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June 28, 1970

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Cubs 1 7 1
Pirates 4 5 0
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Cubs 1 7 1
Pirates 4 5 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .290
OBP .500 .351
At Bats 4 255
Hits 2 74
• Singles 2 54
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 18

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 10
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Forbes Field - June 28, 1970
Out
Dave Giusti
Jerry May
Bob Robertson
Bill Mazeroski
Richie Hebner
Gene Alley
Johnny Jeter
Matty Alou
Al Oliver
Don Kessinger
Willie Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 7 1 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Jim Nelson
Losing Pitcher Milt Pappas
Save Dave Giusti
Game Winning RBI Matty Alou
Attendance 40,918
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Willie Smith pinch hits for Larry Gura. Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Giusti now pitching. Johnny Jeter now playing left field. James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Santo takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Larry Gura now pitching. May strikes out.
Top 7 Popovich hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Glenn Beckert pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Beckert hits a line drive towards short. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Martin hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 James strikes out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Mazeroski scores. Nelson moves to third. Alou moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman juggles the ball. That's an error on Hickman. Robertson moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 May strikes out.
Bottom 5 Alley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Robertson. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Robertson steals second.
Bottom 5 Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hickman is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Williams reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 5 Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hebner hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pappas hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martin takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to third. James moves to second.
Top 4 James is hit by the pitch. Callison moves to second.
Top 4 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pappas hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Alley hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 James hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Callison strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Popovich moves to third.
Top 1 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.