| Willie Stargell tied the major league record for the most homers in April, smashing his 10th of the month, to feature the Pirates' 7-4 victory over the Braves. Richie Hebner, who had gone 0-for-24, broke out of his slump with a single and two triples, driving in three runs. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Thursday, April 22, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 4 10 1 Pirates 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 x - 7 10 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .316 Cash 2b 2 4 2 1 3 0 .364 Garr lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .390 Hebner 3b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .217 Millan 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .333 Clemente rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .317 Stargell lf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .327 Lum rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .111 Oliver cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .218 Williams 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .407 Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 J. Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .341 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blass p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Didier c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Giusti p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 McQueen p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Staehle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herbel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Totals 37 4 10 4 2 5 Totals 33 7 10 6 5 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 4,708 Left on Base: Braves 9, Pirates 8 DP: Braves 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Williams, Hebner Doubles: Robertson (2) Triples: Hebner 2 (2) Home Runs: Williams (4), Stargell (10) Stolen Bases: Cash (2) Sacrifice Hits: Blass (2) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(2-2) 3.2 7 6 6 3 1 1 21 4.32 McQueen 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 11 2.45 Herbel 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 5.14 Totals 8 10 7 7 5 5 1 39 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass W(2-0) 7 7 3 3 1 2 1 30 2.52 Giusti SV(2) 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 10 1.42 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 40 Wild Pitches: McQueen (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Garr flied out to left; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Cash walked; Cash stole second; Hebner flied out to left [Cash to third]; Clemente walked; Stargell struck out; Oliver singled [Clemente to second, Cash scored]; Robertson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1. BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled; Lum singled [Cepeda to second]; Williams flied out to center; Perez grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Lum to second, Cepeda to third]; Didier was walked intentionally; Reed flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen flied out to center; J. Hernandez singled; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Hernandez to second]; Cash singled [J. Hernandez scored, Cash to second (on throw)]; Hebner singled [Cash scored]; Clemente forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Stargell homered; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Robertson doubled; Sanguillen flied out to center; J. Hernandez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda flied out to center; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Blass made an out to shortstop; Cash walked; Hebner tripled [Cash scored]; Clemente flied out to right; MCQUEEN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); McQueen threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored]; Stargell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6. BRAVES 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier made an out to third; McQueen singled; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Robertson struck out; Sanguillen singled; J. Hernandez made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6. BRAVES 6TH: Garr made an out to shortstop; Millan reached on an error by Hebner; Cepeda struck out; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: Blass lined to center; Cash singled; Hebner tripled [Cash scored]; Clemente struck out; Stargell walked; Oliver forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 7. BRAVES 7TH: Williams homered; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Didier flied out to center; STAEHLE BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Staehle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. PIRATES 7TH: HERBEL REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 7. BRAVES 8TH: Jackson singled; Garr singled [Jackson to third]; Millan singled [Garr to third, Jackson scored]; GIUSTI REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Cepeda struck out; Lum walked [Millan to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Millan to third, Garr scored]; KING BATTED FOR PEREZ; King struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 7. PIRATES 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED KING (PLAYING SS); Giusti flied out to right; Cash walked; Hebner flied out to center; Clemente reached on an error by Williams [Cash out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Pirates 7. BRAVES 9TH: Didier flied out to left; BAKER BATTED FOR HERBEL; Baker struck out; Jackson singled; Garr singled [Jackson to second]; Millan singled [Garr to second, Jackson scored]; Cepeda lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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