Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 6, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0
Gamble cf 4 1 0 0
Briggs lf 3 1 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Stone rf 3 0 1 1
Money 3b 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 1 0 0 0
  Joseph ph 1 0 0 0
  Wenz p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 3 4 0
Alou cf 5 2 3 1
Oliver rf 4 1 2 2
Stargell lf 2 0 0 2
  Jeter lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 1 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 1 3
Cash 2b 4 0 1 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 11 8
Philadelphia 200 001 000361
Pittsburgh 105 000 20x8111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  L (0-1) 2.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Lersch   4.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Wenz   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Hoerner   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  W (7-1) 9.0 6 3 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
5

  E–Bowa (7), Hebner (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  3B–Philadelphia Taylor (5,off Dal Canton); Stone (4,off Dal Canton), Pittsburgh Oliver (5,off Champion); Patek (5,off Wenz).  HR–Philadelphia Briggs (5,6th inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Robertson (17,3rd inning off Lersch 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Briggs (1,off Dal Canton); Stargell 2 (5,off Champion,off Hoerner).  HBP–Hebner (4,by Champion).  IBB–Hebner (5,by Lersch).  SB–Bowa (12,2nd base off Dal Canton/J May).  CS–Cash (2,2nd base by Champion/Edwards).  HBP–Champion (1,Hebner).  IBB–Lersch (3,Hebner).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Dick Tremblay.  T–2:23.  A–26,664.
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