Tony Perez broke up a pitchers' duel between Jack Billingham and Dock Ellis by driving in a run with a single in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Joe Morgan singled, stole second and, after an intentional pass to Dan Driessen, scored on Perez' single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .345      Clines cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Driessen 3b,1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Perez 1b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .310      Stargell lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .299
  Gullett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .347
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Alley pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Tolan rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Sanguillen c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .183      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Crosby ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .159        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Chaney pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Ellis p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .117
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .014        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   4             Totals               31   0   6   0     4   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 20,903
Left on Base: Reds 6, Pirates 8
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Doubles: Stargell (32)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (50)
GIDP: Tolan (9), May (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(16-8)      9     6   0   0   4   3   0  35   3.14
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   3   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(11-11)          8     6   1   1   2   2   0  31   2.78
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.73
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Billingham (9)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Morgan grounded out (catcher to
first) [Rose to second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first)
[Rose to third]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Tolan grounded out (catcher to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Crosby struck out; Billingham flied out to right; Rose
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen walked; Maxvill lined to right; On a
bunt Ellis singled to pitcher [Sanguillen to second]; Clines
lined to center; Stennett lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Driessen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
doubled to right; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Stargell to
third]; Zisk grounded out (second to first); Hebner was walked
intentionally; Sanguillen forced Hebner (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Tolan grounded
out (second to first); Geronimo singled to center; Crosby
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Maxvill flied out to left; Ellis was called out on
strikes; Clines singled to center; Stennett grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 6TH: Billingham grounded out (third to first); Rose
grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan singled to center;
Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver walked; Stargell forced Oliver (second to
shortstop); Zisk singled to center [Stargell to second]; Hebner
popped to shortstop; Sanguillen singled to center [Stargell out
at home (center to catcher), Zisk to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez singled to left; Bench forced Perez (third to
second); Tolan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Crosby
walked; CHANEY RAN FOR CROSBY; On a bunt Billingham forced
Chaney (pitcher to shortstop); Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stennett lined
to second; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell was
walked intentionally; Zisk grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Driessen
was walked intentionally; Perez singled to center [Morgan
scored, Driessen to third]; GULLETT RAN FOR PEREZ; GIUSTI
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Bench reached on a fielder's choice
[Driessen out at home (shortstop to catcher), Gullett to
second]; Tolan was called out on strikes; Geronimo struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: MENKE REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner singled to center; ALLEY
RAN FOR HEBNER; On a bunt Sanguillen forced Alley (first to
shortstop); MAY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; May grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.