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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 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 July 4, 1970 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,634 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Mel Steiner |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Jeter | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1970
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rudolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Pappas
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pappas
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rudolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Veale
Popovich hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Veale
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Pappas
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Pappas
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Pappas
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Pappas
Jeter takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Pappas
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rudolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Veale
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Veale
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley 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: ---
Veale vs. Pappas
Veale hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Veale reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Pappas
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Pappas
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Veale
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Veale
Pappas hits a fly ball into right field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Popovich vs. Veale
Popovich strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Pappas
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Pappas
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Pappas
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Pappas
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Veale
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pappas
May 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Pappas
Veale strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Pappas
There goes Alou. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Veale
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Veale
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Veale
Rudolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. James moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pappas vs. Veale
There's a wild pitch. James moves to third. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pappas vs. Veale
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Veale
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. James scores. There goes Rudolph trying to get to home. Stargell throws the ball in to May who tags Rudolph, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Pappas
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pappas
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Pappas
Stargell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Pappas
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Veale
Popovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jeter who is chasing the ball. Popovich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Veale
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Veale
Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Veale
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Veale
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Veale
James hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. James reaches second base with a double. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rudolph vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Rudolph is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pappas vs. Dal Canton
Pappas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo scores. James moves to third. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kessinger vs. Dal Canton
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Pappas
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Pappas
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Pappas
Gene Clines pinch hits for Jerry May.
Clines takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Pappas
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Gibbon
Dave Ricketts now catching. Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Popovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gibbon
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Gibbon
Hickman hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Gibbon
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Popovich moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Gibbon
Willie Smith pinch runs for Ernie Banks.
There's a wild pitch. Popovich moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Gibbon
Santo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
James vs. Gibbon
James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores. Smith scores. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudolph vs. Gibbon
Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Pappas
Willie Smith now playing first base.
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pappas
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Pappas
Stargell hits a line drive into right field. Hickman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hickman. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alley vs. Pappas
Alley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Gibbon
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gibbon
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Gibbon
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Pappas
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Pappas
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ricketts vs. Pappas
Ricketts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Pappas
Freddie Patek pinch hits for Joe Gibbon.
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. Ricketts moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Pappas
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Ricketts moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching. Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Clemente hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Gura
Oliver strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1970, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Alou M, cf 5 0 2 1 Kessinger D, ss 5 0 3 1
Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Popovich P, 2b 4 2 1 0
Clemente R, ph 1 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 2
Oliver A, 1b 5 0 0 0 Hickman J, rf 4 1 1 1
Stargell W, lf 4 1 3 1 Banks E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith W, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 1 1 0
Jeter J, rf 3 1 2 0 James C, cf 3 1 2 2
May J, c 2 0 0 0 Rudolph K, c 3 0 1 0
Clines G, ph 0 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 4 0 1 1
Ricketts D, c 1 0 1 0 Gura L, p 0 0 0 0
Veale B, p 2 0 1 0
DalCanton B, p 0 0 0 0
Pagan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Patek F, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 10 2 34 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 000 001 001 -- 2
Chicago 000 014 20x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (L) 5.1 9 5 5 1 5
DalCanton B 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Gibbon J 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 8.1 10 2 2 2 4
Gura L (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Kessinger D, Hickman J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Chicago 7
2B -- Veale B, Kessinger D, James C
3B -- Popovich P
HR -- Stargell W, Williams B, Hickman J
CS -- Alou M
WP -- Veale B, Gibbon J
T -- 2:33
A -- 26634
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