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Wednesday May 19, 1971
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Led by Roberto Clemente, who rapped four hits including a triple and inside-the-park homer, the Pirates defeated the Reds, 6-1, and moved into first place in the East division ahead of the Mets. Clemente got his homer in the third inning on a drive that struck high on the wall in center field and bounced past center fielder Buddy Bradford. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 19, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   6 13  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   3   0     0   0   .330      Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
  Mazeroski 2b        1   1   0   0     1   1   .279      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Davalillo lf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Clemente rf           5   3   4   3     0   0   .319      Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Hebner 3b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .289      May 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Oliver cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Carbo lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .216
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Bradford cf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .152
  Sanguillen c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Cline cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .050
Moose p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .083        Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .625
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     2   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11,109
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Reds 6
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 2
Errors: Mazeroski
Triples: Clemente (5), Davalillo (1)
Home Runs: Clemente (3)
GIDP: Davalillo (2), May (2), Perez (3), Helms (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(3-1)            6.1   6   1   1   1   5   0  25   3.89
Giusti SV(9)            2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.66
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   7   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(3-3)            4.1  10   4   4   1   2   1  23   3.67
Cloninger               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.21
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.78
Granger                 2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   3.16
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   4   1  40

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


PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Davalillo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; Clemente
singled to right; Hebner singled to right [Clemente to third];
Oliver singled to left [Clemente scored, Hebner to second];
Robertson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Concepcion struck out; Bench popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: May struck out; Alley flied out to right; Moose
singled to right; Cash singled to left [Moose to second];
Davalillo forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out
to left; Carbo singled to center; Helms singled to left [Carbo
to second]; Bradford singled to right [Carbo scored, Helms to
third]; Nolan struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds
1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente hit an inside the park homer to center;
Hebner flied out to center; Oliver popped to shortstop;
Robertson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 4TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Alley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled to left; May forced Perez (third to
second); Carbo lined to center; Helms forced May (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash singled to right; Davalillo popped to
shortstop; Clemente tripled to right [Cash scored]; Hebner
singled [Clemente scored]; Oliver walked [Hebner to second];
CLONINGER REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Robertson popped to catcher
in foul territory; May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: MAZEROSKI REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Bradford
grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART BATTED FOR CLONINGER;
Stewart struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

PIRATES 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); CLINE REPLACED
BRADFORD (PLAYING CF); Alley grounded out (second to first);
Moose grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
singled to left; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Reds 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clemente grounded out (second to first); Hebner lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: May singled to right; Carbo walked [May to second];
Helms lined to center; GIUSTI REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Cline
flied out to left; SMITH BATTED FOR CARROLL; Smith flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

PIRATES 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Oliver flied out
to left; Robertson singled to left; May grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Rose flied out
to left; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Concepcion to second
(error by Mazeroski)]; Bench lined to shortstop; Perez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Giusti
lined to first; Mazeroski walked; Davalillo tripled to center
[Mazeroski scored]; Clemente singled to center [Davalillo
scored]; Hebner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: May singled to left; Carbo struck out; Helms grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 1.



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