October 5, 1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Cinergy Field Play by Play and Box Score

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1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
1970 postseason: WS: BAL-CIN / ALCS: BAL-MIN / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
CIN  3
@PIT  0
(10) Game 2
CIN  3
@PIT  1
Game 3
CIN  3
PIT  2

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 40,538

Monday, October 5, 1970
Time of Game: 0:00

Pirates

Danny Murtaugh

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2 10  0
Reds            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  5  0

W: M Wilcox (1-0), L: B Moose (0-1), S: D Gullett (2)

Reds

Sparky Anderson

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250         1   2   CS,GDP
  B Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
M Alou CF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .690         1   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .214  .428         2   0   
  J Jeter PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   3   1    1   1  .500 1.121         1   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .583        12   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         5   1   
R Hebner 3B                   2   0   2   0    2   0  .667 1.750         0   2   2·2B
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500         1   4   
B Moose P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         1   2   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    6   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: R Hebner 2 (2, off M Wilcox, off T Cloninger).

TB: R Hebner 4; W Stargell 3; R Clemente 2; A Oliver 2; M Alou.

GIDP: F Patek (1).

RBI: A Oliver (1); W Stargell (1).

2-out RBI: A Oliver; W Stargell.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Patek (1, 3rd base by T Cloninger/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .462         0   0   
B Tolan CF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .417 1.129         1   0   CS
T Perez 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.135         3   2   HR
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Gullett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bench C                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .973         7   0   HR
L May 1B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417        12   1   
B Carbo LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .143         0   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .546         4   4   
W Woodward SS-3B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   3   
T Cloninger P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  A Bravo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Wilcox P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Cline PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0 1.000 4.000         0   0   
  D Concepcion SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       28   3   5   3    2   5                    27  14

BATTING

HR: T Perez (1, off B Moose; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Bench (1, off B Moose; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Bench 5; T Perez 4; P Rose; B Tolan.

RBI: B Tolan (2); T Perez (2); J Bench (1).

2-out RBI: T Perez; J Bench; B Tolan.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Perez-T Helms-L May.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Tolan (1, 2nd base by B Moose/M Sanguillen).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Moose, L (0-1)            7.2   4   3   3    2   4   2   3.52   28     -      12-6     61    - 
J Gibbon                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       0-0          2-1
D Giusti                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1     -       0-0          2-0
Totals                      8     5   3   3    2   5   2          30     -      12-6          4-1

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
T Cloninger                 5     7   2   2    4   1   0   3.60   24     -       8-3     42    - 
M Wilcox, W (1-0)           3     1   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   12     -       2-1          0-0
W Granger, H (1)            0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       2-0          0-0
D Gullett, S (2)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       1-0          1-0
Totals                      9    10   2   2    6   6   0          41     -      13-4          1-0

J Gibbon faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Cloninger (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 40,538.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. F Patek              SS    1. P Rose               RF 
2. M Alou               CF    2. B Tolan              CF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. T Perez              3B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Bench              C  
5. A Oliver             1B    5. L May                1B 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. B Carbo              LF 
7. R Hebner             3B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. B Mazeroski          2B    8. W Woodward           SS 
9. B Moose              P     9. T Cloninger          P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     F Patek         Walk
   O      1--     M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Patek to 2B
   O      -2-     R Clemente      Patek Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
          ---     " "             Single
          1--     W Stargell      Walk; Clemente to 2B
   R      12-     A Oliver        Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3     M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     B Tolan         Walk
   O      1--     T Perez         Tolan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---     " "             Home Run (LF)
   R      ---     J Bench         Home Run (LF)
   O      ---     L May           Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
          ---     R Hebner        Walk
          1--     B Mazeroski     Walk; Hebner to 2B
   O      12-     B Moose         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hebner to 3B
   OO     1-3     F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Moose facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---     T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     W Woodward      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     W Stargell      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     A Oliver        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Moose facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     T Cloninger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     P Rose          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     R Hebner        Double to LF
   O      -2-     B Mazeroski     Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-     B Moose         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--     L May           Strikeout
   O      1--     B Carbo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     F Patek         Strikeout
          ---     M Alou          Single to LF
   O      1--     R Clemente      Popfly: 2B
          1--     W Stargell      Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
   R      -2-     " "             Single to RF; Alou Scores
          1--     A Oliver        Single to RF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-     M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     T Helms         Strikeout
   O      ---     W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Angel Bravo pinch hits for Tony Cloninger batting 9th
   O      ---     A Bravo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
                  Milt Wilcox replaces Angel Bravo pitching and batting 9th
          ---     R Hebner        Double to RF
          -2-     B Mazeroski     Walk
   O      12-     B Moose         Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Mazeroski to 2B
   O      12-     F Patek         Strikeout
   O      12-     M Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     B Tolan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---     W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---     A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     L May           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     B Carbo         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--     B Mazeroski     Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--     B Moose         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     W Woodward      Groundout: P-1B
                  Ty Cline pinch hits for Milt Wilcox batting 9th
          ---     T Cline         Walk
          1--     P Rose          Single to LF (Line Drive); Cline to 2B
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Bob Moose pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-     B Tolan         Single to LF; Cline Scores; Rose to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Dave Giusti replaces Joe Gibbon pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3     T Perez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Wayne Granger facing 1-2-3
                  Wayne Granger replaces Tony Perez pitching and batting 3rd; Woody Woodward moves to 3B; Dave Concepcion replaces Ty Cline playing SS batting 9th; Bob Robertson pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 1st
   O      ---     B Robertson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     R Clemente      Single to RF
                  Don Gullett replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 3rd; Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Roberto Clemente batting 3rd
          1--     W Stargell      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jeter to 3B
   O      1-3     A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 3.

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