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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1971-05-09 · Day game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 26349 · 3:16

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 11–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 8 in the 8th. Bob Veale earned the win and Mudcat Grant picked up the save. Roberto Clemente went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	11	14
LAN	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	5	14

W: Bob Veale L: Pete Mikkelsen SV: Mudcat Grant

Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Satch Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Clines	5	3	4	1	0	0
Gene Alley	4	0	0	1	0	0
Roberto Clemente	5	0	2	3	0	0
Willie Stargell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Oliver	4	1	2	0	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jose Pagan	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	3	1	1	0	1	0
Steve Blass	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Milt May	1	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Davalillo	2	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Sands	1	1	1	3	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Buckner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Davis	5	1	3	0	0	1
Dick Allen	2	1	0	1	2	1
Wes Parker	5	1	1	1	0	1
Duke Sims	5	0	3	1	0	1
Jim Lefebvre	5	0	2	0	0	1
Billy Grabarkewitz	5	1	3	0	0	2
Sandy Vance	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bob O'Brien	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Mota	2	0	0	1	0	1
Von Joshua	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Blass	5.1	10	2	4
Bob Veale	1.2	1	0	2
Mudcat Grant	2.0	3	1	3

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sandy Vance	4.0	6	0	2
Bob O'Brien	3.0	3	0	1
Pete Mikkelsen	0.2	3	2	0
Jim Brewer	0.1	2	0	0
Jose Pena	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Clines: S9
Gene Alley: SB2
Gene Alley: 3/G.2-3
Roberto Clemente: S5.3-H
Willie Stargell: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Maury Wills: S6
Bill Buckner: WP.1-2#
Bill Buckner: 9/L
Willie Davis: S3.2-3
Dick Allen: 8/SF.3-H
Wes Parker: 3/G

Top 2

Al Oliver: S9
Manny Sanguillen: SB2#
Manny Sanguillen: K
Jose Pagan: 63.2-3
Bill Mazeroski: 63

Bot 2

Duke Sims: K
Jim Lefebvre: S9
Billy Grabarkewitz: K/C
Sandy Vance: 3/G

Top 3

Steve Blass: S8
Gene Clines: S9.1-2
Gene Alley: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Roberto Clemente: WP.2-3;3-H
Roberto Clemente: 31.3-H
Willie Stargell: K

Bot 3

Maury Wills: W
Bill Buckner: 3
Willie Davis: S9.1-2
Dick Allen: K
Wes Parker: 5(2)/FO

Top 4

Al Oliver: S7
Manny Sanguillen: 46(1)3/GDP
Jose Pagan: 7

Bot 4

Duke Sims: S9
Jim Lefebvre: 9/L
Billy Grabarkewitz: S8.1-2
Willie Crawford: K
Maury Wills: 5/L

Top 5

Bill Mazeroski: S7
Steve Blass: 14/SH.1-2
Gene Clines: 63
Gene Alley: 63

Bot 5

Bill Buckner: 63
Willie Davis: S9
Dick Allen: W.1-2
Wes Parker: D9.1-3;2-H
Duke Sims: WP.2-3;3-H
Duke Sims: 43.3-H
Jim Lefebvre: 43

Top 6

Roberto Clemente: 9
Jackie Hernandez: E7/F.BX2(74)
Al Oliver: K

Bot 6

Billy Grabarkewitz: S7
Bob O'Brien: 13/SH.1-2
Maury Wills: S9.2-3
Manny Mota: 43.1-2;3-H
Willie Davis: 43

Top 7

Manny Sanguillen: 3/FL
Jose Pagan: 7
Bill Mazeroski: 53

Bot 7

Dick Allen: 9
Wes Parker: K/C
Duke Sims: D9
Jim Lefebvre: K

Top 8

Milt May: S7
Gene Clines: D7.1-3
Gene Alley: FC.2-3;3-H
Roberto Clemente: S8.1-3;3-H
Vic Davalillo: FC6/DP.3XH(62);1X3(2);B-2
Al Oliver: IW
Manny Sanguillen: S6.1-2;2-H
Jose Pagan: S9.1-3;2-H
Bill Mazeroski: W.1-2
Charlie Sands: D8.1-H;2-H;3-H
Gene Clines: D9.2-H
Gene Alley: 6

Bot 8

Billy Grabarkewitz: S9
Von Joshua: 13.1-2
Maury Wills: 63
Manny Mota: K/C

Top 9

Roberto Clemente: 153
Vic Davalillo: 5
Al Oliver: 7

Bot 9

Willie Davis: K
Dick Allen: W
Wes Parker: 7
Duke Sims: S7.1-2
Jim Lefebvre: S7.1-2;2-3
Billy Grabarkewitz: K

Notes & reviews

Duke Sims ran Gene Alley back to 3B and tagged him out then made a diving tag of Roberto Clemente; Pirates Manager Danny Murtaugh ejected by 3B umpire Satch Davidson

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