sMLB

Monday, May 4, 1970

Pittsburgh 43-40
PIT
6

Final

1
ATL
Atlanta 37-44

Players of the Game

30.99 WPA

B. Veale P

8.0 IP, 4 SO, 130 P

24.74 WPA

W. Stargell LF

2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, HR, 2B

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 9 3
ATL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0

PIT Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
M. Alou CF 5 2 2 0 · 0 0 .314 .323 .375 .698
R. Hebner 3B 4 2 2 0 · 0 1 .294 .358 .498 .856
B. Robertson 1B 3 1 1 1 · 1 1 .266 .402 .613 1.015
W. Stargell LF 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .274 .334 .515 .849
R. Clemente RF 4 0 1 1 · 0 2 .309 .342 .534 .876
D. Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .249 .311 .328 .639
G. Alley SS 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .257 .300 .425 .725
J. May C 3 0 0 0 · 1 1 .288 .383 .346 .729
B. Veale P 3 0 0 0 · 0 2 .128 .150 .128 .278
a- M. Sanguillen PH 1 0 1 0 · 0 0 .372 .379 .511 .890
D. Giusti P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 35 6 9 6 1 2 7

a - M. Sanguillen pinch hit for B. Veale in the 9th

2B: M. Alou (1st off P. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs); B. Robertson (1st off P. Niekro, 2 on, 0 outs); R. Clemente (4th off P. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out); W. Stargell (8th off P. Niekro, 3 on, 0 outs)

HR: W. Stargell (6th off P. Niekro, 1 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: W. Stargell 6, M. Alou 3, R. Hebner 2, B. Robertson 2, R. Clemente 2, M. Sanguillen

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cash 2, G. Alley 2, R. Hebner

Hit by Pitch: R. Hebner

GIDP: M. Alou

Team LOB: 5

Fielding

E: G. Alley 1 (13), R. Hebner 1 (18)

DP: 2 (Alley-Cash-Robertson, Cash-Alley-Robertson)

ATL Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
F. Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .291 .342 .356 .698
O. Cepeda 1B 4 0 1 0 · 0 0 .286 .334 .458 .792
R. Carty LF 4 0 1 0 · 0 0 .348 .423 .469 .892
H. Aaron RF 4 1 2 0 · 0 1 .249 .332 .459 .791
T. Gonzalez CF 2 0 0 1 · 0 0 .228 .271 .342 .613
a- B. Tillman PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .186 .238 .305 .543
C. Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 · 0 0 .236 .290 .326 .616
S. Jackson SS 2 0 0 0 · 1 0 .286 .375 .372 .747
H. King C 4 0 3 0 · 0 1 .237 .317 .390 .707
P. Niekro P 2 0 0 0 · 0 2 .154 .244 .179 .423
M. McQueen P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
b- M. Lum PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .286 .320 .343 .663
D. Baker CF 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
Totals 32 1 8 1 0 1 4

a - B. Tillman pinch hit for T. Gonzalez in the 8th

b - M. Lum pinch hit for M. McQueen in the 9th

2B: H. Aaron (4th off B. Veale, 0 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: H. Aaron 3, H. King 3, O. Cepeda, R. Carty, C. Boyer

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carty 2, H. King, S. Jackson, B. Tillman

Sac Bunt: S. Jackson, P. Niekro

GIDP: H. Aaron, M. Lum

Team LOB: 8

Baserunning

SB: H. Aaron (7, 2nd base, Bob Veale/J. May)

Fielding

DP: 1 (Cepeda-Jackson-Cepeda)

PIT Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
B. Veale W 8.0 7 1 1 0 4 · 32 130
D. Giusti 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 · 4 19

Game Score: B. Veale 68, D. Giusti 48

GB-FB: B. Veale 13-7, D. Giusti 1-1

Pitches: B. Veale 130, D. Giusti 19

ATL Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
P. Niekro L 7.1 8 6 6 1 7 1 32 122
M. McQueen 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 · 6 25

Game Score: P. Niekro 58, M. McQueen 50

GB-FB: P. Niekro 10-5, M. McQueen 2-2

Pitches: P. Niekro 122, M. McQueen 25

Park: Atlanta Stadium Attendance: 9,435 Start: 8:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st PIT 1 Run
Count
3-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
93.8 mph
Launch Angle
24°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Ball

1-0: Called Strike

1-1: Ball

2-1: Swinging Strike

2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F

2-2: Ball

3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 93 MPH)

Bot 1st ATL
Top 2nd PIT
Bot 2nd ATL 1 Run
Top 3rd PIT
Bot 3rd ATL
Top 4th PIT
Bot 4th ATL
Top 5th PIT
Bot 5th ATL
Top 6th PIT 2 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
100.4 mph
Launch Angle
36°
Pitcher
Phil Niekro

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF

0-2: Ball

1-2: Ball

2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 100 MPH), Distance : 381 ft

Bot 6th ATL
Top 7th PIT
Bot 7th ATL
Top 8th PIT 3 Runs
Bot 8th ATL
Top 9th PIT
Bot 9th ATL