Bruce Kison, the Pirates' 21-year-old rookie righthander, pitched a two-hitter and posted his first major league shutout, defeating the Padres, 4-0. The Pirates gave Kison the only run he needed when Willie Stargell singled, Richie Hebner doubled and Milt May hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning.

Stargell singled ahead of a homer by Hebner in the third. Not to be outdone by Hebner, Stargell homered for the last run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Pirates      0  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .351      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Davalillo 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Stargell lf           4   3   3   1     0   0   .313      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Hebner 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .292      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
May c                 2   0   0   1     1   0   .243      Murrell cf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Barton c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Kirby p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .152
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Coombs p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   4     3   2             Totals               29   0   2   0     2   9

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 10,133
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Padres 5
DP: Pirates 1, Padres 2
Errors: Davalillo, Mason
Doubles: Hebner (16)
Home Runs: Hebner (16), Stargell (32)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1)
GIDP: Oliver (9), Davalillo (4), Lee (5)
Hit by Pitch: Colbert (4,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(2-0)            9     2   0   0   2   9   0  32   1.82
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   9   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(8-8)            6     6   4   4   2   2   2  26   3.50
Coombs                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   6.24
Severinsen              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.65
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   2   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Kison (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Mason flied out to center; Lee
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Hebner doubled to right
[Stargell to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stargell
scored]; Mazeroski walked; J. Hernandez reached on an error by
Mason [Hebner to third, Mazeroski to second, J. Hernandez to
first]; Kison struck out; Clines popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Padres 0.

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

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
lined to first; Stargell singled to right; Hebner homered
[Stargell scored]; May walked; Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Spiezio struck out; Barton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kirby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Padres 0.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez popped to catcher; Kison struck out;
Clines grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Padres 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo singled to right; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davalillo out at
second]; Stargell homered; Hebner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown
struck out; Murrell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PIRATES 6TH: May flied out to center; Mazeroski grounded out
(pitcher to first); J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Spiezio popped to first in foul territory; Barton
struck out; BRAVO BATTED FOR KIRBY; Bravo singled to left;
Hernandez forced Bravo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PIRATES 7TH: COOMBS REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Kison grounded
out (third to first); Clines walked; Davalillo grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Mason reached on an error by Davalillo [Mason to
first]; Lee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Mason out at second]; Colbert grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Hebner flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Murrell
walked; Spiezio flied out to center; Barton walked [Murrell to
second]; STAHL BATTED FOR COOMBS; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PIRATES 9TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); May flied out
to center; Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); J.
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Hernandez singled to right; Mason popped to
shortstop; Lee flied out to right; Colbert was hit by a pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Brown popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Padres 0.