Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
April 9, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1971 at Atlanta Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 2 0
Hebner 3b 5 1 1 0
Clemente rf 5 1 3 1
Stargell lf 4 4 3 2
Oliver cf 3 1 1 1
Robertson 1b 5 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 5 0 2 1
Hernandez ss 5 0 2 2
Moose p 4 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 5 0 1 0
Garr lf 4 0 3 1
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
King c 4 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Staehle ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 1 1 0
  Baker rf 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 2 11 2
Pittsburgh 000 142 0018150
Atlanta 000 000 0112111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (1-0) 8.2 11 2 2 1 1
  Giusti  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jarvis  L (0-1) 4.0 7 4 3 2 1
  Barber   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Herbel   3.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Kelley   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
3
1

  E–Cepeda (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (1,off Jarvis); J Hernandez (1,off Barber), Atlanta Cepeda (1,off Moose); Baker (1,off Moose).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (1,6th inning off Herbel 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Oliver (2,by Herbel).  IBB–Boyer (1,by Moose).  CS–Oliver (1,2nd base by Herbel/King).  WP–Moose (1).  HBP–Herbel (1,Oliver).  IBB–Moose (1,Boyer).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:23.  A–32,734.
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