The largest crowd in Pittsburgh's baseball history, 48,846, turned out for the opening of the new Three Rivers Stadium, but the Reds spoiled the occasion by defeating the Pirates, 3-2. Richie Hebner had the honor of scoring the first run, hitting a single in the first inning and coming around on a wild pitch and a double by Al Oliver.

However, Gary Nolan walked in the fifth and Tony Perez homered to put the Reds ahead. Willie Stargell tied the score with a circuit clout in the sixth and won a $1,000 reward offered by a fan for the first Pirates' homer in the new park. Perez singled in the ninth, Johnny Bench walked and Lee May followed with a single to drive in the Reds' winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 16, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  1
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cline rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Tolan cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Perez 3b              5   2   2   2     0   1   .356      Oliver 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .270
Bench c               3   0   2   0     2   0   .289      Stargell lf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .239
May 1b                5   0   2   1     0   1   .255      Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .311
Carbo lf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .321      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  McRae ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Mazeroski 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .210
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .230      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .104
Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .273        Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bravo ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Nolan p               2   1   0   0     1   2   .087
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               37   3  12   3     4   9             Totals               33   2   5   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 48,846
Left on Base: Reds 13, Pirates 5
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Woodward, Stargell, Alley
Doubles: Oliver (17)
Home Runs: Perez (30), Stargell (17)
Stolen Bases: May (1), Tolan (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Cline (1), Helms (3)
GIDP: May (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   7     5   2   2   1   5   1  28   3.66
Carroll W(6-1)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.37
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   7   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(9-7)            8.1  12   3   3   4   8   1  41   3.57
Gibbon                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.61
Totals                  9    12   3   3   4   9   1  43

Wild Pitches: Nolan (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


REDS 1ST: Cline grounded out (second to first); Tolan grounded
out (second to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Hebner singled
to second; Nolan threw a wild pitch [Hebner to second]; Clemente
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver doubled to right [Hebner
scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to second; May flied out to right; Carbo
singled to left [Bench to second]; Helms popped to catcher in
foul territory; Woodward flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; Alley
flied out to left; Mazeroski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 3RD: Nolan struck out; Cline singled to left; Tolan flied
out to right; Perez forced Cline (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis struck out; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled to left; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Carbo
singled to center; Helms singled to right [Carbo to third];
Woodward struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente reached on an error by Woodward; Oliver
forced Clemente (second to shortstop); Stargell flied out to
left; Sanguillen singled to right [Oliver to third]; Alley flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Nolan walked; Cline out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Nolan to second]; Tolan flied out to left; Perez
homered [Nolan scored]; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski walked; Ellis grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Mazeroski to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Mazeroski to third]; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: May singled to shortstop; Carbo struck out; May stole
second; Helms was walked intentionally; Woodward struck out;
Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente flied out to left; Oliver struck out;
Stargell homered; Sanguillen singled to right; Alley struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 7TH: Cline singled to shortstop; Tolan forced Cline (first
to shortstop); Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Tolan
stole second; Bench was walked intentionally; May struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Mazeroski flied out to left; Ellis struck out; Alou
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 8TH: Carbo singled; Helms out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Carbo to second]; BRAVO BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Bravo
reached on an error by Stargell [Carbo out at home (left to
catcher), Bravo to second (on throw to home)]; STEWART BATTED
FOR NOLAN; Stewart reached on an error by Alley; Cline struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: CARROLL REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); BRAVO STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); CHANEY REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); Hebner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Clemente struck out; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 2.

REDS 9TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to
right; Bench walked [Perez to second]; May singled to left
[Perez scored, Bench to third]; GIBBON REPLACED ELLIS
(PITCHING); MCRAE BATTED FOR CARBO; McRae struck out; Helms
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell struck
out; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Alley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates
2.

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