Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1971 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 2 1 1
Woodward ss,3b 4 1 0 0
May 1b 3 1 0 1
  Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0
Bench c 4 1 1 1
Perez 3b,1b 4 0 0 1
Carbo lf 4 0 2 2
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Bradford cf 4 1 1 0
Grimsley p 2 1 0 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 5 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 2 0
Clines cf 4 1 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 2
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 3 0
Pagan 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 1 0
Alley ss 3 1 1 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0
Moose p 0 0 0 0
  Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Sands ph 1 1 1 2
  Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Cincinnati 340 000 000750
Pittsburgh 002 002 0004124
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (1-1) 8.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Carroll   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Gibbon  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
0
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  L (3-2) 1.2 4 7 4 1 0
  Briles   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   4.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Giusti   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
7
4
2
1

  E–Cash (2), Robertson (1), Sanguillen (3), Moose (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (8,off Moose), Pittsburgh Alley (2,off Grimsley); Cash (6,off Grimsley).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (14,2nd inning off Moose 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Sands (1,3rd inning off Grimsley 1 on, 0 out); Clemente (4,6th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Grimsley (2,off Moose); Woodward (2,off Moose).  SF–May (1,off Moose).  HBP–Helms (1,by Nelson); Clines (1,by Grimsley).  HBP–Grimsley (1,Clines); Nelson (2,Helms).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:15.  A–8,607.
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