With a triple by Ron Stone as the key blow, the Phillies rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to gain a 3-2 victory over the Pirates, whose East division lead was cut to 1½ games over the idle Mets. The Cubs also lost to the Cardinals and slipped out of a second-place tie with Mets, but remained two games behind the Pirates. The Phillies opened the scoring in the third inning when Larry Bowa beat out a bunt, took second on Jose Pagan's wild throw, advanced to third on an infield out and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Briggs.

Bob Robertson tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Pirates went ahead in the fifth on singles by Manny Sanguillen and Willie Stargell around an infield out. Dock Ellis, making his first start for the Pirates since August 10, was lifted after six innings and John Lamb, who relieved, was the loser in the seventh when Don Money walked, Stone tripled and Terry Harmon laid down a squeeze bunt on which Stone beat the throw to the plate. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   3  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     2   0   .250      Bowa ss               3   1   2   0     1   1   .247
  Kopacz ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Taylor 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Jeter cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Briggs cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .273
Sanguillen c          5   1   1   0     0   1   .324      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .253
Robertson 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .289        Hisle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Stargell lf           3   0   2   1     1   1   .266        Hutto 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Oliver rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      McCarver c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
  Clines pr,rf        3   0   3   0     0   0   .579        Ryan c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Pagan 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Money 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .301
  Cash pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Stone lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .266
Mazeroski 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Montanez rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Hebner ph,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Harmon ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .108        G. Jackson pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reid rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Short p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .052
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Brunet p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150

Totals               33   2  10   2     4   8             Totals               27   3   8   3     2  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,199
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Phillies 5
DP: Pirates 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Pagan
Doubles: Clines (1)
Triples: Stone (5)
Home Runs: Robertson (26)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (4), Bowa (13), Taylor (9), Hisle (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Harmon (2), Short (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Briggs (3)
GIDP: Alou (9)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (12,by Short), Hebner (6,by Selma)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   6     6   1   0   0   7   0  22   3.36
Lamb L(0-1)             0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   2.28
Gibbon                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.50
Grant                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.77
Brunet                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.34
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2  10   0  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short W(9-15)           7.1   9   2   2   4   6   1  34   4.13
Selma SV(21)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.51
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Short (6), Selma (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Patek singled to left; Jeter flied out to right;
Patek stole second; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first)
[Patek to third]; Robertson popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa struck out; Taylor singled to right; Briggs
forced Taylor (second to shortstop); Johnson singled to left
[Briggs to second]; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Oliver was hit by a pitch
[Stargell to second]; CLINES RAN FOR OLIVER; Pagan flied out to
right; Mazeroski lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Money grounded
out (third to first); Stone grounded out (second to first);
Montanez singled to right; Short was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis was called out on strikes; Patek walked;
Jeter flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: On a bunt Bowa singled to third [Bowa to second
(error by Pagan)]; Taylor grounded out (second to first) [Bowa
to third]; Briggs hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bowa scored
(unearned)]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson homered; Stargell singled to left; Clines
singled to right [Stargell to second]; Pagan grounded out (third
to first) [Stargell to third, Clines to second]; Mazeroski was
walked intentionally; Ellis struck out; Patek popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver struck out; Money grounded out (first
unassisted); Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Jeter struck out; Sanguillen singled to center;
Robertson grounded out (second to first) [Sanguillen to second];
Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen scored]; Clines singled
to center [Stargell to second]; Pagan struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Short
struck out; Bowa singled to right; Bowa was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Mazeroski popped to second; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Patek walked; Patek stole second; Jeter flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Taylor singled to center; Briggs flied out to
right; Johnson struck out; Taylor was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robertson flied out to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: LAMB REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); McCarver flied out
to center; Money walked; Stone tripled to right [Money scored];
GIBBON REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); HARMON BATTED FOR MONTANEZ;
Harmon reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Stone
scored]; G. JACKSON RAN FOR HARMON; Short out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [G. Jackson to second]; Bowa walked;
GRANT REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Taylor struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 8TH: REID REPLACED G. JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Clines
doubled to left; Pagan singled to right [Clines out at home
(right to catcher)]; SELMA REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); HEBNER
BATTED FOR MAZEROSKI; CASH RAN FOR PAGAN; Hebner was hit by a
pitch [Cash to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR GRANT; Alou grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash to
third, Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HEBNER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); BRUNET REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Briggs was
called out on strikes; Johnson singled to center; HISLE RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Hisle was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); McCarver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

PIRATES 9TH: HUTTO REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING 1B); RYAN REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); KOPACZ BATTED FOR PATEK; Kopacz was
called out on strikes; Jeter singled to center; Jeter was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sanguillen was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Phillies 3.

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