We’ve decided to add a new fun feature to the site. Each week, one of us (read: Danny) will post a box score that has some interesting tidbit or historical significance, and we’ll let you guys figure out the reason we posted it. What is significant about this week’s box score, which comes from September 1, 1971?
| September 1, 1971 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Phillies | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Pirates | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| Phillies | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | PO | A | Details | ||
| Ron Stone RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | HR | ||
| Larry Bowa SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Tim McCarver C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Deron Johnson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | HR | ||
| Willie Montanez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | SF | ||
| Oscar Gamble LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Harmon 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| John Vukovich 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Woodie Fryman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Bucky Brandon P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Dick Selma P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Joe Lis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Bill Champion P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 32 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 11 | |||
| Pirates | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | PO | A | Details | ||
| Rennie Stennett 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Gene Clines CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2B,SB | ||
| Roberto Clemente RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Willie Stargell LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B,SF | ||
| Manny Sanguillen C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | HR | ||
| Dave Cash 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | SB | ||
| Al Oliver 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2B | ||
| Jackie Hernandez SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | CS,SF | ||
| Dock Ellis P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Moose P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Veale P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SH | ||
| Luke Walker P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 12 | |||
| Phillies | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | BF | GSc | IR | IS |
| Woodie Fryman | 0.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Bucky Brandon, L (6-6) | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Dick Selma | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Champion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11.25 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | BF | GSc | IR | IS |
| Dock Ellis | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.95 | 11 | 32 | ||
| Bob Moose | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bob Veale, H (3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.08 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Luke Walker, W (7-8) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 1 |