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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Chicago Cubs
1970-07-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph · 2:40
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 10–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 6th. Steve Blass earned the win and Luke Walker picked up the save. Roberto Clemente went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |
| CHN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Steve Blass L: Ken Holtzman SV: Luke Walker
Umpires — HP: Mel Steiner · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: Nick Colosi · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Alley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Stargell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Pagan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Blass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Hebner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Kessinger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Callison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Williams | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ernie Banks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Santo | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Paul Popovich | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Rudolph | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Holtzman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Spangler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cleo James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Hiatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Beckert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
 Orlando Pena | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Walker | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman | 6.0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Archie Reynolds | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Decker | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Gura | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matty Alou: S7/L
- Gene Alley: 46(1)3/GDP
- Roberto Clemente: S6
- Manny Sanguillen: 43
Bot 1
- Don Kessinger: 6
- Johnny Callison: 9
- Billy Williams: W
- Jim Hickman: 2/FL
Top 2
- Al Oliver: D7
- Willie Stargell: K
- Jose Pagan: S7/L.2-3
- Bill Mazeroski: 3
- Steve Blass: 9
Bot 2
- Ernie Banks: 9
- Ron Santo: W
- Paul Popovich: 46(1)/FO
- Ken Rudolph: D9/9D.1-H
- Ken Holtzman: 63
Top 3
- Matty Alou: 63
- Gene Alley: HR/9
- Roberto Clemente: HR/9
- Manny Sanguillen: 53
- Al Oliver: S9/G
- Willie Stargell: K
Bot 3
- Don Kessinger: 43
- Johnny Callison: 6
- Billy Williams: S7/L
- Jim Hickman: W.1-2
- Ernie Banks: 53
Top 4
- Jose Pagan: 63
- Bill Mazeroski: S8/L
- Steve Blass: 54(1)/FO
- Matty Alou: 3/G
Bot 4
- Ron Santo: S5.B-2(E5)
- Paul Popovich: 31.2-3
- Ken Rudolph: S5.3-H(UR)
- Ken Holtzman: 3/BP
- Don Kessinger: 2/FL
Top 5
- Gene Alley: S9/L
- Roberto Clemente: S9/L.1-3
- Manny Sanguillen: FC5.3XH(526);1-2;B-1
- Al Oliver: D8/78/L.2-H;1-H
- Willie Stargell: K
- Jose Pagan: E5/G.2-3;B-1
- Bill Mazeroski: W.1-2
- Steve Blass: K
Bot 5
- Johnny Callison: 43
- Billy Williams: HR/9
- Jim Hickman: 9
- Ernie Banks: S7/G
- Ron Santo: S7/L.1-2
- Paul Popovich: 3/G
Top 6
- Matty Alou: S9/G
- Gene Alley: 9
- Roberto Clemente: 8/8D/L
- Manny Sanguillen: S8/G.1-3
- Al Oliver: D9/L.3-H;1-3
- Willie Stargell: WP.3-H;2-3
- Willie Stargell: WP.3-H
- Willie Stargell: 3/G
Bot 6
- Ken Rudolph: K
- Al Spangler: W
- Don Kessinger: 6
- Johnny Callison: 9
Top 7
- Jose Pagan: 7
- Bill Mazeroski: K
- Steve Blass: 8
Bot 7
- Billy Williams: HR/9
- Jim Hickman: D7/L
- Ernie Banks: 7/L
- Ron Santo: T8/L.2-H
- Paul Popovich: 13
- Willie Smith: 63
Top 8
- Matty Alou: T9/L
- Gene Alley: S7/G.3-H
- Roberto Clemente: WP.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: HR/9.2-H
- Manny Sanguillen: S6
- Al Oliver: 46(1)3/GDP
- Willie Stargell: 8
Bot 8
- Cleo James: K
- Don Kessinger: K
- Johnny Callison: W
- Billy Williams: S9.1-3
- Jim Hickman: K
Top 9
- Richie Hebner: 43
- Bill Mazeroski: S7
- Luke Walker: SB2
- Luke Walker: K
- Matty Alou: W
- Gene Alley: 7
Bot 9
- Ernie Banks: 8/L
- Ron Santo: W
- Paul Popovich: D8/L.1-H
- Jack Hiatt: K
- Glenn Beckert: K23