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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1970-09-04 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 22547 · night, rain · 2:19

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Steve Blass earned the win and John Lamb picked up the save. Tim McCarver went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Blass L: Rick Wise SV: John Lamb

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Larry Bowa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Denny Doyle	3	0	0	0	0	0
John Briggs	4	0	1	0	0	0
Deron Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Stone	3	0	0	0	0	1
Don Money	3	1	1	0	1	1
Larry Hisle	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tim McCarver	3	2	2	2	0	0
Rick Wise	2	0	1	1	0	1
Byron Browne	1	0	0	0	1	1
Oscar Gamble	1	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Harmon	1	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Reid	0	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Lis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	4	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	4	1	1	1	0	1
Roberto Clemente	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Oliver	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Stargell	2	1	1	1	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Cash	3	0	0	0	0	2
Gene Alley	2	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Blass	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Robertson	3	2	2	1	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Wise	5.1	5	1	4
Woodie Fryman	0.2	0	0	0
Joe Hoerner	2.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Blass	6.0	5	1	2
George Brunet	0.1	2	1	1
John Lamb	2.2	1	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Larry Bowa: 43
Denny Doyle: 13
John Briggs: S8
Deron Johnson: 9

Bot 1

Matty Alou: 5/P
Richie Hebner: K
Roberto Clemente: 43

Top 2

Ron Stone: 4/L
Don Money: S7/G
Larry Hisle: S8.1-2
Tim McCarver: 8
Rick Wise: K

Bot 2

Al Oliver: 6/P
Willie Stargell: 7
Manny Sanguillen: 13

Top 3

Larry Bowa: 9
Denny Doyle: 43
John Briggs: 3/G

Bot 3

Dave Cash: K
Gene Alley: K
Steve Blass: 3/G

Top 4

Deron Johnson: 9
Ron Stone: K
Don Money: 7/7D

Bot 4

Matty Alou: 7
Richie Hebner: HR/89
Bob Robertson: D8
Al Oliver: 8
Willie Stargell: HP
Manny Sanguillen: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Dave Cash: K

Top 5

Larry Hisle: 9
Tim McCarver: D9.B-3(E9)
Rick Wise: S/78.3-H
Larry Bowa: 36(1)/FO
Denny Doyle: 3/G

Bot 5

Gene Alley: W
Steve Blass: 14/SH.1-2
Matty Alou: 8
Richie Hebner: 7/FL

Top 6

John Briggs: 4/L
Deron Johnson: 53
Ron Stone: 7

Bot 6

Bob Robertson: HR/7
Al Oliver: 7
Willie Stargell: HR/8
Manny Sanguillen: 43
Dave Cash: 6/P

Top 7

Don Money: W
Larry Hisle: K
Tim McCarver: HR/9.1-H
Byron Browne: W
Larry Bowa: S7.1-2
Oscar Gamble: 9
John Briggs: 7/L

Bot 7

Gene Alley: 7
Bill Mazeroski: K/C
Matty Alou: 8

Top 8

Deron Johnson: K
Terry Harmon: S9/4
Don Money: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 8

Richie Hebner: 8/8D
Bob Robertson: 8/78
Al Oliver: 43

Top 9

Larry Hisle: 63
Scott Reid: W
Byron Browne: K
Joe Lis: K

Notes & reviews

Suspend=19700905,,1,4,36
Roberto Clemente sprained a back muscle
suspended,19700905,PIT07,tarpaulin machine $game suspended here when tarpaulin machine jammed before covering the field during a rain delay; game concluded the next day
17 minute rain delay

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