Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 1 2 0
  Popovich 2b 1 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 2
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Hooton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Davalillo lf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 1 2 2
Oliver cf 3 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 3 1 1 0
Robertson 3b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 1
  Clines ph 0 0 0 0
  Alley ss 0 0 0 0
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Chicago 000 200 000260
Pittsburgh 000 010 002352
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (6-7) 8.1 5 3 3 1 9
Totals
8.1
5
3
3
1
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   8.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Giusti  W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–J Hernandez 2 (13).  2B–Chicago Beckert (12,off Blass).  3B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (5,off Hooton).  HR–Chicago Williams (15,4th inning off Blass 1 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Stargell (15,9th inning off Hooton 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Clines (2,off Hooton).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:15.  A–26,933.
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