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San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1970-08-18 Β· Night game Β· Three Rivers Stadium Β· Att: 25325 Β· 2:36

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 6–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Steve Blass earned the win and Dave Giusti picked up the save. Bob Robertson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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SFN00110000028
PIT00300030610

W: Steve Blass   L: Skip Pitlock   SV: Dave Giusti

Umpires β€” HP: Mel Steiner Β· 1B: Bill Williams Β· 2B: Nick Colosi Β· 3B: Ed Sudol Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bobby Bonds401100
Tito Fuentes300010
Ken Henderson301010
Willie McCovey301012
Dick Dietz301010
Jim Ray Hart411101
Ron Hunt401000
Hal Lanier200010
Skip Pitlock211001
Bob Taylor100000
John Stephenson101000
Al Gallagher100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Matty Alou511000
Dave Cash410010
Roberto Clemente311010
Manny Sanguillen413200
Bob Robertson422302
Al Oliver300010
Jose Pagan403101
Gene Alley100020
Steve Blass300001
Dave Giusti100000

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Skip Pitlock6.0644
Don Carrithers0.1310
Rich Robertson1.2100

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Blass7.0643
Dave Giusti2.0211

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bobby Bonds: 31
  • Tito Fuentes: W
  • Ken Henderson: 9
  • Willie McCovey: W.1-2
  • Dick Dietz: 2/FL

Bot 1

  • Matty Alou: 5
  • Dave Cash: 63
  • Roberto Clemente: W
  • Manny Sanguillen: 7

Top 2

  • Jim Ray Hart: 4
  • Ron Hunt: 7
  • Hal Lanier: 6

Bot 2

  • Bob Robertson: K
  • Al Oliver: 8
  • Jose Pagan: D7
  • Gene Alley: IW
  • Steve Blass: K23

Top 3

  • Skip Pitlock: D/78
  • Bobby Bonds: S8.2-H
  • Tito Fuentes: 36(1)3/GDP
  • Ken Henderson: W
  • Willie McCovey: K/C

Bot 3

  • Matty Alou: D/89
  • Dave Cash: 63.2-3
  • Roberto Clemente: 5
  • Manny Sanguillen: S8.3-H
  • Bob Robertson: T8.1-H
  • Al Oliver: W
  • Jose Pagan: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
  • Gene Alley: IW
  • Steve Blass: 43

Top 4

  • Dick Dietz: 9
  • Jim Ray Hart: HR/78
  • Ron Hunt: S8
  • Hal Lanier: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

  • Matty Alou: 9
  • Dave Cash: 8
  • Roberto Clemente: 43

Top 5

  • Skip Pitlock: K
  • Bobby Bonds: 8
  • Tito Fuentes: 43

Bot 5

  • Manny Sanguillen: S7
  • Bob Robertson: K
  • Al Oliver: 7
  • Jose Pagan: K

Top 6

  • Ken Henderson: S9
  • Willie McCovey: K/C
  • Dick Dietz: S.1-2
  • Jim Ray Hart: 9
  • Ron Hunt: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

  • Gene Alley: HP
  • Steve Blass: 56(1)/FO
  • Matty Alou: 16(1)/FO
  • Dave Cash: PO1(136)

Top 7

  • Hal Lanier: W
  • Bob Taylor: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
  • Bobby Bonds: 13

Bot 7

  • Dave Cash: W
  • Roberto Clemente: S7.1-2
  • Manny Sanguillen: S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(94364)
  • Bob Robertson: HR/9.3-H
  • Al Oliver: 7
  • Jose Pagan: S9
  • Gene Alley: 13

Top 8

  • Tito Fuentes: 6
  • Ken Henderson: 13
  • Willie McCovey: S/BG
  • Dick Dietz: W.1-2
  • Jim Ray Hart: K

Bot 8

  • Dave Giusti: 9
  • Matty Alou: 53
  • Dave Cash: 43

Top 9

  • Ron Hunt: 4
  • John Stephenson: S9
  • Al Gallagher: 4(1)3/GDP