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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 17, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 17, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Nelson |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 23,298 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dezelan 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Doug Harvey |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ty Cline | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Wayne Simpson | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jim Nelson | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 17, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Nelson
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Nelson
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cline moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Nelson
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Nelson
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cline tags and scores. Tolan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Nelson
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to home to get Tolan. Perez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Nelson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simpson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nelson
Helms hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Nelson
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Nelson
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Simpson
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Simpson
Alley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Nelson
Cline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Cline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Nelson
Tolan hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cline moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Nelson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cline scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Nelson
There goes Perez. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Perez steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Nelson
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Nelson
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Alley picks up the ball and throws Bench out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Nelson
Carbo takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Nelson
Helms hits a line drive into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Simpson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Simpson
Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Jim Nelson.
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Simpson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Woodward hits a popup towards the mound. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pena
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Pena
Cline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Pena
There goes Cline. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Alley applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Simpson
Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Simpson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Pena
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pena
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Pena
Bench strikes out. There goes Perez. The throw from Sanguillen to second, and Perez is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Simpson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Simpson
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Simpson
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pena
May hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Pena
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Pena
Helms hits a line drive towards the mound. Pena catches it and throws to first to double up Carbo. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Simpson
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Pena
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pena
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Pena
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Simpson
Alley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Simpson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Simpson
Bob Robertson pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
Robertson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Simpson
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching.
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Giusti
Perez strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perez out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Giusti
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Giusti
There goes Bench. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Bench steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Giusti
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Simpson
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Simpson
Clemente hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Simpson
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Simpson
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Giusti
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Giusti
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bravo vs. Giusti
Angel Bravo pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Bravo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Giusti
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Wayne Simpson.
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Helms trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Sanguillen who tags Helms who's trying to score from second, for the out. Bravo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1970 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Cline T, rf 4 2 2 0 Alou M, cf 4 0 0 0
Tolan B, cf 4 0 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez T, 3b 3 1 2 1 Clemente R, rf 4 2 3 1
Bench J, c 2 0 1 2 Oliver A, 1b 2 1 0 1
May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 0
Carbo B, lf 2 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 3 1 1 2
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 1 0
Woodward W, ss 3 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bravo A, ph 1 0 1 0 Nelson J, p 0 0 0 0
Simpson W, p 3 0 0 0 Jeter J, ph 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 1 0 Pena O, p 1 0 0 0
Robertson B, ph 0 0 0 0
Giusti D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 9 3 28 4 7 4
Cincinnati 102 000 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 201 01x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W (L) 8.0 7 4 4 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson J 3.0 5 3 3 2 0
Pena O 4.0 1 0 0 2 2
Giusti D (W) 2.0 3 0 0 1 3
E -- Hebner R
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Cline T
3B -- Clemente R
HR -- Sanguillen M, Clemente R
SB -- Perez T, Bench J
CS -- Cline T, Perez T
SF -- Bench J, Oliver A
T -- 2:12
A -- 23298
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