The Pirates jumped on Jack Billingham for three runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Reds, 4-3, for their sixth straight victory. Dave Cash and Manny Sanguillen led off with singles and Richie Hebner doubled to drive in the first run. Willie Stargell walked to load the bases.

The second run scored on a groundout by Al Oliver and the third followed when Bob Robertson was out on a smash off Billingham's leg. Billingham was forced to leave the game. The Pirates added what proved to be the deciding run off Tom Hall in the fourth on singles by Oliver and Mily May around a pass to Robertson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  0
Pirates      3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .309      Cash 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .349
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Sanguillen rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .309
Tolan rf              4   0   0   1     0   2   .227      Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .281
Bench c               5   0   1   1     0   2   .242      Stargell lf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .289
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .276      Oliver cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   1     1   0   .302
Menke 3b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .196      May c                 3   0   1   1     0   1   .277
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .357      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .040
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .169        R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .033        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hall p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Locklear ph         0   1   0   0     0   0   .217
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .152
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .136

Totals               37   3   9   2     1   8             Totals               30   4   6   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 19,212
Left on Base: Reds 10, Pirates 5
DP: Reds 0, Pirates 0
Errors: Robertson, J. Hernandez
Doubles: Morgan (13), Hebner (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (23), Concepcion (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Locklear (1,by Ellis)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(7-2)       0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   6   3.23
Hall                    5.1   2   1   1   2   2   0  20   3.82
Sprague                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.14
Gullett                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.88
Totals                  8     6   4   4   3   4   0  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(5-5)            8.1   9   3   0   1   7   0  38   2.85
R. Hernandez            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.11
Giusti SV(7)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.32
Totals                  9     9   3   0   1   8   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (4)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to second; Morgan reached on an error by
J. Hernandez [Rose to third, Morgan to first]; Tolan hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored (unearned)]; Bench struck
out; Morgan stole second; Perez was called out on strikes; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Sanguillen singled to right
[Cash to second]; Hebner doubled to right [Cash scored,
Sanguillen to third]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Oliver
forced Stargell (second to shortstop) [Sanguillen scored, Hebner
to third]; Robertson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hebner
scored, Oliver to second]; HALL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
May flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to right; Menke singled to left;
Geronimo flied out to center; Hall grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 2ND: J. Hernandez flied out to center; Ellis flied out
to right; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Morgan flied out to right;
Tolan forced Rose (first to shortstop); Bench was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Stargell made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez lined to shortstop; Concepcion singled to
center; Concepcion stole second; Menke was called out on
strikes; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to first; Robertson walked [Oliver
to second]; May singled to right [Oliver scored, Robertson to
second]; J. Hernandez made an out to first; Ellis forced May
(second to shortstop) [Robertson to third]; Cash flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 5TH: Hall singled to third; Rose forced Hall (shortstop to
second); Morgan lined to right; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen struck out (catcher to first); Hebner
flied out to left; Stargell walked; Oliver flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

REDS 6TH: Bench singled to center; Perez singled to right [Bench
to second]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bench to
third, Perez to second]; STAHL BATTED FOR MENKE; Stahl was
called out on strikes; Geronimo grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING 3B); Robertson
popped to shortstop in foul territory; May struck out; J.
Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Pirates 4.

REDS 7TH: LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR HALL; Locklear was hit by a pitch;
Rose singled to third [Locklear to second]; Morgan reached on an
error by Robertson [Locklear scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to
third, Morgan to first]; Morgan stole second; Tolan made an out
to shortstop; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rose
scored (unearned), Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Ellis flied
out to left; Cash singled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Cash to second]; Hebner flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Chaney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Geronimo walked; HAGUE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE;
Hague flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates
4.

PIRATES 8TH: GULLETT REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Stargell was
called out on strikes; Oliver struck out; Robertson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan doubled to
right; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Tolan struck out;
GIUSTI REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Bench popped to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 4.