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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 27, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Moose |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,002 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bob Moose | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 1970
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jenkins
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moose
Kessinger bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moose
Beckert hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moose
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Jenkins
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Jenkins
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jenkins
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Moose
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Moose
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Moose
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jenkins
Alley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Alley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Moose vs. Jenkins
Moose hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jenkins
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
James vs. Moose
James strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Moose
Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Moose
Jenkins strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Jenkins
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Jenkins
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moose
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Moose covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moose
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moose
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jenkins
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Jenkins
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Moose vs. Jenkins
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to home to get Mazeroski. Alley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jenkins
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Alley moves to third. Moose moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Jenkins
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alley scores. Moose scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Moose
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Moose
Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hickman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Moose
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
James vs. Moose
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Jenkins
Robertson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Jenkins
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jenkins
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Moose
J.C. Martin pinch hits for Jack Hiatt.
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Moose
Willie Smith pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins.
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Moose
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Moose
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Colborn
J.C. Martin now catching. Jim Colborn now pitching.
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moose vs. Colborn
Moose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Colborn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moose
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Moose
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Moose
Hickman hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to first to double up Santo. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Colborn
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Colborn
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Colborn
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Colborn
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Moose
Johnny Jeter now playing left field. Al Oliver now playing first base.
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
James vs. Moose
James hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Moose
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Moose
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Jim Colborn.
Popovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Moose
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Sanguillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Abernathy
Mazeroski bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckert covering, for the out. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Abernathy
Alley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Alley reaches second base with a double. Sanguillen scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moose vs. Abernathy
Moose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moose for the out. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Abernathy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Moose
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moose
Williams hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Moose
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1970 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou M, cf 5 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 3 0 2 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 2 2 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver A, lf-1b 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Robertson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hickman J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jeter J, lf 0 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, c 3 1 0 0 James C, cf 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hiatt J, c 1 0 0 0
Alley G, ss 4 2 3 1 Martin J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Moose B, p 4 1 0 0 Jenkins F, p 1 0 0 0
Smith W, ph 1 0 0 0
Colborn J, p 0 0 0 0
Popovich P, ph 1 0 1 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 30 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 001 020 001 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Moose B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 6.0 6 3 3 1 1
Colborn J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Abernathy T 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 4
2B -- Alley G 2, Mazeroski B, Hickman J
SH -- Mazeroski B
T -- 2:06
A -- 11002
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