The Pirates executed the first triple play in the N. L. this season and also turned in three double plays to feature an 11-2 victory over the Braves. After singles by Sonny Jackson and Hal King put Braves' runners on first and second in the seventh inning, Leo Foster grounded sharply to Richie Hebner, who stepped on third before throwing to Dave Cash, who followed with a relay to Bob Robertson.

Willie Stargell, who hit a homer and two singles, drove in four runs for the Pirates as did Manny Sanguillen, who also had three hits, including a bases-loaded triple. Hebner joined in the attack with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 11  1
Pirates      1  2  2    0  3  3    0  0  x  -  11 16  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .321      Cash 2b               4   2   1   0     1   0   .322
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Oliver cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .276
H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Clemente rf           4   2   2   0     1   1   .342
  Versalles 3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Stargell lf           4   3   3   4     1   0   .317
Williams 3b,1b        4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Hebner 3b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .303
Lum rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Robertson 1b          4   1   2   0     1   2   .266
King c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Sanguillen c          5   0   3   4     0   0   .320
Jackson cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Alley ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Foster ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              4   0   1   1     0   2   .263
Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  House p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Barber p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .111

Totals               33   2  11   2     0   3             Totals               39  11  16  11     4   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 29,678
Left on Base: Braves 4, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 2, Pirates 3
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Robertson (11), Briles (1), Clemente (16), Cash (13)
Triples: Sanguillen (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (13), Stargell (29)
Stolen Bases: Versalles (1), Cash (11)
GIDP: Foster (1), Lum (4), Millan (8), Oliver (8), Sanguillen (13)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(6-6)             4.1  10   8   7   1   4   1  25   5.52
House                   1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5  11.25
Barber                  2.2   4   1   1   3   0   1  13   4.47
Totals                  8    16  11  10   4   5   2  43

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(5-1)           9    11   2   2   0   3   0  33   3.97
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Briles (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Augie Donatelli


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (third to first); H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Foster [Cash to first];
Cash stole second; Oliver flied out to right [Cash to third];
Clemente struck out; Stargell singled [Cash scored (unearned)];
Hebner forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams made an out to first; Lum lined to
shortstop; King singled; Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson doubled; Sanguillen singled [Robertson
scored]; Alley forced Sanguillen (pitcher to shortstop); Briles
doubled [Alley scored]; Cash grounded out (second to first)
[Briles to third]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Foster flied out to center; Debut game for Leo
Foster; Nash struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente flied out to right; Stargell singled;
Hebner homered [Stargell scored]; Robertson struck out;
Sanguillen singled; Alley flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Briles struck out; Cash flied out to center; Oliver
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled; King made an out to second; Jackson
singled [Lum to second]; Foster grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Clemente doubled; Stargell walked; Hebner singled
[Clemente to third, Stargell to second]; Robertson struck out;
Sanguillen tripled [Clemente scored, Stargell scored, Hebner
scored]; HOUSE REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Alley made an out to
second; Briles struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 8.

BRAVES 6TH: House singled; Garr singled [House to second];
Briles threw a wild pitch [House to third, Garr to second];
Millan made an out to first; H. Aaron singled [House scored,
Garr to third]; Williams singled [Garr scored, H. Aaron to
second]; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Williams out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash doubled; Oliver made an out to third; Clemente
singled [Cash to third]; BARBER REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING);
Stargell homered [Cash scored, Clemente scored]; Hebner grounded
out (second to first); Robertson singled; Sanguillen flied out
to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 11.

BRAVES 7TH: King singled; Jackson singled [King to second];
Foster grounded into a triple play (third to second to first)
[King out at third, Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 11.

PIRATES 7TH: VERSALLES REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING 3B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Alley singled; Briles made an
out to first; Cash walked [Alley to second]; Oliver grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 11.

BRAVES 8TH: Barber singled; Garr forced Barber (first to
shortstop); Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 11.

PIRATES 8TH: Clemente walked; Stargell forced Clemente (second
to shortstop); Hebner singled [Stargell to second]; Robertson
walked [Stargell to third, Hebner to second]; Sanguillen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 11.

BRAVES 9TH: Versalles singled; Versalles stole second; Williams
flied out to center; Lum made an out to catcher; King lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 11.