Led by Manny Sanguillen and Roberto Clemente, the Pirates piled up 17 hits and beat the Padres, 9-2, for their ninth straight victory in the club's longest winning streak since 1968. More remarkably, Dock Ellis gained his 15th straight victory, becoming the first Pirates' starter to win that many games in a row since Deacon Phillippe in 1910. Roy Face, as a relief pitcher, won 17 in succession for the Pirates in the 1959. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Pirates      1  0  5    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   9 17  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Stennett 2b           5   0   2   1     1   0   .200
Mason 3b,2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Clines cf             5   2   2   0     1   0   .352
Stahl cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Clemente rf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .341
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Stargell lf           5   1   1   0     0   3   .312
Lee lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Sanguillen c          5   1   4   2     0   0   .316
  Coombs p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Robertson 1b          4   2   2   3     1   0   .270
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Pagan 3b              1   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .263        Hebner 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .307
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .164      Alley ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .230
Campbell 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Ellis p               4   0   1   1     1   3   .212
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston cf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Norman p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Spiezio 3b          2   0   1   1     0   0   .238

Totals               35   2   7   2     0   6             Totals               40   9  17   8     7   7

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 14,278
Left on Base: Padres 6, Pirates 14
DP: Padres 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Mason, Alley
Doubles: Mason (3), Gaston (10), Alley (7), Clemente (17)
Home Runs: Robertson (18)
Stolen Bases: Clemente (1)
GIDP: Stennett (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(0-5)           3    10   6   6   2   1   1  21   4.74
Laxton                  2.2   3   2   2   4   3   0  14   6.08
Coombs                  2.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  12   6.62
Totals                  8    17   9   9   7   7   1  47

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(15-3)           9     7   2   2   0   6   0  35   2.10
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Norman (7)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Mason grounded out (third to
first); Stahl grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Clines singled;
Clemente singled [Clines to second]; Stargell flied out to
center; Sanguillen singled [Clines scored, Clemente to second];
Norman threw a wild pitch [Clemente to third, Sanguillen to
second]; Robertson walked; Pagan forced Robertson (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
grounded out (third to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Alley flied out to right; Ellis struck out;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall flied out to center; Campbell flied out to
left; Norman singled; Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines made an out to shortstop; Clemente grounded
out (second to first); Stargell singled; Sanguillen singled
[Stargell to second]; Robertson homered [Stargell scored,
Sanguillen scored]; Pagan walked; Alley doubled [Pagan to
third]; Ellis singled [Pagan scored, Alley scored (error by
Mason) (no RBI), Ellis to second]; Stennett singled [Ellis to
third]; Clines forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Pirates 6.

PADRES 4TH: HEBNER REPLACED PAGAN (PLAYING 3B); Mason doubled;
Stahl made an out to second; Colbert singled [Mason scored]; Lee
forced Colbert (shortstop to second); Brown singled [Lee to
second]; Kendall reached on an error by Alley [Lee to third,
Brown to second, Kendall to first]; Campbell lined to right; 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente singled; LAXTON REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); SPIEZIO REPLACED NORMAN (PLAYING 3B); MASON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Stargell struck out; Sanguillen singled
[Clemente to second]; Robertson made an out to catcher; Hebner
forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley struck out; Ellis walked; Stennett grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ellis out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PADRES 6TH: Stahl grounded out (first unassisted); Colbert flied
out to center; Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines walked; Clemente doubled [Clines scored];
Stargell struck out; Sanguillen singled [Clemente scored];
Robertson flied out to left; Hebner walked [Sanguillen to
second]; Alley walked [Sanguillen to third, Hebner to second];
COOMBS REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); GASTON REPLACED LAXTON (PLAYING
CF); STAHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ellis struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Pirates 8.

PADRES 7TH: Brown struck out; Kendall struck out; Gaston
doubled; Spiezio singled [Gaston scored]; Hernandez made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett walked; Clines singled [Stennett to
second]; Clemente forced Clines (third to second) [Stennett to
third]; Clemente stole second; Stargell struck out; Sanguillen
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates
8.

PADRES 8TH: Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Stahl
grounded out (second to pitcher); Colbert grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson singled; Hebner singled [Robertson to
second]; Alley made an out to second; Ellis struck out; Stennett
singled [Robertson scored, Hebner to second]; Clines flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 9.

PADRES 9TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR COOMBS; Murrell struck out; Brown
grounded out (second to first); Kendall singled; Gaston flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Pirates 9.