Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 2 1
Patek ss 4 2 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 1
  Clemente pr 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 1
  Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 1 0
  Colpaert p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 0 0 0 0
  Jeter pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 1
  Carty ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall lf 0 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 1 0
King c 4 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 1 0 0
Lum lf,cf 2 1 2 2
Garrido ss 3 0 2 1
Jarvis p 2 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 020 100 000381
Atlanta 040 000 00x481
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (4-2) 1.2 4 4 2 0 0
  Walker   4.1 3 0 0 2 3
  Colpaert   1.1 1 0 0 3 0
  Gibbon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
5
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  W (12-8) 8.1 8 3 3 3 4
  Wilhelm  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5

  E–Robertson (6), Boyer (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (19,off Jarvis); Patek (6,off Jarvis); Mazeroski (11,off Jarvis).  HR–Pittsburgh Robertson (12,2nd inning off Jarvis 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Nelson (1,off Jarvis); Garrido (3,off Nelson).  SH–Boyer (2,off Nelson); Jarvis 2 (9,off Nelson,off Colpaert).  HBP–Lum (4,by Walker).  IBB–Boyer (5,by Walker); Millan (1,by Colpaert).  HBP–Walker (1,Lum).  IBB–Walker (8,Boyer); Colpaert (1,Millan).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:31.  A–12,196.
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