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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Montreal Expos

1971-09-12 · Day game · Parc Jarry · Att: 16770 · 2:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Montreal Expos 4–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 8th. Nelson Briles earned the win. Bob Robertson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	9
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Nelson Briles L: Steve Renko SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rennie Stennett	3	1	1	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	2	0	0	0	1	1
Roberto Clemente	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Robertson	4	1	3	2	0	0
Al Oliver	3	0	3	1	0	0
Richie Zisk	3	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jackie Hernandez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Briles	4	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Stargell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Cash	2	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Clines	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Alley	0	0	0	0	1	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	4	0	0	0
Boots Day	4	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	0	1	0
Ron Fairly	4	0	0	0
Bob Bailey	4	2	0	0
Jim Fairey	3	1	0	0
Gary Sutherland	3	0	0	0
John Bateman	3	2	0	0
Steve Renko	2	0	0	1
Jim Gosger	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nelson Briles	9.0	6	1	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Renko	8.0	9	3	3
Howie Reed	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rennie Stennett: D
Richie Hebner: K
Roberto Clemente: 43.2-3#
Bob Robertson: S.3-H
Al Oliver: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
Richie Zisk: 8

Bot 1

Ron Hunt: 43
Boots Day: 43
Rusty Staub: W
Ron Fairly: 4

Top 2

Manny Sanguillen: K
Jackie Hernandez: 43
Nelson Briles: K

Bot 2

Bob Bailey: S
Jim Fairey: 24/SH.1-2
Gary Sutherland: 63.2-3
John Bateman: 8

Top 3

Rennie Stennett: 9
Richie Hebner: W
Roberto Clemente: 4(1)3/GDP#

Bot 3

Steve Renko: K
Ron Hunt: 9
Boots Day: 9

Top 4

Bob Robertson: S
Al Oliver: S.1-2
Richie Zisk: WP.2-3;1-2
Richie Zisk: 4(B)6(2)/LDP
Manny Sanguillen: WP.3-H
Manny Sanguillen: 63

Bot 4

Rusty Staub: 13
Ron Fairly: 4
Bob Bailey: 9

Top 5

Jackie Hernandez: 8
Nelson Briles: 5
Rennie Stennett: 3

Bot 5

Jim Fairey: S
Gary Sutherland: 4
John Bateman: S.1-2
Steve Renko: 4(1)3/GDP#

Top 6

Richie Hebner: 3/G
Roberto Clemente: E6.B-1
Bob Robertson: 7(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 6

Ron Hunt: 8
Boots Day: 63
Rusty Staub: 8

Top 7

Al Oliver: S9.BX2(96)
Richie Zisk: D
Manny Sanguillen: IW
Willie Stargell: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Nelson Briles: 13

Bot 7

Ron Fairly: 31
Bob Bailey: S
Jim Fairey: 7
Gary Sutherland: 43

Top 8

Dave Cash: S
Richie Hebner: 34/SH.1-2
Roberto Clemente: IW
Bob Robertson: S.2-H;1-3
Al Oliver: 9/SF.3-H
Gene Clines: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

John Bateman: S
Jim Gosger: S.1-2
Ron Hunt: 9
Boots Day: 8
Rusty Staub: 8

Top 9

Manny Sanguillen: 4
Gene Alley: W
Nelson Briles: K
Dave Cash: 53

Bot 9

Ron Fairly: 6
Bob Bailey: 63
Jim Fairey: 7