Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1970 at Forbes Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 2 2 0 0
Mota lf 3 1 2 0
Davis cf 3 2 1 1
Parker 1b 4 0 1 3
Grabarkewitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Crawford rf 3 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Osteen p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Cash 2b 3 0 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 1 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Los Angeles 200 003 000571
Pittsburgh 000 000 000060
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (8-4) 9.0 6 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (2-8) 5.0 4 5 5 4 8
  Nelson   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hartenstein   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
10

  E–Grabarkewitz (7).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Los Angeles Mota (3,off Blass); Parker (19,off Blass), Pittsburgh Alou (10,off Osteen).  3B–Los Angeles Davis (7,off Blass); Haller (5,off Hartenstein).  SF–Crawford (1,off Nelson).  IBB–Davis (1,by Blass).  CS–Mota (3,2nd base by Nelson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Blass (6,Davis).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:09.  A–5,423.
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