Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
August 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1971 at Atlanta 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 15

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 2 1
Oliver cf 4 1 1 2
Clemente rf 5 1 1 1
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 0 3 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Cash 3b 2 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
  Alley 3b 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 2 3 1
Garr lf 5 1 2 1
Aaron H. 1b 4 2 3 2
  Aaron T. 1b 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 3 4 2
Lum rf 5 2 4 4
King c 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 5 2 2 1
Perez ss 5 2 2 3
McQueen p 3 1 1 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 15 21 14
Pittsburgh 000 110 3005101
Atlanta 324 220 20x15211
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (8-9) 2.0 5 5 5 1 0
  Veale   1.0 8 6 6 1 2
  Walker   4.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
21
15
15
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQueen  W (4-1) 6.1 8 5 4 2 2
  Upshaw  SV (13) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
2

  E–Sanguillen (5), King (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Atlanta 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Clemente (23,off McQueen), Atlanta Evans 2 (10,off Veale 2); Garr (21,off Walker); Lum (12,off Walker).  3B–Pittsburgh Oliver (6,off McQueen), Atlanta Millan (8,off Walker).  HR–Atlanta Lum (10,1st inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out); Perez (3,3rd inning off Veale 2 on, 1 out); H Aaron (37,4th inning off Veale 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Stennett (2,off McQueen); Millan (7,off Johnson).  SH–McQueen (2,off Johnson).  SB–Garr (23,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen).  WP–Walker (4), McQueen (3).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:24.  A–8,478.
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