Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
July 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1972 at Atlanta 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett lf 5 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
  Clemente ph 1 0 0 0
Clines rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 1
May c 4 0 2 1
Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0
Alley ss 2 0 1 0
  Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 0
Kison p 3 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
  Perez ss 2 0 0 0
Garr rf 3 0 2 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 0
Williams 1b 4 1 1 1
Lum lf 3 0 2 0
Baker cf 3 1 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 1 1
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Hardin p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 010 001 000270
Atlanta 000 200 10x393
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (3-2) 8.0 9 3 3 3 8
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  W (2-0) 9.0 7 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
1

  E–Jackson 2 (3), Millan (3).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (14,off Hardin); May (3,off Hardin), Atlanta Lum (5,off Kison).  HR–Atlanta Williams (10,4th inning off Kison 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hebner (3,by Hardin); Evans (2,by Kison).  IBB–Oliver (3,by Hardin); Alley (5,by Hardin).  SB–Garr 2 (17,2nd base off Kison/May 2).  WP–Kison (5).  HBP–Kison (4,Evans); Hardin (1,Hebner).  IBB–Hardin 2 (4,Oliver,Alley).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:29.  A–25,253.
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