After being held to one hit by Dock Ellis in the first six innings, the Braves rallied to defeat the Pirates, 3-1. Orlando Cepeda tied the score at 1-1 with a homer in the seventh. Jim Nash singled in the eighth and counted the tie-breaking run on a triple by Sonny Jackson. Ralph Garr hit a sacrifice fly to add the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Jackson cf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Garr lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .400
Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .389      H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .100
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .421      Cepeda 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      King c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .421
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .158      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Boyer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
J. Hernandez ss       3   1   1   0     0   0   .389      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Nash p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Ellis p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     3   5             Totals               28   3   5   3     1   4

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 10,220
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 3
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 2
Errors: J. Hernandez, Perez
Triples: Jackson (1)
Home Runs: Cepeda (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (1)
GIDP: Clemente (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(1-1)            8     5   3   3   1   4   1  30   2.65
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   4   1  30

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash W(1-0)             9     7   1   1   3   5   0  36   1.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Hebner grounded
out (first unassisted); Clemente grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Garr grounded out
(pitcher to first); H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Robertson walked; Sanguillen forced Robertson (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); King grounded
out (first to pitcher); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez singled; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [J. Hernandez to second]; Cash walked;
Hebner lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [J.
Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Boyer flied out to right; Perez struck out; Nash
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente struck out; Stargell grounded out (second
to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson singled; Garr forced Jackson (first to
shortstop); Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
H. Aaron walked; Cepeda made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson made an out to first; Sanguillen singled;
J. Hernandez forced Sanguillen (second to shortstop); Ellis
singled [J. Hernandez to third]; Cash singled [Ellis to third,
J. Hernandez scored]; Hebner flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: King flied out to right; Millan grounded out (second
to first); Boyer made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente singled; Stargell struck out; Oliver
singled [Clemente to third]; Robertson made an out to catcher;
Sanguillen made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Nash made an
out to catcher; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 7TH: J. Hernandez flied out to left; Ellis grounded out
(third to first); Cash made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr made an out to second; H. Aaron flied out to
center; Cepeda homered; King singled; Millan reached on an error
by J. Hernandez [King to second]; Boyer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner singled; Clemente grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second];
Stargell walked; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez flied out to center; Nash singled; Jackson
tripled [Nash scored]; Garr hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Jackson scored]; H. Aaron made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson made an out to third; Sanguillen reached
on an error by Perez; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ;
Davalillo struck out; PAGAN BATTED FOR ELLIS; Pagan struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.