Although tagged for three homers, Bob Johnson allowed only two other hits and pitched the Pirates to a 9-3 victory over the Reds. The Pirates clinched the outcome in the first inning, scoring five runs.

Dave Cash and Roberto Clemente singled and, with two out, Richie Hebner drove in the first run with a double. Walks to Bob Robertson and Manny Sanguillen forced in a second tally. Gene Alley then batted in two runs with a single and Johnson added the fifth marker with a single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  5  1
Pirates      5  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   9 11  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Cash 2b               4   2   1   0     1   0   .321
Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .281
May 1b                3   2   2   2     1   1   .303      Clemente rf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .339
Bench c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Stargell lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .316
  Merritt p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .297
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robertson 1b          2   2   1   0     2   0   .262
  Ferrara ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .105      Sanguillen c          3   1   1   3     1   0   .312
Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .249      Alley ss              3   0   2   2     1   0   .228
Carbo lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Johnson p             3   0   1   2     1   2   .074
Woodward 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Nolan p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .049
  Corrales c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .178

Totals               31   3   5   3     2   8             Totals               33   9  11   9     7   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 23,873
Left on Base: Reds 3, Pirates 8
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Foster, Alley
Doubles: Hebner (15), Clemente (14)
Home Runs: Carbo (3), May 2 (23)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (4)
GIDP: Foster (10), Perez (7), Sanguillen (12)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(6-9)            1     5   5   5   2   0   0  10   3.17
Merritt                 6     5   4   4   5   2   0  27   4.99
Gibbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.05
Totals                  8    11   9   9   7   2   0  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(5-6)          9     5   3   3   2   8   3  33   3.49
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   8   3  33

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


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

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled; Oliver flied out to center; Clemente
singled [Cash to second]; Stargell lined to shortstop; Hebner
doubled [Cash scored, Clemente to third]; Robertson walked;
Sanguillen walked [Clemente scored, Hebner to third, Robertson
to second]; Alley singled [Hebner scored, Robertson scored,
Sanguillen to second]; Johnson singled [Sanguillen scored, Alley
to second]; Cash flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 5.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Carbo homered; Woodward made an out
to catcher; Concepcion flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 2ND: CORRALES REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); MERRITT
REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to right; Clemente
flied out to right; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 3RD: Corrales struck out; Rose grounded out (second to
first); Foster reached on an error by Alley [Foster to first];
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Robertson
singled; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 4TH: Merritt singled; Perez grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Merritt out at second]; Carbo
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Alley made an out to first; Johnson struck out;
Cash lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 5TH: Woodward flied out to left; Concepcion struck out;
Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Clemente doubled;
Stargell lined to center; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 5.

REDS 6TH: Rose made an out to third; Foster struck out; May
homered; Merritt flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson made an out to third; Sanguillen made an
out to second; Alley singled; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 5.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Carbo lined to center; Woodward
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Cash walked; Oliver flied out to left; Clemente
singled [Cash to second]; Stargell walked [Cash to third,
Clemente to second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cash
scored, Clemente to third]; Robertson walked [Stargell to
second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Clemente scored, Stargell
scored, Robertson to third (error by Foster), Sanguillen to
second]; Alley was walked intentionally; Johnson walked
[Robertson scored, Sanguillen to third, Alley to second]; Cash
flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 9.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Corrales
made an out to second; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Oliver grounded
out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (third to first);
Stargell singled; Hebner forced Stargell (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 9.

REDS 9TH: Foster made an out to catcher; May homered; FERRARA
BATTED FOR GIBBON; Ferrara walked; Perez struck out; Carbo made
an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 9.