1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

GM# 97 JULY 22, 1971 VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

BUCS HOLD OFF GIANTS, 3-2, TO SALVAGE FINAL GAME OF SERIES

Dock Ellis went six innings plus and Gene Alley homered and doubled, as Pittsburgh defeated San Francisco, 3-2, to nab the final game in the series. Rennie Stennett, Rich Hebner and Al Oliver had two hits each, with Stennett belting his first home run of the year. WP-Dock Ellis(10-3). LP-Juan Marichal. HR-Gene Alley(9), Rennie Stennett(1).

The Pirates now fly directly to San Diego to begin a 14 day road trip. They have four games with the Padres, including a double header.

OTHER N.L. EAST SCORES

New York 5 Chicago 1

St. Louis 8 Philadelphia 0

Houston 8 Montreal 2

N.L. EAST STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 22, 1971

Pittsburgh/97/59/38/.608/—

St. Louis/98/54/43/1/.551/5

Chicago/96/51/45/.531/7.5

New York/94/46/48/.489/11.5

Philadelphia/98/45/53/.459/14.5

Montreal/98/39/58/.398/20