Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1970 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
  Kopacz ph 1 0 0 0
Jeter cf 5 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 1 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 1 1
Stargell lf 3 0 2 1
Oliver rf 0 0 0 0
  Clines pr,rf 3 0 3 0
Pagan 3b 4 0 1 0
  Cash pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hebner ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 3 1 2 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 2 0
Briggs cf 3 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0
  Hisle pr 0 0 0 0
  Hutto 1b 0 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
  Ryan c 0 0 0 0
Money 3b 2 1 0 0
Stone lf 3 1 1 1
Montanez rf 2 0 1 0
  Harmon ph 0 0 0 1
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Reid rf 0 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 110 0002101
Philadelphia 001 000 20x380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   6.0 6 1 0 0 7
  Lamb  L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Gibbon   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Grant   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Brunet   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
2
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (9-15) 7.1 9 2 2 4 6
  Selma  SV (21) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
8

  E–Pagan (6).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clines (1,off Short).  3B–Philadelphia Stone (5,off Lamb).  HR–Pittsburgh Robertson (26,4th inning off Short 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Oliver (12,by Short); Hebner (6,by Selma).  IBB–Mazeroski (9,by Short).  SH–Harmon (2,off Gibbon); Short (7,off Gibbon).  SF–Briggs (3,off Ellis).  SB–Patek 2 (8,2nd base off Short/McCarver 2).  CS–Jeter (4,2nd base by Selma/Ryan); Bowa (13,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen); Taylor (9,2nd base by Ellis/Sanguillen); Hisle (4,2nd base by Brunet/Sanguillen).  HBP–Short (6,Oliver); Selma (4,Hebner).  IBB–Short (3,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:27.  A–4,199.
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