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Stock Photo: Pete Rose Vs Sf Giants At Candlestick Park May 21 , 1971
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On May 21, 1971, at Candlestick Park, the Cincinnati Reds played the San Francisco giants in a day game in which the Giants beat the Reds 7 to 2 behind Rod Bryant. This slide was taken during Pete`s first at bat in which he hit his first triple of the year and one of the 135 he had in his 24 year career . Pete hit .304 in 1971.The pitcher was Rod Bryant, 7-10 in 1971, whos best major league year was 1973 when he won 24 games and lost 12. He was 3rd in the Cy Young voting behind Tom Seaver and Mike Marshall. The catcher was Dietz who batted .252 in 1971. The year before he hit .300 and made his only all star team. The home plate umpire was Satch Davidson. During his career Davidson was behind the plate for Hank Aaron`s 715th home run which broke Babe Ruth`s lifetime record. And he called game 6 of the 1975 World series in which Carlton Fisk hit a game winning home run .n
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