Sunday June 7, 1970
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Freddie Patek tripled home two runs and then scored himself to back the four-hit pitching of Bob Veale as the Pirates defeated the Dodgers, 3-1. Patek's triple in the fifth inning followed a single by Bob Robertson and a ground-rule double by Manny Sanguillen. Matty Alou singled to plate Patek. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 7, 1970 (Day game) at Forbes Field

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 3 7 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Alou cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .289 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Grabarkewitz 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .344 Clemente rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .337 Parker 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Stargell lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .239 Kosco rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Robertson 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .328 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Crawford cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Torborg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Patek ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 .241 Foster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Veale p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .107 Lefebvre ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 Totals 29 1 4 0 2 5 Totals 29 3 7 3 1 7 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 11,243 Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Pirates 3 DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 3 Errors: Robertson, Sanguillen Doubles: Sanguillen (6) Triples: Patek (3) Caught Stealing: Alou (4) GIDP: Mota (4), Kosco (5), Parker (2), Sanguillen (9) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Foster L(3-6) 8 7 3 3 1 7 0 30 4.25 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 7 0 30 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Veale W(5-5) 9 4 1 0 2 5 0 31 3.20 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Veale (2) Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt DODGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to first; Mota lined to first; Grabarkewitz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled to center; Hebner made an out to shortstop; Alou was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to catcher to shortstop); Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker lined to right; Kosco grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled to center; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Robertson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 3RD: Torborg lined to center; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); Patek popped to third in foul territory; Veale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 4TH: Mota was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker singled to right; Kosco flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to center; Clemente singled to shortstop; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. DODGERS 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Crawford struck out; Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen doubled to left [Robertson to third]; Mazeroski popped to catcher in foul territory; Patek tripled to center [Robertson scored, Sanguillen scored]; Veale singled to pitcher [Patek stayed at third]; Alou singled to right [Patek scored, Veale to second]; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher) [Veale to third, Alou to second]; Clemente struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills singled to shortstop; Mota grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied out to center; Robertson walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 7TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker reached on an error by Robertson [Parker to first]; Kosco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek made an out to second; Veale grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Crawford grounded out (second to first); Torborg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Hebner struck out; Clemente lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Pirates 3. DODGERS 9TH: LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR FOSTER; Lefebvre walked; Wills flied out to center; Mota singled to center [Lefebvre to second]; Veale threw a wild pitch [Lefebvre scored (error by Sanguillen) (unearned), Mota to third]; Grabarkewitz walked; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Pirates 3.

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