A homer by Jose Pagan, who went into the game batting only .095 as a reserve infielder, sparked the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. Pagan connected with two out after a pass to Gene Clines in the seventh inning, tying the score at 3-3. Roberto Clemente followed with a single and counted on a double by Willie Stargell, who also scored on a single by Bob Robertson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   5 12  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alley ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Wills ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Pagan 3b              5   1   2   2     0   2   .154      Buckner rf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .306
Clemente rf           5   1   4   1     0   0   .280      Davis cf              5   1   4   0     0   1   .365
Stargell lf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .340      Allen lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .217
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   2   .200      Parker 1b             3   0   1   0     2   1   .258
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .297
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Russell pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Haller c              3   0   2   0     2   0   .310
Briles p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Grabarkewitz 3b       4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
  Clines ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .150        Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .214
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     1   7             Totals               38   3  14   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 26,737
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Dodgers 14
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Stargell (4)
Home Runs: Pagan (1)
Stolen Bases: Allen (2)
Caught Stealing: Wills (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(3-1)           6     9   3   3   4   4   0  29   3.38
Giusti SV(6)            3     5   0   0   1   2   0  15   1.08
Totals                  9    14   3   3   5   6   0  44

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(3-2)          6.2  10   5   5   1   5   1  31   1.84
Mikkelsen               1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.69
Brewer                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   7   1  40

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Alley flied out to center; Pagan struck out;
Clemente singled to third; Stargell forced Clemente (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Buckner singled to third
[Wills to second]; Wills was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Buckner to second]; Davis struck out; Allen singled to
left [Buckner scored]; Allen stole second; Parker walked;
Lefebvre forced Parker (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Oliver singled to center;
Mazeroski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller walked; Grabarkewitz struck out; Downing out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Haller to second];
Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Briles singled to center; Alley singled to center
[Briles to second]; Pagan lined to left; Clemente singled to
right [Alley to third, Briles scored]; Stargell struck out;
Robertson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied to left in foul territory; Davis
singled to left; Allen flied into a double play (center to
second) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Oliver popped to
first in foul territory; Mazeroski singled to right; Briles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker walked; Lefebvre flied out to left; Haller
singled to center [Parker to third]; Grabarkewitz flied out to
right; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley grounded out (second to first); Pagan singled
to shortstop; Clemente flied out to right; Stargell forced Pagan
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to second; Davis singled to left [Buckner to second];
Allen walked [Buckner to third, Davis to second]; Parker struck
out; Lefebvre singled to right [Allen to third, Davis scored,
Buckner scored]; Haller flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz flied out to left; Downing flied out
to center; Wills singled to shortstop; Buckner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); CLINES
BATTED FOR BRILES; Clines walked; Alley flied out to center;
Pagan homered [Clines scored]; Clemente singled to shortstop;
Stargell doubled to right [Clemente scored]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED
DOWNING (PITCHING); Robertson singled to left [Stargell scored];
Sanguillen flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Davis singled to
center; Allen forced Davis (shortstop to second); Parker singled
to center [Allen to second]; Lefebvre forced Parker (pitcher to
shortstop) [Allen to third]; RUSSELL RAN FOR LEFEBVRE; Haller
walked [Russell to second]; Grabarkewitz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 8TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Giusti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Joshua grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Wills grounded out (second to first);
Buckner singled to center; Davis singled to center [Buckner to
third]; Allen forced Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Alley grounded
out (third to first); Pagan struck out; Clemente singled to
right; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Russell
struck out; Haller singled to right; SIMS BATTED FOR
GRABARKEWITZ; Sims popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 3.