Willie Stargell, who hit three homers at Atlanta in a losing cause April 10, repeated the slugging feat in the Pirates' home park and this time helped beat the Braves, 10-2. Stargell's smashes in the first, fourth and sixth innings drove in five runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  3
Pirates      2  0  0    2  0  3    3  0  x  -  10 14  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Cash 2b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .333
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .389      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .182
Lum rf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clemente rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Stargell lf           4   3   3   5     0   1   .327
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oliver cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .216
King c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Robertson 1b          4   1   2   2     0   1   .234
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Williams 3b,1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .417      Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .267      Ellis p               3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Staehle ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boyer ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .200
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               34   2   5   1     0   3             Totals               36  10  14  10     1   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  7,992
Left on Base: Braves 7, Pirates 3
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Jackson, King, Williams, Hebner, Clemente, Alley 2
Doubles: Perez (3), Sanguillen (2), Oliver (2)
Triples: Clemente (3)
Home Runs: Stargell 3 (9), Robertson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Boyer (1)
GIDP: Sanguillen (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lum (1,by Ellis)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(1-1)             4     6   4   4   0   1   3  17   3.18
Kelley                  2     4   3   3   0   0   1   9  12.00
Barber                  0.1   4   3   3   1   1   0   6  18.00
Priddy                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  8    14  10  10   1   2   4  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(2-2)            9     5   2   1   0   3   0  36   1.91
Totals                  9     5   2   1   0   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2)

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to third [Cash to second (error by
Williams)]; Hebner flied out to center [Cash to third]; Clemente
flied out to left; Stargell homered [Cash scored]; Oliver lined
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda made an out to first; King grounded out
(first unassisted); Millan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Alley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams singled; Perez singled [Williams to
second]; Nash struck out; Jackson forced Perez (second to
shortstop) [Williams to third]; Garr made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis singled; Ellis was picked off first (catcher
to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum was hit by a pitch; Cepeda flied out to left;
King flied out to left; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
homered; Oliver grounded out (third to first); Robertson
homered; Sanguillen doubled; Alley reached on a fielder's choice
[Sanguillen out at third (second unassisted)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams reached on an error by Hebner; Perez struck
out; STAEHLE BATTED FOR NASH; Staehle forced Williams (pitcher
to shortstop); Jackson singled [Staehle to third]; Garr reached
on an error by Alley [Jackson to third, Staehle scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Lum flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: KELLEY REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Ellis grounded
out (third to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda reached on an error by Alley; King struck
out; Millan made an out to second; Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente tripled; Stargell homered [Clemente
scored]; Oliver doubled; Robertson singled [Oliver scored];
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Robertson out at second]; Alley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez doubled to right [Perez to third (error by
Clemente)]; BOYER BATTED FOR KELLEY; Boyer hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Perez scored]; Jackson singled; Garr flied out to
center; Lum forced Jackson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: BARBER REPLACED BOYER (PITCHING); Ellis walked;
Cash singled [Ellis to second]; Cash was picked off first but
was safe on an error by King [Cash to second, Ellis to third];
Hebner singled [Cash scored, Ellis scored]; Clemente singled
[Hebner to third]; Stargell struck out; Oliver singled to center
[Hebner scored, Clemente to third, Oliver to second (error by
Jackson)]; PRIDDY REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Robertson reached
on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at third (shortstop
unassisted)]; Sanguillen forced Robertson (second unassisted); 3
R, 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); King
grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Alley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 10.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams made an out to first; Perez grounded out
(first unassisted); BAKER BATTED FOR PRIDDY; Baker made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 10.