Luke Walker yielded only two hits and pitched the Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals to maintain the status quo in the tight East division race. The Pirates remained in a tie for first place with the Mets. The Cubs were one game off the pace.

Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates' first run in the second inning and the other tally followed on a double by Al Oliver, a grounder by Stargell and sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 10, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Pirates      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Javier 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Carl Taylor rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Oliver rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .313      Stargell lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .264
Cardenal cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   1     0   2   .290
Beauchamp 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Simmons c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Hebner 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Cash 2b               3   0   2   0     0   0   .320
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .139
  Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Briles p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .316
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .115

Totals               31   0   2   0     1   9             Totals               28   2   7   2     1   4

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 14,386
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Pirates 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Stargell, Hebner, Walker
Doubles: Oliver (31)
Home Runs: Stargell (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Walker 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Robertson (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(5-6)           7     6   2   2   0   4   1  28   6.66
Hilgendorf              0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.57
Chuck Taylor            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   4   1  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(12-6)          9     2   0   0   1   9   0  32   3.33
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   9   0  32

Wild Pitches: Walker (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Tony Venzon


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier
grounded out (second to first); Carl Taylor grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek struck out; Alou grounded out (third to
first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre reached on an error by Walker [Torre to
first]; Cardenal forced Torre (third to second); Beauchamp
struck out; Simmons forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Robertson struck out; Sanguillen
popped to second; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to left [Maxvill to second (error
by Stargell)]; On a bunt Briles grounded out (pitcher to second)
[Maxvill stayed at second]; Brock was called out on strikes;
Javier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash singled to second; Walker out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cash to second]; Patek popped to first;
Alou popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carl Taylor struck out; Torre lined to shortstop;
Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to left; Stargell grounded out
(second to first) [Oliver to third]; Robertson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Oliver scored]; Sanguillen flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Beauchamp singled to third; Walker threw a wild
pitch [Beauchamp to second]; Simmons struck out; Maxvill
grounded out (second to first) [Beauchamp to third]; Briles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner singled to right; Cash flied out to right;
Walker reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Hebner
to second]; Patek popped to second; Alou forced Hebner (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to left; Javier lined to second;
Carl Taylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
flied out to center; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre walked; Cardenal struck out; Beauchamp
popped to second; Simmons reached on an error by Hebner [Torre
to second, Simmons to first]; ALLEN BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Allen
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 7TH: CROSBY REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING SS); Sanguillen
flied out to center; Hebner singled to right; Cash singled to
center [Hebner to second]; Walker was called out on strikes;
Patek forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR BRILES; Davalillo struck
out; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Javier flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Alou
grounded out (catcher to first); Oliver walked; Stargell singled
to left [Oliver to second]; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED HILGENDORF
(PITCHING); Robertson hit into a double play (left to second)
[Oliver out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (third to first); Torre
struck out; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.