Willie Stargell set the major league record for most homers in April, hitting his 11th of the month, but the Pirates lost to the Dodgers, 7-5. The slugging star connected off Pete Mikkelsen in the ninth inning. Manny Mota accounted for the Dodgers' winning margin, driving in two runs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  3  0  -   7  9  4
Pirates      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 13  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cash 2b               5   1   4   0     0   0   .377
Buckner rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Clines cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Mota rf             2   0   2   2     1   0   .333        Davalillo ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
Davis cf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .367      Clemente rf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Parker 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Stargell lf           4   1   3   2     1   1   .349
Haller c              4   2   1   0     1   1   .294      Robertson 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .222
Garvey 3b             4   2   1   0     0   2   .242      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     1   0   .221
Crawford lf           3   2   1   1     1   1   .308      Pagan 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Russell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .246      Alley ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Vance p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lefebvre ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .300        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   1     1   0   .000        Hebner ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .215
                                                            Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   7     4   6             Totals               40   5  13   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  6,518
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Pirates 10
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Davis, Parker, Garvey 2, Pagan, Ellis
Doubles: Mota 2 (2), Cash (3)
Home Runs: Hebner (1), Stargell (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  2.1   7   3   3   1   1   0  15   2.88
Vance W(2-0)            3.2   3   0   0   1   1   0  15   5.65
Mikkelsen SV(2)         3     3   2   2   0   1   2  12   1.46
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   3   2  42

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-3)            6     6   4   2   1   5   0  27   2.08
Veale                   1     2   3   3   2   1   0   7  20.25
Grant                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.60
Nelson                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   5   4   6   0  41

Wild Pitches: Osteen (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to center; Davis forced Buckner (second to shortstop);
Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Clines flied out to
right; Parker dropped a foul fly hit by Clemente for an error;
Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
struck out (catcher to first); Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Robertson singled to
center [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen flied out to center
[Stargell to third]; Pagan reached on a fielder's choice
[Stargell out at home (third to catcher to shortstop), Robertson
to second]; Alley singled to center [Pagan to third (error by
Davis), Robertson scored]; Ellis grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); Osteen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash singled to third [Cash to second (error by
Garvey)]; Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Clemente
singled to center [Cash scored, Clemente to second (on throw)];
Stargell singled to center [Clemente scored]; Robertson singled
to left [Stargell to second]; Osteen threw a wild pitch
[Robertson to second, Stargell to third]; Sanguillen was walked
intentionally; VANCE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Pagan lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Sanguillen out at first];
2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
reached on an error by Ellis (assist by Robertson); Parker
singled to center [Davis to second]; Haller struck out; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley flied out to center; Ellis struck out; Cash
singled to center; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Vance made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: MOTA REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING RF); Clemente
grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Robertson
popped to third in foul territory; Sanguillen singled to right
[Stargell to second]; Pagan reached on an error by Garvey
[Sanguillen to second, Stargell to third]; Alley popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills flied out to center; Mota doubled to center;
Davis lined to right; Parker grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Ellis grounded out (second to first); Cash doubled
to left; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Haller walked; Garvey reached on an error by Pagan
[Haller to third]; Crawford singled to right [Garvey to second,
Haller scored]; Russell singled to right [Crawford to second,
Garvey to third]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR VANCE; Lefebvre singled to
left [Russell to second, Crawford scored, Garvey scored
(unearned)]; VEALE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Wills out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Lefebvre to second, Russell to
third]; Mota was walked intentionally; Davis hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Russell scored (unearned)]; Parker struck out; 4 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Stargell
struck out; Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates
3.

DODGERS 8TH: Haller singled to left; Garvey singled to right
[Haller to second]; Crawford walked [Haller to third, Garvey to
second]; GRANT REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Russell flied out to
left; Mikkelsen walked [Haller scored, Garvey to third, Crawford
to second]; Wills flied out to left; Mota doubled to right
[Garvey scored, Crawford scored, Mikkelsen out at home (right to
first to catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Pagan lined to shortstop; Alley grounded out (third
to first); HEBNER BATTED FOR GRANT; Hebner homered; Cash singled
to center; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CLINES; Davalillo flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Pirates 4.

DODGERS 9TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); NELSON
REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (second to
first); Parker made an out to shortstop; Haller grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Clemente flied out to center; Stargell homered;
Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Pirates 5.