The Pirates used homers by Willie Stargell, Richie Hebner and Bill Mazeroski to defeat the Phillies, 8-3, and take a one-game lead in the East division race over the Mets and Cubs. Stargell hit his homer in the first inning after a pass to Freddie Patek and a safe bunt by Matty Alou. Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3Game Played on Tuesday, September 15, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack StadiumPirates 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 8 12 0 Phillies 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 4 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 2 1 0 2 2 .252 Bowa ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Alou cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .295 Briggs cf 3 0 2 3 1 0 .274 Oliver rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Money 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .306 Stargell lf 4 1 2 3 1 1 .266 Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 3 1 .251 Robertson 1b 3 0 2 0 2 1 .292 Lis lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Sanguillen c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .321 McCarver c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Hebner 3b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .282 Browne rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .240 Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .239 Montanez ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Clines ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .467 Lersch p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .098 Kopacz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Giusti p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Champion p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Laxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reid ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .119 Totals 37 8 12 7 7 8 Totals 29 3 4 3 8 9 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 4,802 Left on Base: Pirates 11, Phillies 7 DP: Pirates 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Bowa, Reynolds Doubles: Robertson (16), Sanguillen (18) Triples: Briggs (7) Home Runs: Stargell (30), Hebner (9), Mazeroski (7) Stolen Bases: Robertson (4) Sacrifice Hits: Mazeroski (5) GIDP: Sanguillen (14), McCarver (3) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (5,by Laxton) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walker W(13-6) 5 2 2 2 7 5 0 23 3.34 Lamb 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 8 1.57 Giusti SV(24) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3.27 Totals 9 4 3 3 8 9 0 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lersch L(5-3) 3.1 6 5 5 2 4 3 19 3.57 G. Jackson 3.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 14 5.48 Champion 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 0 5 10.80 Reynolds 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.00 Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.17 Laxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 12 8 8 7 8 3 46 Hit by Pitch: Laxton (1) Wild Pitches: Walker 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner PIRATES 1ST: Patek walked; On a bunt Alou singled to shortstop [Patek to second]; Oliver popped to third; Stargell homered [Patek scored, Alou scored]; Robertson walked; Sanguillen struck out; Robertson stole second; Hebner lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa lined to second; Briggs grounded out (second to first); Money singled to center; Johnson walked [Money to second]; Lis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0. PIRATES 2ND: Mazeroski reached on an error by Bowa [Mazeroski to first]; On a bunt Walker struck out; Patek struck out; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver walked; Browne walked [McCarver to second]; Walker threw a wild pitch [McCarver to third, Browne to second]; Doyle struck out; Lersch walked; Bowa struck out; Briggs singled to center [McCarver scored, Browne scored, Lersch to third, Briggs out at second (center to third to second)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2. PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out; Robertson doubled to center; Sanguillen lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Money flied out to center; Johnson walked; Walker threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Lis flied out to left; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Phillies 2. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner homered; Mazeroski homered; Walker flied out to center; Patek singled to center; G. JACKSON REPLACED LERSCH (PITCHING); Alou popped to first in foul territory; Oliver lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell singled to right; Robertson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Briggs walked; Money was called out on strikes; Johnson walked [Briggs to second]; Lis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to center; Mazeroski forced Hebner (pitcher to shortstop); CLINES BATTED FOR WALKER; Clines walked [Mazeroski to second]; Patek was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: LAMB REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Browne flied out to right; Doyle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PIRATES 7TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Robertson singled to third; Sanguillen doubled to center [Robertson out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR G. JACKSON; Gamble struck out; Bowa singled to left; Briggs tripled [Bowa scored]; Money struck out; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Phillies 3. PIRATES 8TH: CHAMPION REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Hebner walked; Mazeroski out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hebner to second]; KOPACZ BATTED FOR LAMB; Kopacz struck out; Patek walked; Alou singled to right [Hebner scored, Patek to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Alou was picked off first but was safe on an error by Reynolds [Patek scored, Alou to second]; Oliver singled to left [Alou scored]; Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; Robertson walked [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; WILSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Sanguillen forced Robertson (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KOPACZ (PITCHING); Lis walked; McCarver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lis out at second]; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR BROWNE; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3. PIRATES 9TH: MONTANEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAXTON REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Hebner was hit by a pitch; Debut game for Bill Laxton; Mazeroski flied out to center; Giusti struck out; Patek forced Hebner (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle flied out to left; REID BATTED FOR LAXTON; Reid was called out on strikes; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Phillies 3. |
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