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Sunday May 9, 1971
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A bases-loaded double by Charlie Sands in the rookie catcher's first time at bat this season was the Pirates' big blow in an eight-run rally in the eighth that beat the Dodgers, 11-5. The Pirates' hits in the outburst included two doubles by Gene Clines. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 9, 1971 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  8  0  -  11 14  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   5 14  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf,lf          5   3   4   1     0   0   .280      Wills ss              4   1   2   0     1   0   .300
Alley ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .235      Buckner rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Clemente rf           5   0   2   3     0   0   .286        Mota ph,rf          2   0   0   1     0   1   .317
Stargell lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Davis cf              5   1   3   0     0   1   .375
  J. Hernandez 3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Allen lf              2   1   0   1     2   1   .213
  Davalillo ph,1b     2   1   0   0     0   0   .371      Parker 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .256
Oliver 1b,cf          4   1   2   0     1   1   .245      Sims c                5   0   3   1     0   1   .273
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   1     0   1   .275      Lefebvre 2b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .310
Pagan 3b,1b,3b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Grabarkewitz 3b       5   1   3   0     0   2   .279
Mazeroski 2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Vance p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blass p               1   1   1   0     0   0   .091        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        O'Brien p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .250        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sands ph            1   1   1   3     0   0  1.000        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  11  14  10     2   3             Totals               39   5  14   4     3   9

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 26,349
Left on Base: Pirates 3, Dodgers 12
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Allen
Doubles: Clines 2 (2), Sands (1), Parker (4), Sims (4)
Stolen Bases: Clines (1), Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alley (2), Blass (4), O'Brien (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen (1)
GIDP: Stargell (1), Sanguillen (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass                   5.1  10   5   5   2   4   0  28   4.01
Veale W(1-0)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   8.10
Grant SV(4)             2     3   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.13
Totals                  9    14   5   5   3   9   0  44

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vance                   4     6   3   3   0   2   0  16   7.11
O'Brien                 3     3   2   2   0   1   0  12   5.25
Mikkelsen L(3-1)        0.2   3   5   5   2   0   0   7   4.32
Brewer                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.18
Pena                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    14  11  11   2   3   0  41

Wild Pitches: Blass 2 (2), Vance (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to right; Clines stole second; Alley
grounded out (first unassisted) [Clines to third]; Clemente
singled to third [Clines scored]; Stargell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clemente out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to shortstop; Blass threw a wild
pitch [Wills to second]; Buckner lined to right; Davis singled
to first [Wills to third]; Allen hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wills scored]; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second;
Sanguillen struck out; Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Oliver to third]; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Sims struck out; Lefebvre singled to right;
Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Vance grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass singled to center; Clines singled to right
[Blass to second]; Alley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Clines to second, Blass to third]; Vance threw a wild
pitch [Clines to third, Blass scored]; Clemente grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Clines scored]; Stargell struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Buckner made an out to first; Davis
singled to right [Wills to second]; Allen struck out; Parker
forced Wills (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to left; Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Pagan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING 3B); PAGAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Sims
singled to right; Lefebvre lined to right; Grabarkewitz singled
to center [Sims to second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR VANCE; Crawford
struck out; Wills lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Mazeroski
singled to left; Blass out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Mazeroski to second]; Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to right; Allen walked [Davis to second]; Parker doubled
to right [Allen to third, Davis scored]; Blass threw a wild
pitch [Parker to third, Allen scored]; Sims grounded out (second
to first) [Parker scored]; Lefebvre grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente flied out to right; J. Hernandez reached
on an error by Allen [J. Hernandez out at second (left to
second)]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz singled to left; O'Brien out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Grabarkewitz to second];
Wills singled to right [Grabarkewitz to third]; VEALE REPLACED
BLASS (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Mota grounded out
(second to first) [Wills to second, Grabarkewitz scored]; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen popped
to first in foul territory; Pagan flied out to left; Mazeroski
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Allen flied out to right; Parker was called out on
strikes; Sims doubled to right; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR VEALE; May singled to left; ELLIS
RAN FOR MAY; Clines doubled to left [Ellis to third]; MIKKELSEN
REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Alley reached on a fielder's choice
[Clines to third, Ellis scored]; Clemente singled to center
[Alley to third, Clines scored]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J.
HERNANDEZ; Davalillo reached on a fielder's choice that turned
into a double play [Alley out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Clemente out at third (catcher unassisted), Davalillo to
second]; Duke Sims ran Gene Alley back to 3B and tagged him
out then made a diving tag of Roberto Clemente; Pirates Manager
Danny Murtaugh ejected by 3B umpire Satch Davidson; Oliver
was walked intentionally; Sanguillen singled to shortstop
[Oliver to second, Davalillo scored]; Pagan singled to right
[Sanguillen to third, Oliver scored]; Mazeroski walked [Pagan to
second]; SANDS BATTED FOR ELLIS; BREWER REPLACED MIKKELSEN
(PITCHING); Sands doubled to center [Mazeroski scored, Pagan
scored, Sanguillen scored]; Clines doubled to right [Sands
scored]; Alley made an out to shortstop; 8 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 11, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PAGAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GRANT REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING);
Grabarkewitz singled to right; JOSHUA BATTED FOR BREWER; Joshua
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grabarkewitz to second]; Wills
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 11, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 9TH: PENA REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Clemente grounded
out (pitcher to third to first); Davalillo made an out to third;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 11,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis struck out; Allen walked; Parker flied out to
left; Sims singled to left [Allen to second]; Lefebvre singled
to left [Sims to second, Allen to third]; Grabarkewitz struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 11, Dodgers 5.



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