Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 28, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1970 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 2 3 1
Hebner 3b 5 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf,1b 4 1 2 1
Robertson 1b 5 1 1 2
  Jeter lf 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 5 1 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 0
Alley ss 3 1 1 0
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Patek ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 1
Beckert 2b 5 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 3 2 1
Hickman 1b 4 2 3 4
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Hiatt c 4 0 2 0
James cf 4 1 1 1
Hands p 2 1 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
  Dunegan pr 0 0 0 0
  Colborn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 7
Pittsburgh 012 002 1107140
Chicago 000 121 2028113
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   4.1 6 3 3 3 1
  Dal Canton   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Giusti   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Garber  L (0-3) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.1
11
8
8
6
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   6.0 7 5 3 1 7
  Regan   1.2 5 2 1 1 1
  Aguirre   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Colborn  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
4
2
10

  E–Hickman (5), Santo (5), Aguirre (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 3.  PB–Sanguillen (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (6,off Hands); Hebner 2 (13,off Hands,off Regan); Alley (6,off Regan), Chicago Kessinger (8,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Robertson (9,6th inning off Hands 1 on, 0 out), Chicago James (1,6th inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 1 out); Hickman 2 (10,7th inning off Giusti 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Garber 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Oliver (5,by Hands).  IBB–Alley (2,by Hands); Clemente (2,by Regan).  CS–Sanguillen (3,2nd base by Hands/Hiatt).  WP–Hands (4).  HBP–Hands (4,Oliver).  IBB–Hands (1,Alley); Regan (3,Clemente).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:41.  A–10,805.
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