmon 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Alley ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Money 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .306      Blass p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .131
Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .206        Mazeroski 2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
McCarver c            3   2   2   2     0   0   .244
  Ryan c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Reid ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .086
Wise p                2   0   1   1     0   1   .203
  Montanez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Browne ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .251

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   7             Totals               28   4   5   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 22,547
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Pirates 3
DP: Phillies 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Oliver
Doubles: McCarver (5), Robertson (13)
Home Runs: McCarver (2), Hebner (6), Robertson (22), Stargell (27)
Caught Stealing: Harmon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blass (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (5,by Wise)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(11-12)           5.1   5   4   4   1   4   3  23   3.95
Fryman                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.24
Hoerner                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.68
Totals                  8     5   4   4   1   5   3  31

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(9-10)           6     5   2   2   1   2   0  24   3.36
Brunet                  0.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   4   4.46
Lamb SV(1)              2.2   1   0   0   1   4   0   9   0.95
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   7   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Wise (3)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Briggs singled to center;
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou popped to third; Hebner struck out; Clemente
grounded out (second to first); Roberto Clemente sprained a
back muscle; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Stone lined to second; Money singled to left;
Hisle singled to center [Money to second]; McCarver flied out to
center; Wise struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver popped to shortstop; Stargell flied out to
left; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: ROBERTSON REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING 1B); OLIVER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bowa flied out to right; Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Briggs grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash struck out; Alley struck out; Blass grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Stone struck out;
Money flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou flied out to left; Hebner homered; Robertson
doubled to center; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell was hit
by a pitch; Sanguillen singled to left [Robertson scored,
Stargell to second]; Cash struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hisle flied out to right; McCarver doubled to
right [McCarver to third (error by Oliver)]; Wise singled
[McCarver scored]; Bowa forced Wise (first to shortstop); Doyle
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley walked; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Alley to second]; Alou flied out to center;
Hebner flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Briggs lined to second; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Stone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson homered; Oliver flied out to left;
Stargell homered; FRYMAN REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); MONTANEZ
REPLACED WISE (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen grounded out (second to
first); Cash popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Money walked; game suspended here when
tarpaulin machine jammed before covering the field during a rain
delay; game concluded the next day; BRUNET REPLACED CASH
(PITCHING); MAZEROSKI REPLACED BLASS (PLAYING 2B); Hisle struck
out; McCarver homered [Money scored]; BROWNE BATTED FOR
MONTANEZ; Browne walked; Bowa singled to left [Browne to
second]; JOSEPH BATTED FOR DOYLE; LAMB REPLACED BRUNET
(PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR JOSEPH; Gamble flied out to right;
Briggs lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 7TH: RYAN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); HOERNER
REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); HARMON REPLACED FRYMAN (PLAYING 2B);
BROWNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Alley flied out to left;
Mazeroski was called out on strikes; Alou flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson struck out; Harmon singled to right; Money
struck out while Harmon was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner flied out to center; Robertson flied out to
center; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 17 minute rain
delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); REID
BATTED FOR RYAN; Reid walked; Browne struck out; LIS BATTED FOR
BOWA; Lis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Pirates
4.

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