Manager Danny Murtaugh called on three pinch-hitters and all came through successfully as the Pirates rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Phillies, 7-5. Deron Johnson and Oscar Gamble each drove in two runs as the Phillies built up an early 5-0 lead.

After the Pirates pulled within reach with two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth, Jackie Hernandez walked to open the seventh and Bill Mazeroski delivered a pinch-single. Following a sacrifice by Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines appeared as a pinch-hitter and delivered a two-run double to tie the score. An intentional pass to Roberto Clemente and another walk to Willie Stargell loaded the bases. Al Oliver struck out, but Manny Sanguillen came off the bench and singled to drive in the winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1971 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Phillies     0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  1    4  0  x  -   7  8  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stone rf,lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Stennett 2b           3   0   2   2     1   0   .341
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Davalillo cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .285
McCarver c            5   2   3   0     0   1   .288        Clines ph,cf        2   1   1   2     0   0   .316
Johnson 1b            4   1   3   2     0   0   .264      Clemente rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .339
Montanez cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .257      Stargell lf           1   1   0   0     3   0   .301
Gamble lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .217      Oliver 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      May c                 3   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Vukovich 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .173        Sanguillen ph,c     1   0   1   2     0   0   .330
Harmon 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .197      Cash 3b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .303
Lersch p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .176      J. Hernandez ss       3   2   0   0     1   1   .207
  Freed rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Moose p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .108
                                                            Veale p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Kison p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Mazeroski ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .249
                                                            Ellis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Miller p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               37   5  11   4     2   6             Totals               30   7   8   7     7   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,179
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Pirates 7
DP: Phillies 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Vukovich, Stennett 2, Veale
Doubles: Johnson (27), Clines (10)
Caught Stealing: Gamble (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Stennett (2)
GIDP: Bowa (4), Oliver (11), Cash (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch                  6     5   5   4   5   1   0  27   4.03
Hoerner L(4-4)          2     3   2   2   2   3   0  11   2.07
Totals                  8     8   7   6   7   4   0  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose                   2.1   6   4   3   0   2   0  13   4.41
Veale                   2.2   4   1   1   1   1   0  11   8.15
Kison W(4-4)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.36
Miller SV(9)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.83
Totals                  9    11   5   4   2   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Lersch 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Mel Steiner


PHILLIES 1ST: Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (first unassisted); McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Davalillo singled to
right; Clemente flied out to right; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson singled to right; Montanez singled to
center [Johnson to third]; Gamble singled to center [Johnson
scored, Montanez to second]; Vukovich forced Gamble (shortstop
to second) [Montanez scored (error by Stennett) (unearned) (no
RBI), Vukovich to second]; Harmon struck out; Lersch grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver popped to third in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Stone popped to third in foul territory; Bowa
singled to left; McCarver singled to right [Bowa to third];
Johnson doubled [Bowa scored, McCarver scored]; VEALE REPLACED
MOOSE (PITCHING); Montanez reached on a fielder's choice
[Johnson out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Montanez was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Veale [Montanez to
second]; Gamble singled to first [Montanez to third]; Vukovich
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez lined to second; Veale struck out;
Stennett walked; Davalillo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 4, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Harmon grounded out (second to first); Lersch
walked; Stone singled to center [Lersch to second]; Bowa
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente singled to right; Stargell walked
[Clemente to second]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Clemente to third, Stargell out at
second]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
4, Pirates 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver singled to right; Johnson singled to left
[McCarver to second]; Montanez flied out to right [McCarver to
third]; Gamble forced Johnson (second to shortstop) [McCarver
scored]; Gamble was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash walked; J. Hernandez reached on an error by
Vukovich [Cash to second, J. Hernandez to first]; SANDS BATTED
FOR VEALE; Sands flied out to center; Lersch threw a wild pitch
[Cash to third, J. Hernandez to second]; Stennett singled to
right [Cash scored, J. Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Davalillo
forced Stennett (second to shortstop); Clemente flied out to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: KISON REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Vukovich reached
on an error by Stennett [Vukovich to first]; Harmon struck out;
Lersch flied out to right; Stone grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell walked; Oliver popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Lersch threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; May
singled to right [Stargell scored]; Cash grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); McCarver
singled to center; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [McCarver to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally;
Gamble lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: J. Hernandez walked; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR KISON;
Mazeroski singled to left [J. Hernandez to second]; ELLIS RAN
FOR MAZEROSKI; HOERNER REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); FREED
REPLACED LERSCH (PLAYING RF); STONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Stennett out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [J.
Hernandez to third, Ellis to second]; CLINES BATTED FOR
DAVALILLO; Clines doubled to right [J. Hernandez scored, Ellis
scored]; Clemente was walked intentionally; Stargell walked
[Clines to third, Clemente to second]; Oliver struck out;
SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR MAY; Sanguillen singled to center [Clines
scored, Clemente scored, Stargell to third]; Cash forced
Sanguillen (shortstop unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 5, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); SANGUILLEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
Vukovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Harmon flied out to
center; Freed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: J. Hernandez struck out; Miller was called out on
strikes; Stennett singled to left; Clines grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Stone was called out on strikes; Bowa popped to
third in foul territory; McCarver grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Pirates 7.