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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1974-07-13 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 15386 · 2:27

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 1st. Tom Hall earned the win and Pedro Borbon picked up the save. Johnny Bench went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Hall L: Jerry Reuss SV: Pedro Borbon

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Frank Pulli · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Merv Rettenmund	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pete Rose	4	2	2	0	1	1
Joe Morgan	3	3	1	0	2	2
Johnny Bench	5	2	3	4	0	0
Tony Perez	3	0	3	3	0	0
George Foster	5	0	2	0	0	1
Bill Plummer	5	0	0	0	0	0
Darrel Chaney	3	1	1	0	2	0
Tom Hall	2	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Borbon	1	0	1	1	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Driessen	1	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rennie Stennett	5	0	2	1	0	1
Gene Clines	5	0	2	1	0	1
Al Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	0
Richie Zisk	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Robertson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Manny Sanguillen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Richie Hebner	2	2	2	0	2	0
Mario Mendoza	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jerry Reuss	2	1	1	0	0	1
Paul Popovich	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Hall	5.1	8	3	2
Pedro Borbon	3.2	3	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Reuss	6.0	9	4	3
Daryl Patterson	0.2	4	1	0
John Morlan	2.1	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Merv Rettenmund: 43
Pete Rose: S8
Joe Morgan: S9.1-3
Johnny Bench: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Tony Perez: S9
George Foster: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Rennie Stennett: S8
Gene Clines: 6(1)3/GDP
Al Oliver: 13

Top 2

Bill Plummer: 7
Darrel Chaney: S7
Tom Hall: K
Merv Rettenmund: WP.1-2
Merv Rettenmund: 43

Bot 2

Richie Zisk: 3/FL
Bob Robertson: K
Manny Sanguillen: 9

Top 3

Pete Rose: 63
Joe Morgan: W
Johnny Bench: 3/G.1-2
Tony Perez: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
George Foster: 9

Bot 3

Richie Hebner: D7/78
Mario Mendoza: 8
Jerry Reuss: S7.2-3
Rennie Stennett: S8.3-H;1-2
Gene Clines: S8.2-H;1-2
Al Oliver: 3/P
Richie Zisk: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Bill Plummer: 63
Darrel Chaney: 7/FL
Tom Hall: 13

Bot 4

Bob Robertson: W
Manny Sanguillen: 7/7D
Richie Hebner: W.1-2
Mario Mendoza: T9/89.2-H;1-H
Jerry Reuss: K
Rennie Stennett: 43

Top 5

Merv Rettenmund: 53
Pete Rose: S9
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Johnny Bench: S8.2-H;1-3
Tony Perez: 7/SF.3-H
George Foster: K

Bot 5

Gene Clines: S6
Al Oliver: 36(1)3/GDP
Richie Zisk: S7
Bob Robertson: 8

Top 6

Bill Plummer: 9
Darrel Chaney: W
Tom Hall: 14/SH.1-2
Merv Rettenmund: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Pete Rose: IW
Joe Morgan: K

Bot 6

Manny Sanguillen: 3/FL
Richie Hebner: W
Mario Mendoza: 9
Paul Popovich: 6(1)/FO

Top 7

Johnny Bench: D7/78
Tony Perez: S8.2-H
George Foster: S7.1-2
Bill Plummer: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Darrel Chaney: IW
Pedro Borbon: S8.3-H;1-2
Cesar Geronimo: 8

Bot 7

Rennie Stennett: K
Gene Clines: K
Al Oliver: T9/9L
Richie Zisk: K

Top 8

Pete Rose: K
Joe Morgan: K/C
Johnny Bench: 63

Bot 8

Bob Robertson: 63
Manny Sanguillen: E3.B-1
Richie Hebner: S8.1-2
Mario Mendoza: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dan Driessen: K/C
George Foster: S6
Bill Plummer: 8
Darrel Chaney: 3/G

Bot 9

Ed Kirkpatrick: S9
Rennie Stennett: 36(1)/FO.B-1
Gene Clines: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

the Pirates claimed that Johnny Bench's home run hit top of the wall and bounced back while 1B umpire Frank Pulli said it hit top of the wall, caromed off the back wall before bouncing back onto the field; Pirates Coach Don Leppert ejected by Pulli

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