Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1972 at Atlanta Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 2 3 2
Oliver cf 5 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 1 1 1
Stargell lf 5 1 3 1
  Clines lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 5 0 2 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 0
Ellis p 3 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Garr cf 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 1
Williams c 4 0 1 1
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Lum rf 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Kelley p 2 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 1 0
  Schueler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Pittsburgh 201 100 0105110
Atlanta 011 000 000260
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (3-1) 7.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Kison  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (1-3) 7.0 10 4 4 3 3
  Schueler   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
3

  E–None.  2B–Pittsburgh Cash (3,off Schueler), Atlanta Williams (4,off Ellis).  3B–Pittsburgh Clemente (1,off Kelley).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (5,3rd inning off Kelley 0 on, 2 out); Cash (1,4th inning off Kelley 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Alley (1,off Schueler).  SB–Alley (1,2nd base off Kelley/Williams); Cash (2,2nd base off Kelley/Williams).  WP–Kelley (1).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:23.  A–7,762.
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