Jim Merritt, a 20-game winner in 1970, was pinned with his seventh straight defeat when the Pirates beat the Reds, 5-2. The Pirates scored twice in the first inning on a single by Dave Cash, walk to Roberto Clemente, double by Willie Stargell and infield out by Bob Robertson.

Clemente homered with a man on base in the second and Manny Sanguillen added a run with a round-tripper in the fifth. The victory was the Pirates' first over Merritt in eight decisions, including a championship playoff game last season. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 27, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Pirates      2  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .276      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Woodward ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Alley ss              4   1   0   0     0   0   .189
May 1b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .313      Clemente rf           3   2   1   2     1   0   .313
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Stargell lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   1     1   0   .321
Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Helms 2b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .282      Oliver cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Bradford cf           3   0   2   2     0   1   .189      Pagan 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .188
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Ellis p               4   0   1   0     0   2   .192
Merritt p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .154
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   6             Totals               33   5   9   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,408
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 7
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Helms 2 (9), Stargell (5)
Home Runs: Clemente (5), Sanguillen (2)
GIDP: Bench (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(0-7)          6     9   5   5   3   1   2  30   4.96
McGlothlin              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.38
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   3   2  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(6-3)            9     7   2   2   3   6   0  35   1.97
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Ellis (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Woodward forced Rose (third to
shortstop); May walked [Woodward to second]; Bench grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled; Alley made an out to shortstop;
Clemente walked [Cash to second]; Stargell doubled [Clemente to
third, Cash scored]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally;
Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to
second, Stargell to third, Clemente scored]; Oliver walked;
Pagan forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Reds 0, Pirates 2.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to left; Carbo made an out to
shortstop; Helms doubled; Bradford singled to right [Helms
scored, Bradford out at second (right to first to shortstop to
first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ellis struck out; Cash singled; Alley forced Cash
(second to shortstop); Clemente homered [Alley scored]; Stargell
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 3RD: Merritt walked; Rose singled [Merritt to second];
Woodward flied out to right [Rose to second, Merritt to third];
May struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen flied out to left; Robertson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Carbo flied out
to left; Helms doubled; Bradford singled [Helms scored]; Merritt
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Pagan singled; Ellis singled [Pagan to second];
Cash made an out to catcher; Alley flied out to left; Clemente
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose walked; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Rose to
second]; Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first); May made an
out to second; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell grounded out (second to pitcher);
Sanguillen homered; Robertson singled; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; Pagan singled [Robertson to second]; Ellis forced
Pagan (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 5.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Carbo grounded out (second to
first); Helms singled; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Alley flied out to center;
Clemente made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 5.

REDS 7TH: SMITH BATTED FOR MERRITT; Smith flied out to right;
Rose flied out to center; Woodward flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Stargell
flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to left; Robertson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

REDS 8TH: May grounded out (third to first); Bench flied out to
left; Perez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan
struck out; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); STEWART BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Stewart
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

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