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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Mets
1970-04-16 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 8623 · sunny · 2:30
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 7–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Bruce Dal Canton earned the win. Al Oliver went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
W: Bruce Dal Canton L: Don Cardwell SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Stargell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Alley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jerry May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bob Veale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Pagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Ricketts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommie Agee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bud Harrelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Foy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cleon Jones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Donn Clendenon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Swoboda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jerry Grote | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Weis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gary Gentry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jorgensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Kranepool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Shamsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Veale | 5.1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
 Gene Garber | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gentry | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 Don Cardwell | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tug McGraw | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Koonce | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matty Alou: W
- Richie Hebner: D9.1-H;B-3(E9)
- Roberto Clemente: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
- Willie Stargell: K/C
- Al Oliver: 4/P
Bot 1
- Tommie Agee: K
- Bud Harrelson: W
- Joe Foy: 4/P
- Cleon Jones: 46(1)/FO
Top 2
- Gene Alley: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 63
- Jerry May: W
- Bob Veale: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Donn Clendenon: K
- Ron Swoboda: W
- Jerry Grote: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Matty Alou: E6
- Richie Hebner: W.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 8/F.2-3
- Willie Stargell: S9.1-2;3-H(UR)
- Al Oliver: K+CS3(25)/DP
Bot 3
- Al Weis: W
- Gary Gentry: 14/SH.1-2
- Tommie Agee: 53
- Bud Harrelson: 6/P
Top 4
- Gene Alley: 6/P
- Bill Mazeroski: W
- Jerry May: SB2#
- Jerry May: K/C
- Bob Veale: K
Bot 4
- Joe Foy: W
- Cleon Jones: 64(1)3/GDP
- Donn Clendenon: 9/F
Top 5
- Matty Alou: 63
- Richie Hebner: 7/F
- Roberto Clemente: 63
Bot 5
- Ron Swoboda: 9/F
- Jerry Grote: 53
- Al Weis: K
Top 6
- Willie Stargell: W
- Al Oliver: 8/F.1-3(E8/TH)
- Gene Alley: 13/SH.3-H(UR)
- Bill Mazeroski: K
Bot 6
- Mike Jorgensen: W
- Tommie Agee: S8.1-2
- Bud Harrelson: K
- Joe Foy: W.2-3;1-2
- Cleon Jones: T9.1-H;2-H;3-H
- Donn Clendenon: E6.3-H
- Ron Swoboda: S8.1-2
- Jerry Grote: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Jerry May: W
- Jose Martinez: E4/SH.1-2
- Matty Alou: 5/FL
- Jose Pagan: S7.1-3;2-H
- Roberto Clemente: S9.1-3;3-H(UR);BX2(96)
- Willie Stargell: 6/P
Bot 7
- Ed Kranepool: 43
- Art Shamsky: 5/P
- Tommie Agee: 7/F
Top 8
- Al Oliver: HR
- Gene Alley: W
- Bill Mazeroski: 14/SH.1-2
- Dave Ricketts: 43.2-3
- Jose Martinez: 13
Bot 8
- Bud Harrelson: 63
- Joe Foy: S8
- Cleon Jones: K/C
- Donn Clendenon: K
Top 9
- Matty Alou: 13
- Bruce Dal Canton: K
- Roberto Clemente: 63
Bot 9
- Ron Swoboda: K
- Jerry Grote: 13
- Dave Marshall: 6/P