Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 21, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1971 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 1 2 0
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 0 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 2 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 2 1
Ellis p 2 0 1 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 0 1
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
  Bradford lf 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 0
  Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b,1b 4 1 2 0
Bench c 4 2 3 1
Foster cf 3 1 1 3
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 1
Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 021 000 000391
Cincinnati 001 104 00x681
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (17-7) 5.0 6 6 5 2 3
  Miller   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson   3.2 6 3 3 4 0
  Merritt  W (1-11) 5.1 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Robertson (5), McRae (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Stargell (23,off Simpson); Davalillo (9,off Simpson); Sanguillen (24,off Merritt).  3B–Cincinnati Foster (4,off Ellis).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (24,4th inning off Ellis 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ellis (9,off Simpson); Simpson (4,off Ellis).  IBB–Helms (3,by Miller).  CS–J Hernandez (1,Home by Simpson/Bench).  IBB–Miller (8,Helms).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:12.  A–27,427.
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