Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1970 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 1
Jeter lf 4 2 2 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 2 3
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Ricketts ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Stargell rf 4 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Alley ss 4 1 1 0
Moose p 1 0 0 0
  McBean p 0 0 0 0
  May ph,c 3 1 2 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 1 0 1
Millan 2b 5 1 1 3
Aaron rf 5 1 1 2
Carty lf 4 3 2 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 2 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 2 4
Gonzalez cf 4 1 1 0
King c 3 0 0 0
  Didier c 1 0 0 0
Stone p 2 1 1 1
  Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 10 11
Pittsburgh 000 004 0206102
Atlanta 071 030 01x12100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (0-3) 3.0 5 8 8 3 1
  McBean   2.0 2 3 3 2 1
  Gibbon   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Hartenstein   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Giusti   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
12
11
6
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (4-1) 6.0 7 4 4 0 4
  Wilhelm  SV (1) 3.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
0
6

  E–Hebner (3), Alley (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–J May (2).  2B–Atlanta Millan (3,off Moose); Cepeda (10,off Giusti).  HR–Pittsburgh Robertson (3,8th inning off Wilhelm 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta H Aaron (10,2nd inning off Moose 1 on, 2 out); Boyer 2 (4,3rd inning off Moose 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off McBean 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Mazeroski (1,off Stone).  HBP–Hebner (2,by Stone).  SH–Boyer (1,off Moose).  IBB–Gonzalez (2,by Moose); Cepeda (6,by Gibbon).  WP–Gibbon (2).  HBP–Stone (2,Hebner).  IBB–Moose (1,Gonzalez); Gibbon (3,Cepeda).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:24.  A–9,199.
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