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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1970-07-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 25569 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph · 2:42

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Dock Ellis earned the win. Richie Hebner went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	9
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10

W: Dock Ellis L: Fergie Jenkins SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Nick Colosi · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Bill Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	5	2	3	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	5	1	1	2	0	0
Roberto Clemente	4	1	1	0	0	1
Al Oliver	3	0	0	1	0	0
Willie Stargell	3	1	1	0	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	4	0	2	1	0	0
Gene Alley	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dock Ellis	4	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	1	2	0	0	0
Paul Popovich	4	0	2	2	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Hickman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Smith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Santo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Callison	4	0	2	0	0	1
Jack Hiatt	3	0	1	0	0	1
Fergie Jenkins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Rudolph	1	0	0	0	0	1
J. C. Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dock Ellis	9.0	10	1	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	7.0	7	1	5
Jim Colborn	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty Alou: S9
Richie Hebner: HR/9.1-H
Roberto Clemente: E5.B-1
Al Oliver: 54(1)/FO
Willie Stargell: 64(1)/FO
Manny Sanguillen: S7.1-2
Gene Alley: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Bill Mazeroski: E5.2-3;1-2;B-1
Dock Ellis: K

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: T8
Paul Popovich: 3/G.3-H
Billy Williams: T7
Jim Hickman: 9
Willie Smith: 5/FL

Top 2

Matty Alou: 9
Richie Hebner: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: K/C

Bot 2

Ron Santo: S7
Johnny Callison: S1.1-2
Jack Hiatt: K
Fergie Jenkins: 6/P
Don Kessinger: 13

Top 3

Al Oliver: 43
Willie Stargell: K
Manny Sanguillen: 5/P

Bot 3

Paul Popovich: S8
Billy Williams: 43(B)6(1)/DP
Jim Hickman: S7
Willie Smith: 43

Top 4

Gene Alley: K
Bill Mazeroski: 9
Dock Ellis: K/C

Bot 4

Ron Santo: K/C
Johnny Callison: D9
Jack Hiatt: 9
Fergie Jenkins: 8

Top 5

Matty Alou: S7
Richie Hebner: 7
Roberto Clemente: S9.1-3
Al Oliver: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Willie Stargell: IW
Manny Sanguillen: S8.2-H;1X3(85)

Bot 5

Don Kessinger: S6
Paul Popovich: 5/FL
Billy Williams: 36(1)1/GDP

Top 6

Gene Alley: 43
Bill Mazeroski: 53
Dock Ellis: 13

Bot 6

Jim Hickman: W
Willie Smith: 31.1-2
Ron Santo: 8
Johnny Callison: K

Top 7

Matty Alou: 7
Richie Hebner: 8
Roberto Clemente: 9

Bot 7

Jack Hiatt: D8
Al Spangler: 9
Don Kessinger: 7/FL
Paul Popovich: S8.2-H
Billy Williams: 8

Top 8

Al Oliver: 5/P
Willie Stargell: D8
Manny Sanguillen: CS3(2E5).2-3
Manny Sanguillen: 13
Gene Alley: 3/FL

Bot 8

Jim Hickman: 4/P
Willie Smith: K
Ron Santo: 5/FL

Top 9

Bill Mazeroski: 53
Dock Ellis: 43
Matty Alou: S8
Richie Hebner: 7

Bot 9

Johnny Callison: 63
Ken Rudolph: K/C
J. C. Martin: 43

Notes & reviews

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Paul Popovich ran into Al Oliver, who was knocked into 1B umpire Tom Gorman, who suffered a broken right ankle; 2B umpire Mel Steiner moved to 1B

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