Willie Stargell set an N. L. record for most homers against one club since expansion to 12 teams by smashing his 10th of the season against the Braves to carry the Pirates to a 5-4 victory. Hank Aaron drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly and homer to help the Braves take a 4-3 lead before Vic Davalillo beat out an infield hit in the eighth inning and Stargell connected for his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   4 11  1
Pirates      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5 10  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   1   .314      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Garr lf               5   0   3   1     0   1   .325        Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
H. Aaron 1b           2   1   1   2     2   0   .314        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Lum rf                5   0   2   1     0   0   .287      Davalillo rf          4   2   2   0     0   0   .262
Williams 3b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Oliver cf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .276
Jackson cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Stargell lf           3   2   2   2     1   1   .320
Versalles ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Robertson 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .270
Didier c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Pagan 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Niekro p              4   1   0   0     0   1   .132      Alley ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Blass p               2   1   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Mazeroski 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .301

Totals               39   4  11   4     3   5             Totals               30   5  10   5     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 18,955
Left on Base: Braves 13, Pirates 4
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Millan, Robertson, Sanguillen, Alley 2
Doubles: Garr (16), Stargell (18)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (24), Stargell (30)
Stolen Bases: Millan (8)
Caught Stealing: Robertson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Didier (9), Alley (3), Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Flies: H. Aaron (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(9-8)           8    10   5   4   1   3   1  33   3.07
Totals                  8    10   5   4   1   3   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass                   7     8   3   1   2   5   1  34   2.90
Grant W(5-2)            1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.09
Giusti SV(19)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.20
Totals                  9    11   4   2   3   5   1  44

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); H. Aaron walked; Lum singled [H. Aaron to second];
Williams forced Lum (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out (catcher to first); Debut
game for Rennie Stennett; Davalillo flied out to left;
Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Versalles made an out
to shortstop; Didier grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell doubled; Robertson singled [Stargell
scored]; Sanguillen flied out to center; Pagan lined to third;
Robertson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro reached on an error by Alley [Niekro to
first]; Millan singled [Niekro to second]; Garr singled [Niekro
to third, Millan to second]; H. Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Niekro scored (unearned), Millan to third]; Lum grounded
out (second to first) [Millan scored (unearned), Garr to
second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (third to first); Blass singled;
Stennett flied out to center; Davalillo singled [Blass to third
(error by Millan), Davalillo to second]; Oliver singled [Blass
scored, Davalillo scored (unearned), Oliver to second (on
throw)]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Robertson flied out
to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson flied out to left; Versalles reached on an
error by Alley [Versalles to first]; Didier forced Versalles
(pitcher to shortstop); Niekro made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled; Pagan lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at first]; Alley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled; Garr singled [Millan to second]; H.
Aaron flied out to right; Lum forced Garr (shortstop to second)
[Millan to third]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Blass lined to third; Stennett grounded out
(catcher to first); Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled; Versalles reached on an error by
Robertson [Jackson to second, Versalles to first]; Didier out on
a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Jackson to third, Versalles
to second]; Niekro struck out; Millan walked; Garr struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Robertson singled; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron homered; Lum singled; Williams struck out;
Jackson flied out to right; Versalles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan singled; Alley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Pagan to second]; MAY BATTED FOR BLASS; May
grounded out (first unassisted) [Pagan to third]; Stennett lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 8TH: MAZEROSKI REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); GRANT REPLACED
STENNETT (PITCHING); Didier singled; Niekro forced Didier
(pitcher to shortstop); Millan forced Niekro (shortstop to
second); Millan stole second [Millan to third (error by
Sanguillen)]; Garr doubled [Millan scored]; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; Lum flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Davalillo singled; Oliver out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Davalillo to second]; Stargell homered
[Davalillo scored]; Robertson made an out to shortstop;
Sanguillen flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Williams singled;
Jackson made an out to third; Versalles forced Williams (third
to second); KING BATTED FOR DIDIER; King flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 5.