[Joy in Mudville]

Pittsburgh, Penn.--Perhaps it was getting back to Three Rivers Stadium. Or maybe it was getting All-Star Roberto Clemente back in the lineup. Whatever the reason, the Pittsburgh Pirates are back.

Matty Alou's double scored Fred Patek from first base and the Pirates slipped past the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Wednesday in 11 innings.

The victory tied the National League Championship Series at two games each. The fifth and deciding game will take place Friday in Los Angeles.

For the second consecutive day, the Dodgers appeared on their way to the World Series. Closer Jim Brewer was unavailable due to appearing in the first three games. Thus, Los Angeles starter Don Sutton took the mound in the ninth inning with his team clinging to a 3-2 lead.

However, singles by Dave Cash and Manny Sanguillen sent Sutton to the showers and brought in left-handed reliever Fred Norman. Things looked good for the Dodgers when Pirate pitcher John Lamb bunted into a double play with Cash taking third.

Down to their final out, the Pirates forced extra innings when leadoff man Fred Patek singled past a diving Bill Russell at short stop. After Alou singled Patek to third, Los Angeles replaced Norman with Ray Lamb. The Los Angeles reliever retired Clemente on a deep fly to right.

After the Dodgers failed to score in the 10th, Pittsburgh faced Dodger lefty Claude Osteen. Willie Stargell started the inning with a single up the middle. Al Oliver then bunted Stargell into scoring position. After an intentional walk to Richie Hebner, right-hander Pete Mikkelsen came out of the Dodger bullpen.

Mikkelsen surrendered a sharp single by Cash to load the bases. Yet, the Dodger reliever escaped the situation by striking out Sanguillen and retiring pinch-hitter Gene Clines on a fly ball.

Right-hander Bruce Dalcanton sent the Dodgers down in the 11th. That set the stage for Alou's game-winner. Mikkelsen walked the pesky Patek on a close 3-2 pitch. Alou (pictured below) followed with a drive that carmoed off the left-center field wall on the first pitch he saw.

The pennant-deciding game will match Cy Young candidates Dock Ellis for Pittsburgh and Bill Singer for Los Angeles.

Game ID: 6734 - Wednesday, October 7th, 1970 - Game Log


Wednesday, October 7th, 1970
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 16 2


Los Angeles AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wills 3B, SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
M. Mota LF 6 0 4 0 0 1 0 .462 0 1
W. Davis CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .158 1 1
W. Parker 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .412 0 2
B. Grabarkewitz 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .563 0 1
B. Sudakis C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .300 0 0
A. Kosco RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .429 0 1
B. Russell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1
a-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
b-T. Sizemore SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
P. Mikkelsen SS, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Sutton P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
F. Norman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Osteen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Garvey 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 46 3 13 2 1 8 18

a - W. Crawford pinch hit for B. Russell in the 8th
b - T. Sizemore substituted for W. Crawford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sudakis (1, 8th Inning off L. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Davis (1, 6th Inning off L. Walker, 0 on, 1 out) M. Mota (1, 7th Inning off L. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Sudakis 3, W. Parker 2, B. Grabarkewitz, M. Wills, W. Davis 2, M. Mota 5, A. Kosco 2
2-out RBI: A. Kosco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Sutton, W. Davis 2, B. Russell, W. Crawford
GIDP: B. Sudakis
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Davis (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Russell-Grabarkewitz-Parker, Norman-Grabarkewitz-Parker)



Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Patek SS 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 .250 0 1
M. Alou 1B 6 0 3 1 0 2 0 .278 0 1
R. Clemente RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .455 0 0
W. Stargell LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .313 0 1
A. Oliver CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .333 1 2
R. Hebner 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 .067 0 1
D. Cash 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 3 .267 0 1
M. Sanguillen C 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .333 0 1
L. Walker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lamb P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
a-G. Clines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 0 3
B. Dalcanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 4 16 4 4 7 26

a - G. Clines pinch hit for J. Lamb in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Alou 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 0 outs; 11th Inning off P. Mikkelsen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Cash (1, 6th Inning off D. Sutton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sanguillen, W. Stargell 2, D. Cash 6, R. Hebner, F. Patek, A. Oliver 2, M. Alou 5, R. Clemente 2
2-out RBI: F. Patek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sanguillen, D. Cash, R. Hebner, F. Patek, R. Clemente, G. Clines
GIDP: J. Lamb, R. Hebner
Sac Bunt: L. Walker, A. Oliver
Sac Fly: M. Sanguillen
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Cash (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sanguillen , W. Stargell
Double Plays: 1 (Hebner-Cash-Alou)



Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. Sutton 8.0 11 3 3 2 6 0 127 78 3.38
F. Norman BS (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0.00
R. Lamb 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00
C. Osteen 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 0.00
P. Mikkelsen L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 17 11 6.75

PITCHING
Game Score: D. Sutton 52
Batters Faced: D. Sutton 35, F. Norman 3, R. Lamb 1, C. Osteen 3, P. Mikkelsen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Sutton 8-8, F. Norman 1-0, R. Lamb 0-1, C. Osteen 1-0, P. Mikkelsen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Sutton 127-78, F. Norman 10-6, R. Lamb 8-5, C. Osteen 13-7, P. Mikkelsen 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Norman 2-1, R. Lamb 2-0, P. Mikkelsen 2-0


Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
L. Walker 7.2 11 3 1 1 4 0 114 75 1.17
J. Lamb 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 40 25 0.00
B. Dalcanton W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 0.00

PITCHING
Game Score: L. Walker 52
Batters Faced: L. Walker 34, J. Lamb 10, B. Dalcanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Walker 10-8, J. Lamb 1-3, B. Dalcanton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Walker 114-75, J. Lamb 40-25, B. Dalcanton 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lamb 2-1


GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: D. Cash
Ballpark: Forbes Field/Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (44 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 pm
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 32907