Pittsburgh Pirates 6 – 7 Cincinnati Reds
28 May 1969 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Tommy Helms | 1 in 107 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 17 | 2 home runs | Lee May | 1 in 259 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Richie Hebner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Stargell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Alley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Blass | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Kline | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Savage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Alex Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lee May | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 HR |
| Johnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrel Chaney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Cloninger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cloninger | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| George Culver | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clay Carroll | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |