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Pirates 10 @ Cubs 6
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. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 10 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 4, 1970 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 10 H: 19 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 10
Hits: 19
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherSteve Blass  
Losing PitcherKen Holtzman  
SaveLuke Walker  
Game Winning RBIAl Oliver 

Game Info

DateJuly 4, 1970 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Blass  
Home Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mel Steiner
1B: Bill Williams
2B: Nick Colosi
3B: Tom Gorman

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Gene Alley  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Manny Sanguillen  Catcher 
Al Oliver  First Baseman 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Jose Pagan  Third Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Steve Blass  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Johnny Callison  Right Fielder 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Jim Hickman  Center Fielder 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Paul Popovich  Second Baseman 
Ken Rudolph  Catcher 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Pirates 10 @ Cubs 6
Wrigley Field
July 4, 1970

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/4/1970, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Alou M, cf            5  2  3  0   Kessinger D, ss       5  0  0  0   
Alley G, ss           6  2  3  2   Callison J, rf        4  0  0  0   
Clemente R, rf        5  3  4  3   Williams B, lf        4  2  4  2   
Sanguillen M, c       5  2  2  0   Hickman J, cf         4  1  1  0   
Oliver A, 1b          5  1  4  3   Banks E, 1b           5  0  1  0   
Stargell W, lf        5  0  0  0   Santo R, 3b           3  2  3  1   
Pagan J, 3b           4  0  1  0   Popovich P, 2b        5  1  1  1   
Hebner R, 3b          1  0  0  0   Rudolph K, c          3  0  2  2   
Mazeroski B, 2b       4  0  2  0   Smith W, ph           1  0  0  0   
Blass S, p            4  0  0  0   Hiatt J, c            1  0  0  0   
Pena O, p             0  0  0  0   Holtzman K, p         2  0  0  0   
Walker L, p           1  0  0  0   Spangler A, ph        0  0  0  0   
                                   Reynolds A, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Decker J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   James C, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Gura L, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Beckert G, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 10 19  8                        39  6 12  6

Pittsburgh       002 023 030 -- 10
Chicago          010 110 201 --  6

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blass S (W)*          6.0  9  5  4  4  1
Pena O                0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Walker L (S)          2.1  2  1  1  2  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L)        6.0 14  7  7  1  4
Reynolds A+           1.0  3  3  3  0  1
Decker J              1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gura L                1.0  1  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Pagan J, Santo R
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Chicago 12
2B -- Oliver A 3, Rudolph K, Hickman J, Popovich P
3B -- Santo R, Alou M
HR -- Alley G, Clemente R 2, Williams B 2
SB -- Mazeroski B
WP -- Holtzman K 2, Reynolds A
T -- 2:40
A -- 0

    

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