Fred Norman, making his first appearance with the Reds since being acquired from the Padres, pitched a five-hitter and shut out the Pirates, 6-0. The little lefthander achieved his triumph despite having to wait out a 51-minute delay because of rain in the sixth inning. The Reds provided him with a big early lead by scoring five runs in the third on four hits, two walks and two sacrifice flies. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Reds         0  0  5    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Rose lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .311
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .305
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Tolan cf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .211
Stargell lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Bench rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .248
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Perez 1b              4   0   3   2     0   1   .288
  McNertney c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Driessen 3b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .288        Menke 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Alley 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   1     0   0   .271
J. Hernandez ss       4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Plummer c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .172
Moose p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Norman p              2   1   0   0     0   0   .125
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   0   5   0     5   1             Totals               30   6   9   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 27,029
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 9
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
Errors: Robertson, J. Hernandez
Doubles: Stennett (3), Sanguillen (10), Perez (13)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (3), Concepcion (3)
GIDP: Stargell (4), Bench (8), Concepcion (5)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (4,by Rooker)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(5-6)            6     7   5   5   2   2   0  27   3.63
Rooker                  2     2   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.94
Totals                  8     9   6   6   4   3   0  39

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(2-7)           9     5   0   0   5   1   0  36   3.80
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   1   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (2)
Wild Pitches: Norman (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Clines flied out to right; Stennett doubled to
center; Oliver struck out; Stargell popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan flied out to center;
Tolan reached on an error by J. Hernandez [Rose to second, Tolan
to first]; Bench grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Rose out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Robertson flied out to center; Alley walked; J. Hernandez popped
to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to left; Driessen forced Perez (first to
shortstop); Concepcion grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose lined to shortstop; Clines made an out to
first; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer singled to left; Norman reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Plummer to second]; Rose singled to
center [Plummer scored, Norman to second]; Morgan walked [Norman
to third, Rose to second]; Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Norman scored, Rose to third]; Bench singled to right [Rose
scored, Morgan to third]; Perez doubled to right [Morgan scored,
Bench to third]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Concepcion
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored, Perez to third];
Plummer flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 5.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell walked;
Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Robertson walked [Stargell
to second]; Alley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: Norman lined to left; Rose flied to left in foul
territory; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez made an out to second; Moose grounded
out (third to first); Clines singled to left; Stennett forced
Clines (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out
to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to left; 51 minute rain
delay; Stargell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; Sanguillen doubled to left;
Norman threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to third]; Robertson
walked; Alley flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to right; Concepcion forced Driessen
(shortstop to second); Concepcion stole second; Concepcion stole
third; Plummer struck out; Norman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 5.

PIRATES 7TH: MENKE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); J. Hernandez
flied out to left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOOSE; Gonzalez made an
out to third; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: ROOKER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Tolan grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Morgan to second]; Bench walked; Perez singled to
center [Morgan scored, Bench to third]; Menke forced Perez
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Sanguillen
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Concepcion
grounded out (pitcher to first); Plummer singled to second;
Norman reached on an error by Robertson on a sacrifice bunt
[Plummer to third, Norman to first]; Rose was hit by a pitch
[Norman to second]; Morgan popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Reds 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Robertson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Hernandez singled to
left; ZISK BATTED FOR ROOKER; Zisk forced J. Hernandez (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 6.