The Cubs backed Bill Hands' pitching with a 15-hit attack and defeated the Pirates, 10-3. The setback trimmed the Pirates' East division lead to one-half game over the Mets and one game over the Cubs. The Cubs bunched five singles for two runs in the second inning and added two more in the third on a homer by Billy Williams and singles by Jim Hickman and Ron Santo around a passed ball and an infield out. Randy Hundley batted in a run with a single in the seventh and the Cubs then iced the verdict with five runs in the eighth, featuring a triple by Joe Pepitone with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1970 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         0  2  2    0  0  0    1  5  0  -  10 15  1
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   2     2   1   .271      Alou cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Williams lf           4   2   2   1     2   0   .321      Oliver rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
Hickman 1b            3   1   1   0     2   1   .330      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .264
  James pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   1   .213      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .296
Pepitone cf,1b        4   2   2   2     1   0   .269      Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
Santo 3b              5   1   3   2     1   0   .256      Alley ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .233
Callison rf           4   2   1   0     1   1   .267      Mazeroski 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Hundley c             5   0   3   3     0   1   .270      Blass p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .131
Hands p               4   0   1   0     1   2   .114        Brunet p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .150
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kopacz ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  15  10    10   7             Totals               35   3   8   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  6,777
Left on Base: Cubs 14, Pirates 6
DP: Cubs 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Beckert
Doubles: Oliver (30), Robertson (15)
Triples: Pepitone (7), Sanguillen (8)
Home Runs: Williams (38)
Sacrifice Hits: Pepitone (3), Beckert (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Alley (4)
GIDP: Beckert (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(16-12)          9     8   3   3   0   5   0  36   3.63
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   5   0  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(9-11)           2.1   8   4   4   1   1   1  15   3.52
Brunet                  4.1   3   1   1   4   4   0  20   4.38
Lamb                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.29
Gibbon                  0.2   1   3   3   2   0   0   5   5.61
Dal Canton              0     2   2   2   2   0   0   4   4.63
Acosta                  1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6  16.20
Totals                  9    15  10  10  10   7   1  51

Passed Balls: Sanguillen 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert lined to
shortstop; Williams walked; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled to center; Hebner popped to second;
Oliver flied out to center; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone singled to right; Santo singled to left
[Pepitone to second]; Callison forced Santo (second to
shortstop) [Pepitone to third]; Hundley singled to left
[Pepitone scored, Callison to second]; On a bunt Hands singled
to pitcher [Callison to third, Hundley to second]; Kessinger
singled to left [Callison scored, Hundley to third, Hands to
second]; Beckert grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to right; Sanguillen lined to
second; Alley lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Williams homered; Hickman singled to left; Sanguillen
allowed a passed ball [Hickman to second]; Pepitone grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Hickman to third]; Santo singled to left
[Hickman scored]; BRUNET REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Callison
singled to center [Santo to third]; Hundley was called out on
strikes; Hands forced Callison (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); Brunet
struck out; Alou lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Beckert singled
to left; Williams lined to right; Hickman popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Oliver doubled to left
[Hebner scored]; Stargell was called out on strikes; Robertson
doubled to left [Oliver scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (second
to first) [Robertson to third]; Alley popped to first; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

CUBS 5TH: Pepitone walked; Santo flied out to left; Callison
popped to catcher; Hundley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Brunet
grounded out (third to first); Alou singled to right; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hands struck out; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); Beckert lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
reached on an error by Beckert [Stargell to second]; Robertson
lined to shortstop; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

CUBS 7TH: Williams walked; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball
[Williams to second]; Hickman walked; Pepitone out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Williams to third, Hickman to
second]; Santo was walked intentionally; Callison struck out;
Hundley singled to shortstop [Williams scored, Hickman to third,
Santo to second]; LAMB REPLACED BRUNET (PITCHING); Hands struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley grounded out (third to first); Mazeroski
singled to right; KOPACZ BATTED FOR LAMB; Kopacz flied out to
center; Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED KOPACZ (PITCHING); Kessinger walked;
Beckert out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Kessinger to
second]; Williams popped to second; Hickman was walked
intentionally; JAMES RAN FOR HICKMAN; Pepitone tripled to center
[Kessinger scored, James scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED GIBBON
(PITCHING); Santo singled to center [Pepitone scored]; Callison
walked [Santo to second]; Hundley singled to center [Santo
scored, Callison to third]; Hands walked [Hundley to second];
ACOSTA REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Kessinger walked
[Callison scored, Hundley to third, Hands to second]; Beckert
forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 10, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PEPITONE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner struck out; Oliver singled to
center; Stargell struck out; Robertson flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 10, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: Williams singled to right; James struck out; Pepitone
flied out to center; Santo flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 10, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen tripled to right; Alley hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Sanguillen scored]; Mazeroski flied out to right;
M. MAY BATTED FOR ACOSTA; M. May grounded out (second to
first); Debut game for Milt May; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 10, Pirates 3.