Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 3 1
Money 3b 5 0 0 0
Montanez cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Briggs lf 4 0 0 0
Freed rf 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 1 2 1
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Lis ph 1 0 1 0
  Hisle pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 1
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 1
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 1 0
Stargell lf 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 3 1 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 2 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 4 7 3
Philadelphia 000 010 001284
Pittsburgh 020 010 01x470
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (0-1) 6.0 5 3 1 2 1
  Brandon   0.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Hoerner   1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
2
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
8

  E–Money 2 (2), Briggs (1), Short (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (1,off Brandon).  3B–Philadelphia Freed (1,off Ellis).  HBP–Doyle (1,by Ellis); Oliver (1,by Hoerner).  SH–Ellis 3 (3,off Short 2,off Hoerner).  SF–Mazeroski (1,off Hoerner).  IBB–Sanguillen (1,by Brandon).  SB–McCarver (1,2nd base off Ellis/Sanguillen).  WP–Short (1).  HBP–Hoerner (1,Oliver); Ellis (1,Doyle).  IBB–Brandon (1,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:21.  A–39,712.
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