Jerry May and Richie Hebner batted in four runs apiece to pace the Pirates to a 9-5 triumph over the Cardinals. George Brunet, who pitched the middle three innings in relief of Steve Blass, received credit for his first victory of the season. Hebner picked up his RBIs on a pass with the bases loaded in the first inning, a single in the third and a double in the seventh.

May homered with two men on base in the fifth and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Joe Torre collected four straight hits for the Cardinals. Vic Davalillo doubled in the seventh for his 24th successful pinch-hit of the season, tying the major league record set by Dave Philley with the Orioles in 1961. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Thursday, October   1, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Pirates      1  1  1    0  3  0    3  0  0  -   9 10  0
Cardinals    1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .245      Lee lf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .227
Clines cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .405      Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .353
Oliver rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .270      Hague 1b              5   2   2   1     0   2   .271
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Torre 3b              4   0   4   2     0   0   .325
  Jeter lf            2   1   1   0     0   1   .238        Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Robertson 1b          2   3   1   0     3   1   .287      Melendez cf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .300
Hebner 3b             3   1   2   4     2   1   .290      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
J. May c              4   1   2   4     0   0   .209      Crosby ss,3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Mazeroski 2b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .229      Maxvill 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Blass p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .114        Roque ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brunet p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Cardenal pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .293
  Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Parker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Cambria p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Cleveland p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
                                                            Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            Brock ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .304

Totals               35   9  10   9     6   8             Totals               34   5  11   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,457
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Pirates 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Crosby
Doubles: Robertson (19), Hebner (24), Lee (13), Hague (16), Davalillo (14)
Home Runs: J. May (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (51)
Sacrifice Hits: Blass (3)
Sacrifice Flies: J. May (2), Lee (4)
GIDP: Mazeroski (6), Maxvill (8), Simmons (5)
Hit by Pitch: Crosby (1,by Brunet), Roque (1,by Acosta)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass                   3     6   4   4   1   2   0  16   3.52
Brunet W(1-1)           3     2   0   0   0   3   0  10   4.21
Cambria                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.51
Acosta SV(1)            1     1   1   1   1   0   0   6  13.50
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   7   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker                  2.1   6   3   2   2   1   0  16   3.22
Cleveland L(0-4)        3.2   3   6   6   3   3   1  16   7.62
Norman                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.14
Chuck Taylor            2     0   0   0   1   4   0   7   3.11
Totals                  9    10   9   8   6   8   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Brunet (1), Acosta (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Patek singled to left; Clines flied out to center;
Oliver singled to center [Patek to second]; Stargell was called
out on strikes; Robertson walked [Patek to third, Oliver to
second]; Hebner walked [Patek scored, Oliver to third, Robertson
to second]; J. May forced Hebner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Lee grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied
out to center; Hague singled to left; Torre singled to left
[Hague to second]; Melendez singled to center [Hague scored,
Torre to third]; Simmons forced Melendez (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Mazeroski reached on an error by Crosby [Mazeroski
to first]; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Mazeroski to second]; Patek grounded out (third to first);
Clines singled to center [Mazeroski scored (unearned), Clines to
second (on throw to home)]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Maxvill
struck out; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cardinals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell popped to third; Robertson doubled to
left; Hebner singled to right [Robertson scored]; J. May singled
to center [Hebner to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED PARKER
(PITCHING); Mazeroski grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [J. May out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Lee doubled to left; Cruz walked; Hague doubled
to center [Lee scored, Cruz to third]; Torre singled to center
[Cruz scored, Hague scored]; Melendez flied out to left; Simmons
flied out to left; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines lined to first; 42
minute rain delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: BRUNET REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Maxvill
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cleveland struck out; Lee
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell was
called out on strikes; Robertson walked; Hebner walked
[Robertson to second]; J. May homered [Robertson scored, Hebner
scored]; Mazeroski flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: JETER REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Cruz
singled to center; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Hague struck out; Torre singled to center; Melendez struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Brunet grounded out (second to first); Patek struck
out; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Crosby
was hit by a pitch; Maxvill grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Crosby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Jeter singled to left
[Oliver to second]; Robertson walked [Oliver to third, Jeter to
second]; NORMAN REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Hebner doubled to
right [Oliver scored, Jeter scored, Robertson to third]; J. May
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Robertson scored, Hebner to
third]; Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher to first); PAGAN BATTED
FOR BRUNET; Pagan popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: CAMBRIA REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR NORMAN; Davalillo doubled to right; Lee grounded out
(third to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Patek
grounded out (third to first); Clines was called out on strikes;
Oliver walked; Jeter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre singled to center; Melendez struck out;
Simmons grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9,
Cardinals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING SS); CROSBY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Robertson was called out on strikes;
Hebner was called out on strikes; J. May flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED CAMBRIA (PITCHING); Crosby flied
out to left; ROQUE BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Roque was hit by a pitch;
CARDENAL RAN FOR ROQUE; BROCK BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Brock
singled to left [Cardenal to third]; Brock stole second; Lee hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored]; Cruz walked; Hague
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
9, Cardinals 5.