Monday September 7, 1970
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Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1970 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 - 9 14 0 Pirates 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0 2 1 .271 Alou cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Beckert 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .301 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Williams lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .320 Oliver rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Hickman rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .330 Stargell lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Callison rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Santo 3b 4 2 2 3 0 2 .253 Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .320 Banks 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Cash 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .315 James cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Pepitone cf,1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .267 Kopacz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hundley c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Alley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Jenkins p 4 1 1 2 0 0 .124 Veale p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .143 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 14 9 2 5 Totals 32 2 5 2 0 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 42,556 Left on Base: Cubs 5, Pirates 3 DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 2 Errors: Alou, Hebner Doubles: Pepitone (18), Hundley (5), Williams (28), Oliver (29), Stargell (17), Sanguillen (16) Home Runs: Williams (37), Santo 2 (23), Jenkins (3) Sacrifice Flies: Santo (5) GIDP: Williams (11), Jenkins (1) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(19-14) 9 5 2 2 0 4 0 32 3.58 Totals 9 5 2 2 0 4 0 32 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Veale L(9-15) 6.1 7 4 4 1 3 2 26 4.09 Lamb 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 1.31 Acosta 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 4 81.00 Dal Canton 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.41 Gibbon 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.91 Totals 9 14 9 9 2 5 4 41 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Beckert flied out to center; Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Hebner popped to second; Oliver doubled to left; Stargell doubled to center [Oliver scored]; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 2ND: Hickman was called out on strikes; Santo was called out on strikes; Banks singled to pitcher; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); Patek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 3RD: Hundley reached on an error by Hebner [Hundley to first]; Jenkins grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hundley out at second]; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Veale struck out; Alou grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams singled to center; Hickman singled to right [Williams to third]; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored]; Banks popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell popped to second; Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first); Hundley flied out to right; Jenkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen doubled to center; Cash flied out to center; Patek grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sanguillen to third]; Veale singled to left [Sanguillen scored]; Alou flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams homered; Hickman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2. CUBS 7TH: Santo homered; Banks flied out to right; Pepitone doubled to left; Hundley doubled to left [Pepitone scored]; LAMB REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger was walked intentionally; Beckert singled to left [Hundley out at home (left to catcher), Kessinger to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: JAMES REPLACED BANKS (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Robertson popped to second; Sanguillen popped to third; Cash singled to shortstop; KOPACZ BATTED FOR PATEK; Kopacz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2. CUBS 8TH: ALLEY REPLACED KOPACZ (PLAYING SS); Williams grounded out (second to first); Hickman was called out on strikes; Santo homered; James grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: CALLISON REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING RF); CLINES BATTED FOR LAMB; Clines struck out; Alou flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2. CUBS 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Pepitone singled to center; Debut game for Ed Acosta; Hundley lined to left; Jenkins homered [Pepitone scored]; Kessinger singled to center [Kessinger to third (error by Alou)]; DAL CANTON REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Beckert singled to left [Kessinger scored]; Williams doubled to center [Beckert scored]; GIBBON REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Callison grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stargell was called out on strikes; Robertson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 2.

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