Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 2, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 5 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 1 3 1
Alley ss 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Jeter rf 3 1 2 0
May c 2 0 0 0
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
  Ricketts c 1 0 1 0
Veale p 2 0 1 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Patek ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 3 1
Popovich 2b 4 2 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 2
Hickman rf 4 1 1 1
Banks 1b 4 0 1 0
  Smith pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 0
James cf 3 1 2 2
Rudolph c 3 0 1 0
Pappas p 4 0 1 1
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Pittsburgh 000 001 0012100
Chicago 000 014 20x7122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (5-10) 5.1 9 5 5 1 5
  Dal Canton   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Gibbon   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (3-3) 8.1 10 2 2 2 4
  Gura  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
5

  E–Kessinger (10), Hickman (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Veale (2,off Pappas), Chicago Kessinger (13,off Veale); James (6,off Veale).  3B–Chicago Popovich (1,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (16,6th inning off Pappas 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Williams (24,6th inning off Veale 1 on, 0 out); Hickman (19,6th inning off Veale 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Rudolph (1,by Dal Canton); Santo (4,by Gibbon).  CS–Alou (5,2nd base by Pappas/Rudolph).  WP–Veale (4), Gibbon (3).  IBB–Dal Canton (4,Rudolph); Gibbon (5,Santo).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:33.  A–26,634.
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