Pittsburgh Pirates 4 – 5 Atlanta Braves
10 April 1971 · ATL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Willie Stargell | 1 in 321 games |
| 29 | 12 innings | 1 in 37 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Steve Blass | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mazeroski | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richie Hebner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vic Davalillo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Willie Stargell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 HR |
| Al Oliver | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bob Robertson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Manny Sanguillen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roberto Clemente | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Blass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gene Clines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Alley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Briles | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Garr | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Hank Aaron | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hal King | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felix Millan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mike Lum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gil Garrido | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Staehle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dusty Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| George Stone | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |