The shutout pitching of Phil Niekro and a homer by Hank Aaron combined to bring the Braves a 2-0 victory over the Pirates. Aaron homered in the first inning after Ralph Garr beat out an infield hit. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .324
Garr lf               3   1   1   0     0   1   .420      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
H. Aaron rf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .234      Davalillo rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Cepeda 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .353      Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .292
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .356        Clines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Williams 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .450      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Alley ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .375
                                                          Moose p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clemente ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   4             Totals               31   0   6   0     1   7

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  8,755
Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 5
DP: Braves 2, Pirates 0
Triples: Alley (1)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (6)
Stolen Bases: Cepeda (1)
Caught Stealing: Perez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (2)
GIDP: Hebner (1), Oliver (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(1-1)           9     6   0   0   1   7   0  32   3.52
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   7   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(1-1)            8     8   2   2   1   4   1  32   3.13
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Niekro (1), Moose 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Tony Venzon


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Garr singled;
Moose threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; H. Aaron homered
[Garr scored]; Cepeda singled; Moose threw a wild pitch [Cepeda
to second]; Millan grounded out (second to first) [Cepeda to
third]; Williams struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash struck out; Hebner flied out to left;
Davalillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier
flied out to center; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; Robertson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Alley
made an out to first; Moose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda singled; Cepeda stole second; Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (third to first)
[Cepeda to third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash singled; Hebner lined to center; Davalillo
singled [Cash to third]; Stargell made an out to third; Oliver
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Didier flied out to left; Niekro flied out to
center; Jackson singled; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Alley tripled; Moose popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron flied out to center; Cepeda flied out to
right; Millan singled; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash singled; Hebner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; Davalillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled; Perez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first to pitcher to second to catcher);
Didier struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson singled; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Jackson to second]; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; Cepeda made an out to shortstop; Millan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled; Alley flied out to center;
CLEMENTE BATTED FOR MOOSE; Clemente struck out; Cash made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); Williams flied
out to left; Perez made an out to second; Didier made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner made an out to shortstop; Davalillo singled;
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Davalillo to second]; Stargell
walked; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL; Oliver grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.