Bill Buckner hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career as the Dodgers exploded for six runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-5. Mudcat Grant served up the pitch to Buckner, but Dock Ellis drew the loss, ending his 13-game winning streak.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the seventh, but Ellis had two out before Tom Haller and Maury Wills each hit run-scoring singles. Grant then relieved and was greeted with Buckner's blast, the first grand slam by any Dodger batter this season. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    6  1  x  -   8 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazeroski 2b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Wills ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Clines lf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .325      Buckner rf            4   1   2   5     0   0   .294
Clemente rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .338      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .330
Sanguillen c          4   1   3   1     0   0   .331      Allen 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Robertson 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Crawford lf           4   2   1   1     0   0   .309
Pagan 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Oliver cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .280      Parker 1b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .283
J. Hernandez ss       4   1   2   1     0   1   .190      Sims c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Ellis p               3   0   1   1     0   2   .211      Downing p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Alexander p         2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Haller ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .222
                                                            Russell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               37   5  10   5     1   5             Totals               34   8  11   8     1   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 26,564
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Dodgers 3
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Allen
Doubles: Clemente (20), Sanguillen 2 (20)
Home Runs: Buckner (5), Crawford (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(15-4)           6.2   8   6   6   1   2   0  28   2.54
Grant                   1.1   3   2   2   0   1   2   7   3.66
Totals                  8    11   8   8   1   3   2  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 2.2   8   5   5   1   2   0  17   2.67
Alexander W(2-3)        4.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  15   4.17
Mikkelsen SV(4)         2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.25
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Downing (7)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Mazeroski flied out to center; Clines walked;
Clemente doubled [Clines to third]; Sanguillen singled to first
[Clines scored, Clemente to third]; Robertson popped to second;
Pagan forced Sanguillen (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver lined to center; J. Hernandez singled to
third [J. Hernandez to second (error by Allen)]; Downing threw a
wild pitch [J. Hernandez to third]; Ellis struck out; Mazeroski
singled to left [J. Hernandez scored]; Clines forced Mazeroski
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
made an out to pitcher; Lefebvre grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Clemente struck out; Sanguillen doubled; Robertson
singled to right [Sanguillen scored]; Pagan singled [Robertson
to second]; Oliver forced Pagan (first to shortstop) [Robertson
to third]; J. Hernandez singled to center [Robertson scored,
Oliver to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Ellis
singled to left [Oliver scored, J. Hernandez to second];
Mazeroski forced Ellis (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Parker singled to right; Sims singled to third
[Parker to second]; Alexander singled to shortstop [Parker to
third, Sims to second]; Wills flied out to left; Buckner singled
to left [Parker scored, Sims out at home (left to catcher),
Alexander to third]; Davis struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Clemente
lined to first; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Robertson popped to shortstop; Pagan flied out to
center; Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Sims flied
out to center; Alexander popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 6TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Ellis
struck out; Mazeroski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Clemente
grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen doubled to left;
Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Allen singled to center; Crawford forced Allen
(third to second); Lefebvre singled to second [Crawford to
second]; Parker forced Lefebvre (pitcher to second) [Crawford to
third]; Sims walked [Parker to second]; HALLER BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Haller singled to left [Crawford scored, Parker to
third, Sims to second]; RUSSELL RAN FOR HALLER; Wills singled to
right [Parker scored, Sims to third, Russell to second]; GRANT
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Buckner homered [Sims scored, Russell
scored, Wills scored]; Davis popped to shortstop; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 7.

PIRATES 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED RUSSELL (PITCHING); Pagan was
called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher);
J. Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Allen flied out to center; Crawford homered;
Lefebvre struck out; Parker singled to second; Sims popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GRANT; Davalillo flied out to
left; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Dodgers 8.