Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 2
Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 2 2 1
Hickman 1b 3 1 1 0
  James pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Pepitone cf,1b 4 2 2 2
Santo 3b 5 1 3 2
Callison rf 4 2 1 0
Hundley c 5 0 3 3
Hands p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 0
Oliver rf 4 1 2 1
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Blass p 0 0 0 0
  Brunet p 2 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Kopacz ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Chicago 022 000 15010151
Pittsburgh 000 200 001380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  W (16-12) 9.0 8 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  L (9-11) 2.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Brunet   4.1 3 1 1 4 4
  Lamb   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Gibbon   0.2 1 3 3 2 0
  Dal Canton   0.0 2 2 2 2 0
  Acosta   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
10
7

  E–Beckert (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Sanguillen 2 (11).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (30,off Hands); Robertson (15,off Hands).  3B–Chicago Pepitone (7,off Gibbon), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (8,off Hands).  HR–Chicago Williams (38,3rd inning off Blass 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pepitone (3,off Brunet); Beckert (4,off Gibbon).  IBB–Santo (6,by Brunet); Hickman (8,by Gibbon).  SF–Alley (4,off Hands).  IBB–Brunet (1,Santo); Gibbon (8,Hickman).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:57.  A–6,777.
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