Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 15, Atlanta Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 2 1 0
Oliver cf 6 4 5 5
Clemente rf 5 2 3 2
  Davalillo rf 1 0 0 0
Stargell lf 5 2 2 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 2 3
Sanguillen c 5 2 1 1
Cash 3b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 2
Moose p 3 0 0 0
  Briles p 2 1 2 1
Totals 43 15 19 15
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
  Brown cf 1 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams 1b 3 2 2 1
Lum rf 4 2 2 2
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
  La Russa 2b 1 0 0 0
King c 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 1
Kelley p 1 0 0 0
  Nash p 0 0 0 0
  Versalles ph 1 0 0 0
  Barber p 1 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Pittsburgh 015 303 00315192
Atlanta 020 020 000482
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose  W (8-7) 5.0 7 4 3 2 2
  Briles  SV (1) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (7-5) 2.0 5 5 5 3 1
  Nash   2.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Barber   5.0 8 6 6 1 3
Totals
9.0
19
15
15
4
6

  E–Stennett (1), J Hernandez (13), Evans (11), Millan (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (1,off Nash); Briles (2,off Barber).  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (5,off Kelley).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (13,3rd inning off Kelley 1 on, 0 out); Oliver 2 (9,4th inning off Nash 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Barber 1 on, 2 out); Robertson (25,6th inning off Barber 2 on, 1 out), Atlanta Williams (26,2nd inning off Moose 0 on, 0 out); Lum (9,5th inning off Moose 1 on, 2 out).  SH–J Hernandez (1,off Nash).  SB–Millan (11,3rd base off Moose/Sanguillen).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:34.  A–16,163.
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