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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
October 3, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on October 3, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 33,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Grimsley 1B: Fred Blandford 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: George Grygiel |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
October 3, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Ellis
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Ellis
Bench takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
May vs. Ellis
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Nolan
Bench fires to first and picks off Alou. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Ellis
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Ellis
Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Ellis
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Ellis
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Nolan
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Alou reaches second base with a double. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Ellis
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Ellis
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ellis
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Ellis
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Nolan
Ellis bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Alou. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Ellis
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Ellis
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Carbo vs. Ellis
Carbo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Nolan
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Ellis
Nolan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Ellis
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Alley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Nolan
Ellis bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Nolan
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ellis
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ellis
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Nolan
Clemente hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Nolan
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Nolan
Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Oliver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Nolan
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Nolan
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Ellis
Johnny Jeter now playing left field.
Carbo hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ellis
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Nolan
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Nolan
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nolan
There goes Alou. The throw from Bench and he is out, Woodward applying the tag. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Ellis
Ty Cline pinch hits for Gary Nolan.
Cline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jeter who is chasing the ball. Cline reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Ellis
Rose hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cline scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Ellis
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Jeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Ellis
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Ellis
Bench is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
May vs. Ellis
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jeter. May reaches second base with a double. Rose scores. Bench goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Bernie Carbo.
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Carroll
Ty Cline now playing left field. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Carroll
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Carroll
Jeter is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/3/1970 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 1 2 1 Alou M, cf 3 0 2 0
Tolan B, cf 5 0 1 0 Cash D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 5 0 0 0
Bench J, c 3 1 0 0 Stargell W, lf 4 0 3 0
May L, 1b 5 0 1 2 Jeter J, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Carbo B, lf 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae H, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 1 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0
Woodward W, ss 4 0 0 0 Ellis D, p 2 0 0 0
Nolan G, p 3 0 1 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Cline T, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 9 3 34 0 8 0
Cincinnati 000 000 000 3 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W) 9.0 8 0 0 4 6
Carroll C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (L) 9.2 9 3 3 4 1
Gibbon J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Alou M, Perez T, Stargell W, May L
3B -- Cline T
CS -- Alou M
SH -- Ellis D 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 33088
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