Pete Rose's 10th homer of the season and 100th of his major league career broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning and sent the Reds on their way to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates. Gary Nolan was on base with a single when Rose connected against Nelson Briles. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    22, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Reds         1  0  2    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Rose rf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .306
Davalillo rf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .286      McRae lf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .254
Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .269        Bradford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .306      May 1b                2   2   1   1     2   0   .279
Robertson 1b          4   1   3   2     0   0   .266        Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
May c                 4   0   1   1     0   2   .236      Perez 3b,1b           3   0   2   2     1   0   .279
Mazeroski 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Foster cf             2   0   1   1     2   0   .240
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265
Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .026      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .210
  Briles p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Nolan p               4   1   1   0     0   1   .127
  Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .328

Totals               37   3  10   3     1   7             Totals               30   6   9   6     7   1

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 31,431
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Reds 8
DP: Pirates 3, Reds 0
Doubles: Oliver (22), Robertson (16), May (1), McRae (20), Perez (15)
Triples: May (2)
Home Runs: Rose (10)
Stolen Bases: Foster (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (7)
GIDP: Bench (16), Nolan (2), Helms (15)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker                  2     6   3   3   2   0   0  13   3.62
Briles L(5-3)           3     2   2   2   3   1   1  14   3.77
Miller                  3     1   1   1   2   0   0  11   1.99
Totals                  8     9   6   6   7   1   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(11-12)          9    10   3   3   1   7   0  38   3.22
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   7   0  38

Passed Balls: May (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Davalillo
singled; Oliver doubled [Davalillo to third]; Stargell was
walked intentionally; Robertson singled [Davalillo scored,
Oliver scored, Stargell to second]; May struck out; Mazeroski
forced Robertson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae singled;
May allowed a passed ball [McRae to second]; May walked; Perez
singled [McRae scored, May to third]; Bench grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 2ND: J. Hernandez made an out to second; Walker struck
out; Stennett singled; Davalillo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Helms singled [Foster to second];
Concepcion reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Foster to third, Helms to second]; Nolan grounded into a double
play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Helms to third, Concepcion
to second, Foster out at home]; Rose lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Robertson doubled; May doubled
[Robertson scored]; Mazeroski made an out to catcher; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: McRae doubled; May tripled [McRae scored]; Perez
walked; BRILES REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Bench made an out to
catcher; Foster grounded out (second to first) [May scored,
Perez to second]; Helms made an out to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 3.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Briles
struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
singled; Rose homered [Nolan scored]; McRae grounded out (third
to first); May made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo made an out to third; Oliver singled;
Stargell struck out; Robertson singled [Oliver to second]; May
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to left; Bench flied out to right;
Foster walked; Foster stole second; Helms was walked
intentionally; Concepcion walked [Foster to third, Helms to
second]; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Reds 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); J.
Hernandez struck out; SANDS BATTED FOR BRILES; Sands grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Rose made an out to
shortstop; McRae flied out to left; May walked; Perez doubled
[May scored]; Bench made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
singled; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: Foster walked; Helms grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Foster out at second]; Concepcion made an out
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson flied out to left; May grounded out
(second to first); Mazeroski made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Nolan flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second
to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.

PIRATES 9TH: BRADFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); WOODWARD
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
CLINES BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Clines grounded out (shortstop
to first); SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR MILLER; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Stennett singled; Davalillo forced Stennett
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 6.