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Saturday June 16, 1973
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The Pirates snapped their five-game losing streak behind the pitching of Nelson Briles, who shut out the Reds, 5-0. Briles yielded only four hits, while the Pirates piled up 10, including homers by Rennie Stennett and Willie Stargell. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Saturday, June 16, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Pirates      0  0  1    0  2  0    1  1  0  -   5 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .277      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Stennett 2b           5   1   1   2     0   1   .227      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Stargell lf           3   1   1   1     1   1   .289      Bench rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Driessen 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Alley 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .239      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
J. Hernandez ss       3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .156
Briles p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Gullett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gagliano ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .194

Totals               34   5  10   5     2   3             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 39,106
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Reds 3
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
Doubles: Alley (3)
Home Runs: Stennett (5), Stargell (18)
Sacrifice Hits: J. Hernandez (1), Briles (2)
GIDP: Alley (5), Bench (9), Rose (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(4-7)           9     4   0   0   1   6   0  30   3.02
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   6   0  30

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(6-5)          6     5   3   3   1   2   1  24   3.80
Borbon                  0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.65
Tomlin                  2.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.86
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   3   2  38

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to center; Morgan singled to first; Tolan
grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Robertson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Driessen struck out;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley singled to third; J. Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alley to second]; Briles
flied out to center; Clines singled to left [Alley scored,
Clines to second (on throw)]; Stennett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer flied out to left; Gullett flied out to right;
Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stargell walked;
Sanguillen singled to left [Stargell to second]; Robertson flied
out to left; Alley forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Tolan
singled to center; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Reds 0.

PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Briles singled to right; Clines forced Briles (second to
shortstop); Stennett homered [Clines scored]; Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds
0.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Driessen singled to right;
Concepcion lined to center; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
flied out to left; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR GULLETT; Geronimo flied out to
left; Rose lined to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 0.

PIRATES 7TH: BORBON REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Alley doubled
to right; J. Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Alley to
third]; Briles singled to right [Alley scored]; Clines singled
to right [Briles to second]; Stennett forced Clines (shortstop
unassisted) [Briles to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED BORBON
(PITCHING); Oliver flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded
out (second to first); Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell homered; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robertson walked; Alley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robertson out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
popped to first; Plummer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Reds 0.

PIRATES 9TH: J. Hernandez singled to left; Briles out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Hernandez to second];
Clines struck out; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Gagliano walked; Rose
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Gagliano out at second]; Morgan singled to center; Tolan popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Reds 0.



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