The Pirates gained their first victory in new Three Rivers Stadium when Roberto Clemente homered in the eighth inning to beat the Reds, 4-3. The outfield star also saved the game by throwing out a runner at the plate in the ninth.

The Pirates trailed, 3-0, before getting their first two runs on a homer by Manny Sanguillen in the fourth. Clemente hit the 150th triple of his major league career in the sixth and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Al Oliver. Clemente's homer in the eighth snapped the 10-game winning streak of Wayne Simpson, the Reds' rookie sensation. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Friday, July      17, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Pirates      0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cline rf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .296      Alou cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Perez 3b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .359      Clemente rf           4   2   3   1     0   0   .355
Bench c               2   0   1   2     1   1   .290      Oliver 1b             2   1   0   1     1   0   .268
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Carbo lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .318      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   2     0   1   .311
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Woodward ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Bravo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Nelson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .107        Jeter ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  Stewart ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .226        Pena p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .286
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   3   9   3     5   5             Totals               28   4   7   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 23,298
Left on Base: Reds 7, Pirates 4
DP: Reds 2, Pirates 2
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Cline (3)
Triples: Clemente (9)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (6), Clemente (10)
Stolen Bases: Perez (7), Bench (2)
Caught Stealing: Cline (1), Perez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (6), Oliver (4)
GIDP: Oliver (7), Mazeroski (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(13-2)         8     7   4   4   3   2   2  32   2.78
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   2   2  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  3     5   3   3   2   0   0  16   3.23
Pena                    4     1   0   0   2   2   0  12   2.30
Giusti W(8-0)           2     3   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.37
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   5   0  37

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


REDS 1ST: Cline singled to second; Tolan singled to left [Cline
to third, Tolan to second (on throw to 3b)]; Perez was walked
intentionally; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cline
scored, Tolan to third]; May reached on a fielder's choice
[Tolan out at home (third to catcher), Perez to second]; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); Hebner
singled to center; Clemente singled to left [Hebner to second];
Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Clemente out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Helms popped to shortstop; Woodward flied out to left;
Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted);
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Alley struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Cline doubled to right; Tolan lined to center [Cline
to third]; Perez singled to shortstop [Cline scored]; Perez
stole second; Bench singled to left [Perez scored]; May reached
on an error by Hebner [Bench out at third (shortstop to second),
May to first]; Carbo walked [May to second]; Helms lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); JETER
BATTED FOR NELSON; Jeter walked; Alou forced Jeter (second to
shortstop); Hebner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: PENA REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Woodward popped to
pitcher; Simpson grounded out (second to first); Cline walked;
Cline was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
walked; Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen homered [Oliver
scored]; Alley grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to left; Perez singled to center;
Bench struck out while Perez was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 6TH: May flied out to center; Carbo walked; Helms lined
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Carbo out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner popped to third; Clemente tripled to center;
Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clemente scored]; Stargell
singled to right; Sanguillen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 7TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson
struck out; Cline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley singled to left; Mazeroski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alley out at
second]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR PENA; Robertson walked; Alou flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 3.

REDS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Tolan struck
out; Perez struck out (catcher to first); Bench walked; Bench
stole second; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
homered; Oliver popped to second; Stargell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: Carbo flied out to left; Helms singled to center;
BRAVO BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Bravo singled to center [Helms to
second]; STEWART BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Stewart singled to right
[Helms out at home (right to catcher), Bravo to third]; Cline
forced Stewart (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Pirates 4.