Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos
May 31, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The Montreal Expos defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Montreal Expos 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo lf 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 1
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 1 1 0
May c 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Stennett ph 1 0 1 0
Briles p 1 0 0 1
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 2 0
Day cf 3 0 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 2 0
Bailey 3b 2 0 0 1
  Wine 3b 0 0 0 0
Fairly rf 3 1 1 1
Singleton lf 4 1 1 0
Humphrey c 3 0 1 0
Foli ss 4 0 2 1
McAnally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 011 000 000252
Montreal 011 001 00x3100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (3-2) 6.0 9 3 2 1 5
  Walker   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
3
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
McAnally  W (1-5) 9.0 5 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
3

  E–Oliver (4), Hebner (3).  DP–Montreal 1.  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (10,3rd inning off McAnally 0 on, 2 out), Montreal Fairly (4,2nd inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Briles (1,off McAnally); Bailey (2,off Briles).  SH–Day (5,off Briles).  HBP–Humphrey (1,by Briles).  CS–Humphrey (1,2nd base by Briles/May).  HBP–Briles (1,Humphrey).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:19.  A–10,565.
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