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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 0Game Played on Tuesday, April 20, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 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.
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