CIN @ PIT

October 03, 1970

Final Score: CIN 3 - PIT 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance
33,088
Game Duration
143 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Gary Nolan
Losing Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Save
Clay Carroll

Umpires

Home Plate
John Grimsley
First Base
Fred Blandford
Second Base
Hank Morgenweck
Third Base
George Grygiel

Line Score

CIN @ PIT — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 0
PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

CIN Batting

CIN @ PIT — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Johnny Bench 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bernie Carbo 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clay Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ty Cline 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Tommy Helms 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Lee May 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Hal McRae 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Nolan 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tony Perez 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Pete Rose 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Bobby Tolan 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Woody Woodward 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 38 3 9 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 .237

PIT Batting

CIN @ PIT — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Alley 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matty Alou 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Dave Cash 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roberto Clemente 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Dock Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Gibbon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Richie Hebner 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnny Jeter 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Oliver 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Manny Sanguillen 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie Stargell 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Team Totals 34 0 8 0 4 8 2 0 0 0 .235

CIN Pitching

CIN @ PIT — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Clay Carroll (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Gary Nolan (W) W 9.0 8 0 0 4 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 8 0 0 4 8 0 0.00

PIT Pitching

CIN @ PIT — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dock Ellis (L) L 9.2 9 3 3 4 1 0 2.79
Joe Gibbon - 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 9 3 3 4 2 0 2.70

Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 3, 1970

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 at Three Rivers Stadium on October 3, 1970 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 33,088, a running time of 143 minutes, and a day start for this game. All of the Cincinnati Reds scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the tenth. The Pittsburgh Pirates did not score. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. Hits were 9 for the Cincinnati Reds and 8 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Gary Nolan, allowing 0 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dock Ellis after 9.2 innings and 3 runs. Clay Carroll earned the save. Gary Nolan led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. Pete Rose led the Cincinnati Reds at the plate: 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. Lee May drove in 2 for the Cincinnati Reds. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Willie Stargell, 3 for 4 and 1 double. The home-plate umpire was John Grimsley.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.