Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone rf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Montanez cf 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 5 0 3 1
Hutton 1b 4 1 0 0
McCarver c 4 2 2 0
Money 3b 4 0 2 2
Doyle 2b 4 1 1 1
Selma p 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Anderson pr 0 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Koegel ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 1 2 2
Davalillo rf 4 1 1 0
  Clines ph 1 0 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 2
Stargell 1b 3 1 2 1
  Robertson 1b 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 1
Stennett lf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez J. ss 3 0 0 0
  Clemente ph 0 1 0 0
Blass p 2 1 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 0 0 0 0
  Alley ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Philadelphia 010 002 0025102
Pittsburgh 012 010 002691
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Selma   4.1 5 4 3 3 1
  Lersch   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Short   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Twitchell   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Hoerner  L (0-2) 0.0 3 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   8.1 9 5 5 5 3
  Miller   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
6
3

  E–Doyle (2), Hoerner (1), J Hernandez (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–McCarver (5).  2B–Philadelphia Money (6,off Blass), Pittsburgh Stargell (11,off Selma); Cash (8,off Selma).  IBB–Montanez (5,by Miller); Stargell (3,by Selma).  SH–Alley (2,off Hoerner).  SF–Oliver (3,off Selma).  CS–Doyle (2,2nd base by Blass/Sanguillen).  SB–Davalillo (3,2nd base off Selma/McCarver).  IBB–Selma (3,Stargell); Miller (4,Montanez).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:41.  A–15,236.
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