▁nin th ▁in ning ▁r ally ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁dec iding ▁game . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁also ▁notable ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁on - field ▁appearance ▁by ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Roberto ▁Clement e , ▁who ▁would ▁die ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁vs . ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Red s ▁got ▁a ▁first - in ning ▁hom er ▁from ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Joe ▁Morgan ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁ 1 – 0 ▁lead . ▁But ▁Pitts burgh ▁b ounced ▁back ▁with ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁in ning , ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁an ▁R BI ▁triple ▁from ▁Al ▁Oliver ▁and ▁an ▁R BI ▁double ▁from ▁Will ie ▁St arg ell . ▁Pitts burgh ▁never ▁looked ▁back , ▁getting ▁a ▁two - run ▁hom er ▁from ▁Oliver ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁coast ing ▁to ▁the ▁win ▁behind ▁the ▁strong ▁pitch ing ▁of ▁Steve ▁B lass . ▁The ▁fr ustr ated ▁Red s ▁ultimately ▁str and ed ▁ 1 1 ▁bas er unn ers , ▁and ▁their ▁manager ▁S par ky ▁Anderson ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁in ning . ▁The ▁time ▁of ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁br isk ▁ 1 ▁hour ▁and ▁ 5 7 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁b ounced ▁back ▁to ▁even ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁Game   2 .