Atlanta Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Garr rf 5 2 2 2
Lum cf,lf 3 1 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 1 2
  Baker cf 0 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 1 1 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf,1b 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Davalillo 1b,lf 4 0 2 0
Alley ss 1 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Stennett ph,ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Atlanta 011 040 000670
Pittsburgh 000 000 001181
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-2) 9.0 8 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Walker   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Kison   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
4
6

  E–Stennett (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Atlanta Perez (3,off Johnson); Garr (3,off Johnson), Pittsburgh Clines (1,off Niekro); Clemente (2,off Niekro); Davalillo (1,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda (1,2nd inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out); Garr (2,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (3,9th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro (2,off Walker).  SF–Williams (1,off Johnson).  IBB–Lum (2,by Johnson).  SB–Garr (3,2nd base off Johnson/Sanguillen).  IBB–Johnson (2,Lum).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:12.  A–12,264.
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