Bob Veale yielded only three hits, struck out nine and retired 19 men in a row at one stretch of his performance while pitching the Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Reds. The run off the lefthander scored in the second inning when Lee May singled and Hal McRae doubled.

Willie Stargell tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Pirates then broke away with two runs in the fifth on a single by Richie Hebner, double by Bill Mazeroski, sacrifice bunt by Veale and sacrifice fly by Freddie Patek. Bob Robertson batted in the final run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Monday, May 11, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field

Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Patek ss              2   1   0   1     1   0   .267
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .292      Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .370
Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .383      Stargell lf           2   1   1   1     2   1   .221
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Robertson 1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .404
May 1b                3   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .338
McRae lf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .325      Hebner 3b             3   1   3   0     0   0   .333
Woodward ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Mazeroski 2b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .194
McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Veale p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Concepcion ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     2   9             Totals               28   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  7,722
Left on Base: Reds 4, Pirates 5
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 0
Errors: Sanguillen
Doubles: McRae (2), Mazeroski (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Veale (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1)
GIDP: Sanguillen (3), Veale (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(3-3)       7     7   3   3   1   3   1  27   3.23
Granger                 1     1   1   1   2   2   0   6   2.63
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   5   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale W(2-3)            9     3   1   1   2   9   0  32   3.94
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   9   0  32

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol


REDS 1ST: Rose was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out
(second to first); Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Alou flied out to right;
Clemente popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench popped
to first; May singled to left; McRae doubled to right [May
scored]; Woodward was walked intentionally; McGlothlin struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Robertson struck out; Sanguillen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates
0.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Helms forced Rose (shortstop
to second); Tolan struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner singled to center; Mazeroski singled to
center [Hebner to third]; Veale grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Hebner stayed at third, Mazeroski
out at second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); May grounded out
(third to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell homered; Robertson
singled to third; Sanguillen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); McGlothlin
lined to center; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner singled to right; Mazeroski doubled to left
[Hebner scored]; Veale out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mazeroski to third]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Mazeroski scored]; Alou lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 6TH: Helms struck out; Tolan flied out to center; Perez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Stargell
was called out on strikes; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to left; May flied out to left; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner
singled to center; Mazeroski flied out to center; Veale grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); CONCEPCION
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Patek
walked; Patek stole second; Alou popped to first in foul
territory; Clemente was called out on strikes; Stargell was
walked intentionally; Robertson singled to left [Patek scored,
Stargell to second]; Sanguillen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Tolan walked;
Sanguillen dropped a foul fly hit by Perez for an error; Perez
struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 4.

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