CIN @ PIT
Final Score: CIN 3 - PIT 1
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Attendance
- 39,317
- Game Duration
- 130 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Jim Merritt
- Losing Pitcher
- Luke Walker
- Save
- Don Gullett
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Stan Landes
- First Base
- Paul Pryor
- Second Base
- Doug Harvey
- Third Base
- Bob Engel
Line Score
CIN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clay Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Concepcion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Gullett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Lee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Merritt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .750 |
| Woody Woodward | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
PIT Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Alley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matty Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Cash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dave Giusti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Pagan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Bob Robertson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Willie Stargell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luke Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
CIN Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Carroll | - | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don Gullett (SV) | SV | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Merritt (W) | W | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 | |
PIT Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Giusti | - | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Luke Walker (L) | L | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.00 | |
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 4, 1970
Playing on the road, the Cincinnati Reds won 3-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 4, 1970 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 39,317, a game time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Cincinnati Reds' runs came one at a time, in the third, fifth, and eighth. The Pittsburgh Pirates' only run came in the sixth inning. The Cincinnati Reds had 8 hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5, with 1 and 2 errors. Jim Merritt was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 5.1 innings. Luke Walker took the loss after 7.0 innings and 2 runs. Don Gullett earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Luke Walker, who had 5. The Cincinnati Reds' pitching table lists Clay Carroll, Don Gullett, and Jim Merritt. The Cincinnati Reds' top hitter was Bobby Tolan, 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Stan Landes worked home plate.
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