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Tuesday July 6, 1971
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Roberto Clemente tripled in the sixth inning for the 2,800th hit of his career as the Pirates defeated the Reds, 5-2. After his triple, Clemente scored on a sacrifice fly by Richie Hebner to break a 1-1 tie. The Pirates tacked on three runs for their winning margin in the eighth. Al Oliver batted in two tallies with a triple and crossed the plate himself on a grounder by Manny Sanguillen.

Dock Ellis gained his 12th straight victory, but the righthander was forced to quit the mound after seven innings because of a swelling shinbone resulting from being hit on the left leg by a batted ball earlier in the game. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 6, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  0
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  3  x  -   5  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .310      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Foster cf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .257      Davalillo lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
May 1b                5   0   1   1     0   1   .299      Clemente rf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .334
Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Clines rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Perez 3b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .252      Hebner 3b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .298
Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Robertson 1b          2   2   0   0     2   1   .260
Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .271      Oliver cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   2     0   0   .312
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Alley ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
  Woodward ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Stewart ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .182        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .246

Totals               37   2  11   2     3   6             Totals               30   5   8   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 23,321
Left on Base: Reds 11, Pirates 6
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Robertson, Alley
Doubles: Rose (16)
Triples: Clemente (7), Oliver (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hebner (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (3)
GIDP: Helms (11), Bench (11)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(4-6)       6     4   2   2   2   2   0  24   3.49
Carroll                 2     4   3   3   1   0   0  11   2.35
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   2   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(14-3)           7     7   1   1   2   5   0  30   2.11
Grant                   1.1   4   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.98
Giusti SV(17)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.31
Totals                  9    11   2   2   3   6   0  40

Wild Pitches: Ellis (2)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck
out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo
singled; Clemente walked [Davalillo to second]; Hebner flied out
to left; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench made an out to third; Perez struck out; Carbo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms reached on an error by Alley [Helms to first];
Concepcion singled [Helms to second]; On a bunt McGlothlin
forced Helms (first to third) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied
out to left; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis lined to center; Cash grounded out (third to
first); Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to right; Bench made an out to third;
Perez singled; Carbo singled [Perez to second]; Helms singled
[Perez scored, Carbo to third (error by Robertson), Helms out at
second (pitcher unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Robertson walked; Oliver singled
[Robertson to second]; Sanguillen singled [Robertson scored,
Oliver to third]; Alley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to right; McGlothlin walked; Rose
singled [McGlothlin to second]; Foster struck out; May flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash flied
out to right; Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench made an out to third; Perez singled; Ellis threw
a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Carbo reached on a fielder's
choice [Perez stayed at second]; Helms grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente tripled; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Clemente scored]; Robertson flied out to left; Oliver
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Stewart walked; Rose singled [Stewart to
second]; Foster struck out; May grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Alley singled; SANDS BATTED FOR
ELLIS; Sands flied out to left; Cash singled [Alley to second];
Davalillo grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 2.

REDS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Bench made an out to
third; Perez walked; Carbo made an out to third; Helms singled
[Perez to third]; CLINE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Cline made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS); Clemente
singled; Hebner out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Clemente to second]; Robertson walked; Oliver tripled [Clemente
scored, Robertson scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Oliver scored]; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING RF); MCRAE BATTED
FOR CARROLL; McRae struck out; Rose doubled; Foster singled
[Rose to third]; May singled [Rose scored, Foster to second];
GIUSTI REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Bench grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.



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