The clutch relief pitching of Dave Giusti, who took over with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth inning, enabled the Pirates to defeat the Reds, 4-3. Bill Mazeroski homered with two men on base in the second and the Pirates added a run on doubles by Richie Hebner and Al Oliver in the fifth to hold a 4-2 lead going into the Reds' final turn at bat.

Jimmy Stewart touched off the Cincy threat with a single and, after Joe Gibbon replaced Bruce Dal Canton, singles by Bobby Tolan and Pete Rose loaded the bases. Giusti gave up a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez, passed Johnny Bench intentionally, struck out Bernie Carbo and retired Lee May on a fly to save the game. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Tuesday, July 28, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 13  0
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Tolan cf              4   0   3   1     1   0   .318
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Rose rf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Oliver rf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .271      Perez 3b              3   0   0   1     1   2   .338
Stargell lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Bench c               4   0   0   0     1   2   .300
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     1   0   .316      Carbo lf              4   1   2   0     1   2   .329
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Alley ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Mazeroski 2b          4   1   3   3     0   0   .220      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   1     0   1   .269
Dal Canton p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     2   1   .149
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Washburn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .243

Totals               38   4  13   4     2   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     7   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25,807
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Reds 12
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Doubles: Alou (14), Hebner (18), Oliver (18), Carbo (11)
Triples: Concepcion (3)
Home Runs: Mazeroski (5)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Dal Canton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (6)
GIDP: Dal Canton (1), May (16)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(6-1)       8     7   3   3   6   7   0  36   3.43
Gibbon                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.49
Giusti SV(17)           1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.54
Totals                  9     9   3   3   7   8   0  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(11-5)      8.1  13   4   4   2   3   1  39   2.86
Gullett                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.18
Washburn                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.12
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   4   1  41

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


PIRATES 1ST: Alou doubled to right; Hebner flied out to left;
Oliver flied out to center [Alou to third]; Stargell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose walked;
Perez was called out on strikes; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Robertson flied
out to left; Alley singled to right [Sanguillen to second];
Mazeroski homered [Sanguillen scored, Alley scored]; Dal Canton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Carbo doubled to center; May flied out to right; Helms
popped to shortstop; Concepcion tripled to center [Carbo
scored]; McGlothlin walked; Tolan singled to center [Concepcion
scored, McGlothlin to third]; Rose popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
flied out to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Bench was called out on
strikes; Carbo walked; May singled to left [Carbo to second];
Helms forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen popped to right; Robertson walked; Alley
singled to center [Robertson to second]; Mazeroski flied out to
left; Dal Canton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; McGlothlin was called out on
strikes; Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second; Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
doubled to right; Oliver doubled to right [Hebner scored];
Stargell flied out to center; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; Robertson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez walked; Bench popped to catcher in foul
territory; Carbo singled to left [Perez to second]; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Alley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mazeroski singled to center; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Mazeroski to second]; Alou grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Helms popped to first; Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); McGlothlin walked; Tolan walked [McGlothlin to
second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver
singled to right; Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen singled
to center [Oliver to third]; Robertson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Carbo struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski
singled to center; Dal Canton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: May grounded out (third to first); Helms popped to
second; Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Reds 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Alou singled to left; Hebner flied out to left;
Oliver singled to right [Alou to second]; GULLETT REPLACED
MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; WASHBURN REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); Sanguillen forced Oliver (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Stewart singled to
center; GIBBON REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Tolan singled to
left [Stewart to second]; On a bunt Rose singled to third
[Stewart to third, Tolan to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED GIBBON
(PITCHING); Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stewart scored,
Tolan to third, Rose to second]; Bench was walked intentionally;
Carbo struck out; May flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 4, Reds 3.

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