Willie Stargell hit his 15th homer of the season after a single by Roberto Clemente in the sixth inning to enable the Pirates to defeat the Reds, 2-0. Steve Blass, who struck out 11, his career high, held the Reds to five hits in posting his first victory since April 28. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Cash 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .316
Woodward ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .278      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .284
  Stewart ph,3b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Clemente rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .313
May 1b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .321      Stargell lf           3   1   1   2     1   1   .302
  Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   1   .320
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Perez 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .223      Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Alley ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Blass p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Bradford cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .172
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Cloninger p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .417
  Cline ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               33   0   5   0     3  11             Totals               28   2   5   2     5   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,369
Left on Base: Reds 9, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Cloninger 2, Hebner, Sanguillen
Home Runs: Stargell (15)
Stolen Bases: Cash (4)
GIDP: Alley (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger L(2-2)        6     5   2   2   4   3   1  26   2.63
Wilcox                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.26
Totals                  8     5   2   2   5   5   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass W(4-2)            9     5   0   0   3  11   0  36   4.19
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3  11   0  36

Passed Balls: Bench (1)
Wild Pitches: Blass (3)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Woodward walked;
May flied out to center; Sanguillen dropped a foul fly hit by
Bench for an error; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Hebner struck out;
Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Carbo singled; Helms reached on an
error by Hebner [Carbo to second]; Bradford struck out;
Cloninger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Sanguillen singled [Stargell to
second]; Robertson flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(second to first) [Sanguillen to second, Stargell to third];
Alley was walked intentionally; Blass forced Alley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled; Blass threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Woodward grounded out (second to first) [Rose to
third]; May grounded out (third to first); Bench flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash walked; Cash stole second; Cash was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Cloninger [Cash to third];
Hebner made an out to catcher; Clemente flied out to left;
Stargell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates
0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo made an
out to catcher; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen struck out; Robertson struck out; Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Bradford struck out; Cloninger struck out (catcher to
first); Rose singled; Woodward struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley flied out to right; Blass grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cash singled; Bench allowed a passed ball
[Cash to second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: May singled; Bench struck out; Perez struck out; Carbo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente singled; Stargell homered [Clemente
scored]; Sanguillen singled; Sanguillen was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Cloninger [Sanguillen to second];
Robertson walked; Oliver lined to left; Alley grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Robertson out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 7TH: Helms flied out to center; Bradford flied out to
right; CLINE BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Cline walked; Rose made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: WILCOX REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Blass made an out
to catcher; Cash grounded out (third to first); Hebner walked;
Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Stewart singled; May
walked [Stewart to second]; CONCEPCION RAN FOR MAY; Bench struck
out; Perez struck out; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CONCEPCION
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Stargell struck out; Sanguillen lined to right; Robertson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 2.

REDS 9TH: Helms made an out to second; SMITH BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; Smith struck out; FERRARA BATTED FOR WILCOX; Ferrara
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 2.