October 3, 1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1970 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
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

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 33,088

Saturday, October 3, 1970
Time of Game: 2:23

Reds

Sparky Anderson

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

W: G Nolan (1-0), L: D Ellis (0-1), S: C Carroll (1)

Pirates

Danny Murtaugh

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .400  .800   14    1   0   
B Tolan CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   11    2   0   
T Perez 3B-1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .900   14    1   1   2B
J Bench C                     3   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .400   20    8   3   GDP,IW
L May 1B                      5   0   1   2    0   1  .200  .600   12    9   0   2B
  D Concepcion PR-SS          0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Carbo LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   10    0   0   IW
  H McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   11    4   5   
W Woodward SS-3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    5   4   
G Nolan P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   2   
  T Cline PH-LF               1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 4.000    5    0   0   3B
Totals                       38   3   9   3    4   2              118   30  15

BATTING

2B: T Perez (1, off D Ellis); L May (1, off D Ellis).

3B: T Cline (1, off D Ellis).

IBB: B Carbo (1, by D Ellis); J Bench (1, by D Ellis).

TB: T Cline 3; L May 2; T Perez 2; P Rose 2; T Helms 2; G Nolan; B Tolan.

GIDP: J Bench (1).

RBI: L May 2 (2); P Rose (1).

2-out RBI: L May 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     3   0   2   0    2   0  .667 1.800   16    4   0   2B,CS,IW
D Cash 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   21    3   3   
R Clemente RF                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   14    3   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .750 1.750   12    2   0   2B
  J Jeter PR-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    2   0   
A Oliver 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14   10   0   IW
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    7    2   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    9    0   2   
G Alley SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    4   3   
D Ellis P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   3   2·SH
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   0   8   0    4   8              119   30  11

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off G Nolan); M Alou (1, off G Nolan).

SH: D Ellis 2 (2, 2 off G Nolan).

IBB: M Alou (1, by G Nolan); A Oliver (1, by G Nolan).

TB: W Stargell 4; M Alou 3; R Hebner 2; M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Alley-D Cash-A Oliver.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Alou (1, 2nd base by G Nolan/J Bench).

PO: M Alou (1st base by J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Nolan, W (1-0)            9     8   0   0    4   6   0   0.00   37  110-68    10-7     73    - 
C Carroll, S (1)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3    9-8      1-0          0-0
Totals                     10     8   0   0    4   8   0          40  119-76    11-7          0-0

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Ellis, L (0-1)            9.2   9   3   3    4   1   0   2.79   41  115-77    11-16    56    - 
J Gibbon                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    3-3      0-0          1-0
Totals                     10     9   3   3    4   2   0          42  118-80    11-16         1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Ellis 2 (2; B Carbo, J Bench); G Nolan 2 (2; M Alou, A Oliver).

PO: J Bench (; M Alou, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Grimsley, 1B - Fred Blandford, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - George Grygiel.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 33,088.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. P Rose               RF    1. M Alou               CF 
2. B Tolan              CF    2. D Cash               2B 
3. T Perez              3B    3. R Clemente           RF 
4. J Bench              C     4. W Stargell           LF 
5. L May                1B    5. A Oliver             1B 
6. B Carbo              LF    6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. T Helms              2B    7. R Hebner             3B 
8. W Woodward           SS    8. G Alley              SS 
9. G Nolan              P     9. D Ellis              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5  P Rose          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  B Tolan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  T Perez         Walk
          1--  5  J Bench         Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-  3  L May           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
          ---  5  M Alou          Walk
   O      1--  4  D Cash          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  5  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3  W Stargell      Alou Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  B Carbo         Flyball: CF
          ---  4  T Helms         Single to LF
   O      1--  4  W Woodward      Flyball: RF
          1--  1  G Nolan         Single to RF (Line Drive); Helms to 2B
   O      12-  2  P Rose          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  W Stargell      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2  A Oliver        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
          ---  1  B Tolan         Single to RF
   O      1--  1  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  4  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
          ---  2  R Hebner        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5  D Ellis         Strikeout Looking
          1--  2  M Alou          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Alley to 3B
   O      -23  2  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  L May           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  B Carbo         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3  T Helms         Single to SS
   O      1--  5  W Woodward      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2  W Stargell      Single to LF
   O      1--  6  A Oliver        Popfly: SS
          1--  1  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-  1  R Hebner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  G Nolan         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  B Tolan         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  G Alley         Walk
   O      1--  2  D Ellis         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Alley to 2B
   O      -2-  1  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4  D Cash          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
          ---  4  T Perez         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4  J Bench         Flyball: CF; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  1  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3  4  B Carbo         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3  T Helms         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
          ---  2  W Stargell      Single to LF
   O      1--  2  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  G Nolan         Lineout: 2B
          ---  2  P Rose          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  B Tolan         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
          ---  1  R Hebner        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  G Alley         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1  D Ellis         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hebner to 2B
          -2-  4  M Alou          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7  D Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  T Perez         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3  J Bench         Foul Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1  L May           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1  R Clemente      Groundout: C-1B
          ---  2  W Stargell      Double to LF
                  Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 4th
          -2-  4  A Oliver        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3  M Sanguillen    Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5  R Hebner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
                  Johnny Jeter moves to LF
   O      ---  1  B Carbo         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1  T Helms         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  W Woodward      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  G Alley         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  D Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  M Alou          Single to SS
   O      1--  1  D Cash          Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
                  Ty Cline pinch hits for Gary Nolan batting 9th
          ---  5  T Cline         Triple to LF
   R      --3  2  P Rose          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cline Scores
   O      1--  3  B Tolan         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  T Perez         Flyball: CF; Rose to 2B
          -2-  4  J Bench         Intentional Walk
   RR     12-  3  L May           Double to LF (Line Drive); Rose Scores; Bench Scores
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th; Hal McRae pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 6th; Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Lee May batting 5th
   O      -2-  3  H McRae         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Clay Carroll facing 2-3-4
                  Clay Carroll replaces Hal McRae pitching and batting 6th; Tony Perez moves to 1B; Woody Woodward moves to 3B; Dave Concepcion moves to SS; Ty Cline moves to LF
   O      ---  3  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  R Clemente      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  J Jeter         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Pirates 0.

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