Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 2 0
Garr lf 3 1 1 0
Aaron rf 3 1 1 2
Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 0 2 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
  Clines pr 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 0
Moose p 2 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Atlanta 200 000 000280
Pittsburgh 000 000 000060
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (1-1) 9.0 6 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (1-1) 8.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Giusti   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  3B–Pittsburgh Alley (1,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (6,1st inning off Moose 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Garr (2,off Moose).  IBB–H Aaron (3,by Moose).  CS–Perez (1,2nd base by Moose/Sanguillen).  WP–Niekro (1), Moose 2 (3).  IBB–Moose (2,H Aaron).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–1:58.  A–8,755.
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