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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 20, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 20, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Kison |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 26,452 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Lee Weyer |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Gene Clines | Right Fielder |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bruce Kison | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| George Foster | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 20, 1971
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grimsley
Cash hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Grimsley
Clines hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Grimsley
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kison
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kison
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kison
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Kison
Perez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kison
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Grimsley
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Grimsley
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kison
Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Kison
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Kison
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grimsley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Grimsley
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Grimsley
Kison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Grimsley
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kison moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clines vs. Grimsley
Clines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Kison
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kison
Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kison
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Kison
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner juggles the ball. That's an error on Hebner. Rose scores. McRae moves to third. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Kison
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Kison
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Grimsley
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Grimsley
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Grimsley
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kison
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Kison
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Kison
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Grimsley
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Grimsley
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kison vs. Grimsley
Kison hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Kison
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kison
Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kison
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Kison
May hits a line drive into center field. Oliver picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oliver. Rose moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Kison
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grimsley
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Grimsley
Clines hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Grimsley
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Kison
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Kison
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Kison
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Kison
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Grimsley
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Grimsley
Hebner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Grimsley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Grimsley
Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Kison
Bill Mazeroski now playing second base. Dave Cash now playing shortstop.
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cash misplays the ball. That's an error on Cash. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Kison
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kison
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliver. McRae reaches second base with a double. Rose goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Kison
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Briles
Nelson Briles now pitching. Rennie Stennett now playing second base.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Briles
Bench hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Briles
Foster strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Grimsley
Buddy Bradford now playing left field. Woody Woodward now playing third base.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grimsley
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Grimsley
Clines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Grimsley
Robertson hits a fly ball into left field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Briles
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Briles
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Briles
Grimsley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Grimsley
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Grimsley
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grimsley, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Grimsley
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1971 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 2 2 0
Clines G, rf 4 0 1 0 McRae H, lf 4 1 2 1
Robertson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bradford B, lf 0 0 0 0
Stargell W, lf 4 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 2 3 2
Sanguillen M, c 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 3 1 2 2
Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Woodward W, 3b 0 0 0 0
Oliver A, cf 3 0 1 0 Bench J, c 4 0 0 0
Alley G, ss 0 0 0 0 Foster G, cf 4 0 2 0
Hernandez J, ss 2 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0
Briles N, p 0 0 0 0 Grimsley R, p 4 0 0 0
Kison B, p 1 0 0 0
Stennett R, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 35 6 11 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 201 000 30x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kison B (L) 6.1 10 6 4 1 3
Briles N 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 4
E -- Hebner R, Oliver A, Cash D
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- McRae H
HR -- Perez T, May L
T -- 2:04
A -- 26452
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